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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2014-2015

Variable Details

VariableQPOLCONF_05
LabelConfidence in ability of police in local area to: Solve crimes
Question text How confident are you in the ability of police in your local area to: Prevent crime Respond quickly to appropriate calls and information from the public Deal with incidents as they occur Investigate incidents after they occur Solve crimes Catch criminals?
Responses
-2 Refused 0
-1 Don't know 1275
1 Very confident 990
2 Fairly confident 6144
3 Not very confident 2422
4 Not at all confident 641
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.
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