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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariablePoldec
LabelShould people be involved in decisions on how to reduce crime in local area?
Question text Now I'd like to ask you about the way decisions are made about how the police should go about trying to reduce crime in your local area. Do you think that people in this area should, or should not, be involved in making decisions about how the police go about reducing crime in your area?
Responses
1 Definitely should 476
2 Probably should 601
3 Probably should not 133
4 Definitely should not 41
5 (It depends) 14
8 Don't know 23
9 Refusal 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsCARD E5
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Persons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected annually.
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