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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2016-2017

Variable Details

VariablePOLOPOVER
LabelAgreement that: Overall, people have a lot of confidence in the police in this area
Responses
1 Strongly agree 404
2 Tend to agree 2065
3 Neither agree nor disagree 1205
4 Tend to disagree 826
5 Strongly disagree 296
-2 Refused 0
-1 Don't know 621
Sysmiss 150
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2016-2017
UniverseAdults 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. From 2016-17 the survey moved back to an annual survey.
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