Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2017

Variable Details

VariableCrimArea
LabelHow much would you say the crime rate in your local area has changed since two years ago?
Question text How much would you say the crime rate in your local area has changed since two years ago? Would you say there is more, less or about the same?
Responses
1 A lot more 114
2 A little more 293
3 About the same 1527
4 A little less 139
5 A lot less 41
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 99
-3 Schedule not applicable, not HRP 2831
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 256
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2017
Interviewer InstructionsIF ANSWER IS 'MORE' ASK: Is that a lot more or a little more? IF ANSWER IS 'LESS' ASK: Is that a lot less or a little less? IF ASKED: There is an interest in finding out if there is a relationship between people's experience of crime and their health and wellbeing:
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland during 2017.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study