Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2014-2015

Variable Details

VariableQDETH3
LabelRespondent's ethnicity
Question text How would you describe your cultural or ethnic background?
Responses
-2 Refused 14
-1 Don't know 6
1 White - Scottish 8932
2 White - Other British 1531
3 White - Other 625
4 Minority Ethnic 364
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2014-2015
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW SCREEN. SINGLE CODE ONLY. DISPLAY CODE HEADERS ON SCREEN. DO NOT REVERSE OR RANDOMISE CODES.
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.