Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2016-2017

Variable Details

VariableQS2AREAS
LabelPerceived change in crime rate in Scotland in last two years
Responses
1 A lot more 795
2 A little more 1382
3 About the same 2164
4 A little less 495
5 A lot less 37
-2 Refused 1
-1 Don't know 693
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.