Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2014-2015

Variable Details

VariableQS2AREAS
LabelPerceived change in crime rate in Scotland in last two years
Question text And how much would you say the crime rate in Scotland overall has changed since two years ago? Would you say there is more, less or about the same?
Responses
-2 Refused 1
-1 Don't know 1416
1 A lot more 1352
2 A little more 2680
3 About the same 4342
4 A little less 1559
5 A lot less 122
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2014-2015
Interviewer InstructionsIF MORE/LESS, PROBE: A little or a lot?
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.