Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableSlapfmal
LabelThe wife reports being slapped by husband to the police, how seriously would they take it?
Question text Imagine a married couple who one day are having a row. The man gets angry and ends up slapping his wife in the face. If the wife was to report the slapping to the police, how seriously, if at all, do you think they would take what she had to say? Please choose one answer only.
Responses
1 Very seriously 240
2 Quite seriously 264
3 Not very seriously 88
4 Not at all seriously 14
8 Don't know 10
9 Refusal 2
-2 skip, no CASI SC 54
-1 Skip, not asked in version 616
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015
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.