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NOTE: 2+ BICYCLES TAKEN AT ONE TIME COUNTS AS ONE INCIDENT.
NOTE : 97 = 97 OR MORE/TOO MANY TO REMEMBER.
USING CODE 97 CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS IN SEPARATING SINGLE AND SERIES INCIDENTS, SO PROBE FOR BEST ESTIMATES WHERE POSSIBLE.
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.