Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2014-2015

Variable Details

VariableQPRIS_01
LabelHow confident are you that: Prisons are effective at PUNISHING offenders who have been convicted of a crime
Question text Prisons are intended to protect the public by keeping convicted offenders in custody, ensuring they are punished and rehabilitating them. How confident are you that: Prisons are effective at PUNISHING offenders who have been convicted of a crime Prisons are effective at REHABILITATING offenders who have been convicted of a crime Prisons are effective at deterring people from offending Prisons are effective at protecting the public from crime
Responses
-2 Refused 0
-1 Don't know 155
1 Very confident 238
2 Fairly confident 1117
3 Not very confident 908
4 Not at all confident 454
Sysmiss 8600
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2014-2015
Interviewer InstructionsRANDOMISE ORDER.
UniverseLocation 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).
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for further details.
Study TypeRepeated 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.