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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2017-2018

Variable Details

VariableQPRIS3_01
LabelAgreement that: Only those who have committed the most serious crimes should be put in prison
Responses
1 Agree strongly 347
2 Agree slightly 388
3 Neither agree nor disagree 139
4 Disagree slightly 294
5 Disagree strongly 164
-2 Refused 1
-1 Don't know 16
Sysmiss 4126
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2017-2018
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
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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