Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2016-2017

Variable Details

VariableQACO_09
LabelIn local area how common is: DRUG DEALING AND DRUG ABUSE?
Responses
1 Very common 180
2 Fairly common 311
3 Not very common 394
4 Not at all common 342
-2 Refused 0
-1 Don't know 162
Sysmiss 4178
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.