UK Data Service variable record for:
Variable | QDONE_07 | |||||||||
Label | Done or HAD IN PLACE in the last year to try to reduce the risk that you will become the victim of a crime: Carried a personal alarm | |||||||||
Question text | Which, if any, of these things have you done or HAD IN PLACE in the last year to try to reduce the risk that you will become the victim of a crime? Not gone out at night/unaccompanied at night Avoided certain areas/types of place Security device for car (for example, alarm, steering lock) Security device for home (for example alarm, window locks) Actively participated in Neighbourhood Watch scheme Been careful about where car is parked/parked off-street Carried a personal alarm Carried some means of self-defence/a weapon Used taxi / car (instead of walking) Have a dog as a deterrent Not left home empty/left a light on/on a timer Asked to see an official identification before letting someone into your home Security marked property Concealed valuables to make them less visible (around your person, in your car or at home) None of these (DO NOT DISPLAY ON SCREEN) | |||||||||
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Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | |||||||||
Location | Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2014-2015 | |||||||||
Interviewer Instructions | SHOW SCREEN. MULTICODE OK. RANDOMISE. | |||||||||
Universe | Location of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 16+ living in random-sampled private households in Scotland (victim form subsequently completed by those who had been a victim of crime in the reference period only). | |||||||||
Sampling | Multi-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for further details. | |||||||||
Study Type | Repeated cross-sectional study; The survey was conducted approximately once every three years until 2006. From 2007/08-2010/11 it was conducted on an annual, financial-year, basis. From 2012-13 the SCJS moved to become a biennial survey covering the financial year, however the 2014-15 survey is the last biennial survey. The 2016-17 survey will move back to an annual survey. |