Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2014-2015

Variable Details

VariableQDI100
LabelWhether h/hold could find £100 to meet an unexpected expense
Question text How would your household be placed if you suddenly had to find £100 to meet an unexpected expense? Would it be impossible to find this amount, a big problem, a bit of a problem or no problem to find it?
Responses
-2 Refused 166
-1 Don't know 71
1 Impossible to find 236
2 A big problem 648
3 A bit of a problem 1932
4 No problem 8419
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2014-2015
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW SCREEN.
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.