Public Attitudes Towards Young People and Youth Crime in Scotland, Full Report - Findings from the 2004 Scottish Social Attitudes Survey

Public Attitudes Towards Young People and Youth Crime in Scotland, Full Report - Findings from the 2004 Scottish Social Attitudes Survey

ANNEX 2 SURVEY QUESTIONS AND RESULTS

Q181- [ProbArea]$

Q183 CARD B1

Here is a list of problems that people might experience in their area. Can you tell me up to three things that you think are the biggest problems in your area?

PROBE: What else?

CODE UP TO THREE

Multicoded (Maximum of 3 codes)

	[ProbAre1]	[ProbAre2]	[ProbAre3]
	%	%	%
Litter	18	4	6
Crime and vandalism	16	10	10
Noisy neighbours	4	2	1
Lack of affordable housing	12	7	7
Young people hanging around on the streets	13	17	10
Poor public transport	7	7	3
Alcohol and drugs	8	17	14
Lack of opportunities for children and young people	9	15	18
Unemployment	2	6	8
Poor local amenities, parks and leisure facilities	3	9	12
Poor shopping facilities	2	6	9
Other (WRITE IN)	*	1	2
(None of these)	5	-	-
Don't know	-	-	-
Unweighted base	1637	1457	1310

ASK ALL

Q190 [Talk1115]

CARD B2

Apart from anyone you may live with, how often, on average, do you chat to or talk with anyone else aged 11 to 15?

Q191 [Talk1624]

CARD B2 AGAIN

(And apart from anyone you've just told me about or anyone you may live with), how often, on average, do you chat to or talk with anyone else aged 16 to 24?

	[Talk1115]	[Talk1624]
	%	%
Every day or almost every day	21	35
At least once a week	23	25
At least once a month	13	12
Less often or never	42	28
(Varies too much to say)	1	1
(Don't know)	-	-
Unweighted base	1637	1637

Q192 [Area1115]

Now thinking specifically about the 11-15 year olds in your area, how many of them would you say you know well enough to

speak to …READ OUT…

Q193 [Area1624]

Now thinking specifically about the 16-24 year olds in your area, how many of them would you say you know well enough to speak to …READ OUT…

	[Area1115]	[Area1624]
	%	%
Most of them	16	18
Some of them	40	43
Not known any	44	39
(Don't know)	-	*
(Not answered)	-	-
Unweighted base	1637	1637

[YPIntro]

For the next few questions, I'd like you to think in particular about people aged between 11 and 25. So when I use the term young people, 11 to 25 is the broad age group I'm referring to.

Q195 [YPBehavr]

CARD B3

Here are some things that people might say about young people in Scotland. Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with each of them.

Firstly, the behaviour of young people today is no worse than it was in the past?

Q196 [YPViews]

CARD B3 AGAIN

(How much you agree or disagree...)

The views of young people aren't listened to enough?

Q197 [GirlsBvr]

CARD B3 AGAIN

(How much you agree or disagree...)

Girls are more badly behaved than boys nowadays?

Q198 [YPResp]

CARD B3 AGAIN

(How much you agree or disagree...)

Most young people are responsible and well-behaved?

Q199 [YPNoResp]

CARD B3 AGAIN

(How much you agree or disagree...)

Young people today have no respect for older people?

Q200 [YPFriend]

CARD B3 AGAIN

(How much you agree or disagree...)

Most young people are helpful and friendly?

Q201 [OlNoResp]

CARD B3 AGAIN

(How much you agree or disagree...)

Older people today have no respect for young people?

	[YPBehavr]	[YPViews]	[GirlsBvr]	[YPResp]
	%	%	%	%
Agree strongly	3	6	7	3
Agree	27	53	31	55
Neither agree nor disagree	9	19	32	18
Disagree	52	20	26	22
Disagree strongly	9	1	2	3
(Don't know)	*	1	2	1
Unweighted base	1637	1637	1637	1637

	[YPNoResp]	[YPFriend]	[OlNoResp]
	%	%	%
Agree strongly	9	2	2
Agree	36	52	33
Neither agree nor disagree	18	25	22
Disagree	35	21	40
Disagree strongly	2	1	2
(Don't know)	*	1	1
Unweighted base	1637	1637	1637

Q202 [YPMedia]

CARD B4

Generally speaking, do you think that the media - for example, TV, newspapers and radio - present a fair or unfair picture of young people in Scotland these days?

	%
Very fair	2
Quite fair	40
Neither fair nor unfair	18
Quite unfair	34
Very unfair	4
(Don't know)	2
Unweighted base	1637

Q203 [YPGrComn]

CARD B5

I'd like you to tell me how common the following things are in your area generally.

Firstly, groups of young people hanging around on the street?

Q204 [VandComn]

CARD B5 AGAIN

(And how common is this in your area:)

Vandalism, graffiti or other deliberate damage to property?

Q205 [YPAlComn]

CARD B5 AGAIN

(And how common is this in your area:)

Problems caused by young people who have been drinking?

Q206 [YPDgComn]

CARD B5 AGAIN

(And how common is this in your area:)

Problems caused by young people who have been using drugs?

	[YPGrComn]	[VandComn]	[YPAlComn]	[YPDgComn]
	%	%	%	%
Very common	33	20	22	14
Fairly common	34	29	31	21
Not very common	22	36	33	34
Not at all common	11	14	13	22
(Don't know)	*	*	2	9
Unweighted base	1637	1637	1637	1637

Q207 [YPGrAfct]

CARD B6

And how much have you personally been affected during the last 12 months by groups of young people hanging around on the street?

IF 'Very common', 'Fairly common' or 'Not very common' AT VandComn

Q208 [VandAfct]

CARD B6

And how much have you personally been affected during the last 12 months by vandalism, graffiti or other deliberate damage to property?

IF 'Very common', 'Fairly common' or 'Not very common' AT YPAlComn

Q209 [YPAlAfct]

CARD B6

And how much have you personally been affected during the last 12 months by problems caused by young people who have been drinking?

IF 'Very common', 'Fairly common' or 'Not very common' AT YPDgComn

Q210 [YPDgAfct]

CARD B6

And how much have you personally been affected during the last 12 months by problems caused by young people who have been using drugs?

	[YPGrAfct]	[VandAfct]	[YPAlAfct]	[YPDgAfct]
	%	%	%	%
A great deal	4	3	3	2
Quite a lot	11	11	9	6
Not very much	39	28	33	24
Not at all	46	58	53	56
(Don't know)	-	*	*	1
(Not answered)	*	*	2	12
Unweighted base	1446	1394	1412	1278

ASK ALL

Q211 [WalkTeen]

CARD B7

I'd like you to imagine a situation in which you had to walk past a group of teenagers in order to get to a shop. Which of the answers on this card best describes how you might feel in that situation?

	%
Not bother me at all	47
Slightly worried/uncomfortable	40
Very worried/uncomfortable	6
Avoid walking past them	6
(Don't know)	*
Unweighted base	1637

Q212- [YPTrWhy]$ ⁸

Q214 CARD B8

On this card are things people might say about why young people get into trouble and I'd like you to tell me up to three that you think are the most relevant or important.

PROBE: What else?

CODE UP TO THREE

Multicoded (Maximum of 3 codes)

It's just what they do at that age [YPTrAge]

They don't get enough care and attention from their parents [YPTrNoca]

Drugs and alcohol [YPTrDrug]

They're copying things from films, television and music [YPTrTV]

Pressure from friends and other young people [YPTrPres]

Not enough discipline by parents [YPTrDisc]

There's not enough for them to do [YPTrBore]

Unemployment among young people [YPTrUnem]

Too few police on the streets [YPTrCops]

They have more money than sense [YPTrMony]

Other (WRITE IN) [YPTrOth]

(None of these) [YpTrNone]

	[YPTrAge]	[YPTrNoca]	[YPTrDrug]	[YPTrTV]
	%	%	%	%
Yes	11	34	46	19
No	89	66	54	81
(Don't know)	*	*	*	*
Unweighted base	1637	1637	1637	1637

	[YPTrPres]	[YPTrDisc]	[YPTrBore]	[YPTrUnem]
	%	%	%	%
Yes	49	50	36	13
No	51	50	64	87
(Don't know)	*	*	*	*
Unweighted base	1637	1637	1637	1637

	[YPTrCops]	[YPTrMony]	[YPTrOth]	[YPTrNone]
	%	%	%	%
Yes	27	10	1	-
No	73	90	99	100
(Don't know)	*	*	*	*
Unweighted base	1637	1637	1637	1637

Imagine a situation in which you saw a group of fourteen year-old boys you recognised damaging a bus shelter or other public property in your area.

Please tick one box to show how likely you would be to do the following things.

[Challdir]

Challenge them directly at the time.

[Talkown]

Talk to them later when they are on their own.

[Speakpar]

Speak to their parents about it later on.

[Police]

Contact the police.

	[Challdir]	[Talkown]	[Speakpar]	[Police]
	%	%	%	%
Very likely	18	8	13	35
Fairly likely	20	18	21	24
Not very likely	22	25	21	15
Not at all likely	25	26	23	12
(Can't chose)	1	2	2	3
(Not answered)	14	22	20	11
Unweighted base	1514	1514	1514	1514

[YPCrime]

From what you know or have heard, would you say that, compared with ten years ago, the amount of crime committed by young people in Scotland is …

	%
Higher	69
Lower	2
About the same	25
(Can't chose)	4
(Not answered)	*
Unweighted base	1514

In general, how much would you say you worry about the following

things happening to you or to someone who lives with you?

[HomeBrk]

Having your home broken into.

[CarStln]

Having your car stolen or vandalised.

[AttackSt]

Being attacked or assaultedin the street.

[ElseVict]

Someone else that you live with being a victim of crime.

	[HomeBrk]	[CarStln]	[AttackSt]	[ElseVict]
	%	%	%	%
A great deal	17	11	13	16
Quite a lot	24	24	19	26
Not very much	44	36	47	33
Not at all	11	8	17	10
(Does not apply)	*	13	1	9
(Can't chose)	1	1	*	1
(Not answered)	4	7	4	6
Unweighted base	1514	1514	1514	1514

Page updated: Thursday, July 14, 2005