Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young Life and Times Survey, 2017

Variable Details

VariableSTOPNEG
Label69c. How much would you agree or disagree with the following statement about the nature of your contact with the police: It made me think more negatively of the police in general
Question text How much would you agree or disagree with the following statements about the nature of your contact with the police officer(s) who stopped you? (Please tick ONE box in EACH row) I think being stopped was just to harass me and my friends – it was unnecessary. The officers treated me fairly and respectfully. It made me think more negatively of the police in general.
Responses
1 Strongly agree 4
2 Agree 15
3 Neither agree nor disagree 12
4 Disagree 15
5 Strongly disagree 9
6 I don't know 0
-9 Not asked 626
-1 SKIP from STOPME - Never stopped and searched 511
99 Missing 6
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung Life and Times Survey, 2017
UniverseAll 16-year olds in Northern Ireland who received child benefit payments and had her/his birthday in January, February or March of the survey year.
SamplingSimple random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study Some survey questions are repeated annually.