Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableStopteen
LabelHow acceptable: Police approach 14-yr olds who are being noisy and ask to search them
Question text Say that there has recently been an increase in crime in your local area. One evening a group of 14 year olds are walking down the street and making a bit of a noise, though there is no reason to believe that they are doing anything illegal. Two police officers approach them, stop them and ask if they can search them. How acceptable or unacceptable do you think this is? Using this scale where 1 means 'completely acceptable' and 7 means 'completely unacceptable' please say how acceptable or unacceptable this would be to you.
Responses
1 completely acceptable 170
2 118
3 152
4 246
5 199
6 144
7 completely unacceptable 251
8 Don't know 8
9 Refusal 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsCARD F7
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.