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Imagine that you were out and saw someone push a man to the ground and steal his wallet. How willing would you be to identify the person who had done it?
Responses
1
Not at all likely
20
2
Not very likely
68
3
Likely
285
4
Very likely
986
-2
Refused
0
-1
Don't know
30
Sysmiss
4178
Disclaimer
Please note that these frequencies are not weighted.
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).
Sampling
Multi-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for further details.
Study Type
Repeated 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.