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Victims of Crime Survey 2012

South Africa, 2011
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Data file: vcs-2012-hhold-v2.1

Cases: 25565
Variables: 635

Variables

uqno
Unique number
gender
Gender of household head
race
Population group of household head
age_grp
Age group of the household head
Q161SALARIES
Salaries/wages/commission
Q162INBUSIN
Income from a business
Q163REMITT
Remittances/maintenance
Q164PENS
Pensions
Q165GRANTS
Social grants
Q166FARMPROD
Sales of farm products services
Q167OTHER
Other source of income
Q168NOINCOME
No income
Q17MAININCOME
Main income
Q21topiccrime
Topic of Crime
Q2211Murder
Murder
Q2212StrRob
Street Robbery
Q2213HomeRob
Home robbery
Q2214BussRob
Business robbery
Q2215Hijack
Vehicle hijacking
Q2216Assault
Assault including domestic violence
Q2217SexAssult
Sexual assault including rape
Q2218ChildAbuse
Child abuse
Q2219Political
Political violence
Q22110Vigilante
Mob justice/vigilante groups
Q22111Other
Other(specify)
Q2221Murder
Murder
Q2222StrRob
Street Robbery
Q2223HomeRob
Home robbery
Q2224BussRob
Business robbery
Q2225Hijack
Vehicle hijacking
Q2226Assault
Assault
Q2227SexAssult
Sexual assault including rape
Q2228ChildAbuse
Child abuse
Q2229Political
Political violence
Q22210Vigilante
Mob justice/vigilante groups
Q22211Other
Other(specify)
Q2311BagSnatch
Pick-pocketing bag/purse-snatching
Q2312Bicycle
Bicycle theft
Q2313Car
Car theft/theft of any vehicle
Q2314Burglary
Home Burglary excl home robbery
Q2315Crop
Crop theft
Q2316Livestock
Livestock/poultry theft
Q2317WhiteCollar
White collar crime
Q2318Theft
Other theft of personal goods
Q2319Corruption
Corruption in the public service
Q23110ChildMain
Non-payment of child maintenance
Q23111Other
Other(specify)
Q2321BagSnatch
Pick-pocketing bag/purse-snatching
Q2322Bicycle
Bicycle theft
Q2323Car
Car theft/theft of any vehicle
Q2324Burglary
Home Burglary excl home robbery
Q2325Crop
Crop theft
Q2326Livestock
Livestock/poultry theft
Q2327WhiteCollar
White collar crime
Q2328Theft
Other theft of personal goods
Q2329Corruption
Corruption in the public service
Q23210ChildMain
Other specify
Q23211Other
Non-payment of child maintenance
Q24LeviolCrime
Level of Violent Crime
Q25PropCrime
Level of property crime
Q26ViolCrime
Perpetrators of property crimes
Q27PropCrime
Perpetrators of violent crimes
Q281Realneed
Real need such as hunger
Q282Greed
Greed
Q283Nonfinan
Non-financial motives
Q284Drugs
Drug Related need
Q285Other
Other Specify
Q291PubTrans
Using public transport
Q292WalkShop
Walking to the shops
Q293WalkTown
Walking to work/town
Q294Parks
Going in open spaces in your area
Q295ChildPlay
Allowing children to play in area
Q296ChildWalk
Allowing children to walk to school
Q297Livestock
Keeping livestock/poultry
Q298Investing
Investing/starting a home business
Q210WalkDark
Walking in the dark
Q211WalkDay
Walking during the day
Q31GovSpend
Government spending to reduce crime
Q321Home
Protection measures of home
Q322Vehicle
Protection measures of vehicles
Q323Weapons
Carrying of weapons
Q324PrivSecur
Private security
Q325SelfHelp
Self help groups
Q326Other
Other(Specify)
Q33FeelSafer
Feelings after taking the measures
Q34Group
Groups providing protection
Q35Victims
Suspect of being a victim of crime
Q41AccMed
Medical services access
Q421Police
Police
Q422Hospital
Hospital or trauma unit
Q423Clinic
Local clinic
Q424Doctor
Private doctor
Q425NGO
NGO/volunteer group
Q426VicEmpower
Victim Empowerment Centres
Q427Tradleader
Traditional leader/authority
Q428Courts
Courts
Q429Other
Other Specify
Q43Counsel
Access to counselling services
Q441Police
Police
Q442Hospital
Hospital or trauma unit
Q443Clinic
Local clinic
Q444PrivDoc
Private doctor
Q445NGO
NGO/volunteer group
Q446VicEmpCen
Victim Empowerment Centres
Q447Trad
Traditional leader/authority
Q448Courts
Courts
Q449Other
Other(Specify)
Q45SafetyShelter
Place of shelter in your area
Q46ShelterSafety
Nature of place of safety
Q51Neighbour
Next door neighbours' name
Q52Watch
Neighbour watching your house
Q53Trust
Trust neighbour with children
Q541RELGROUP
Religious Group
Q542STOKVEL
Stokvel /savings group
Q543BURIAL
Burial Society
Q544SPORTS
Sports Group
Q545Other
Any other group
Q551Christ
Christianity
Q552Muslim
Muslim
Q553Hindu
Hindu
Q554Jedi
Jedi
Q555NoRel
No Religion
Q556Trad
Traditional
Q557Other
Other
Q61NEARPOLSTA
Nearest police station
Q62Time
Average time to police station
Q63POLSTA3YRS
Visited the police station in 3 yrs
Q64ContPolice
Official contact with police
Q65OPINION
Change of opinion about the police
Q66Change
How did opinion change
Q671Time
Police response in emergency
Q68Satisfied
Satisfaction with police
Q691committed
The Police are committed
Q692Trustworthy
They are trustworthy
Q693Time
They always respond on time
Q694CSI
They come to the scene of the crime
Q695ARREST
They arrest criminals
Q696Recover
They recover stolen property
Q697OTHER
Other Specify
Q6101Resources
They don't have enough resources
Q6102Lazy
They are lazy
Q6103CORRUPT
They are corrupt
Q6104StayAway
They don't come in the area
Q6105Release
They release criminals early
Q6106Criminal
They co-operate with thieves/criminals
Q6107Harsh
They are harsh towards victims
Q6108NeverRecov
They never recover goods
Q6109Time
They don't respond on time
Q61010Other
Other Specify
Q6111Visible
Police officer's on duty
Q612Spec2YRS
Specialised police operations
Q613REDUCE
Reduction of crime
Q614APPROACH
Children approach police officer
Q615SAPS
Trust in the SAPS
Q616Metro
Trust in metro/traffic police
Q71NearCourt
Nearest Court
Q72DoWork
Courts performing duties
Q73AttCourt
Attended court last 3 years
Q74Why
Reason for attending court
Q75SatisfServ
Courts deal with perpetrators
Q76Whysatisf
Reason for satisfaction
Q77Whynot
Reasons for not being satisfied
Q78Ovasatisf
Overall satisfaction with prosecutor
Q81Prison
Prison
Q821Innocent
Innocent people sent to prison
Q822Guilty
Guilty do not go to prison
Q823Violent
Prison punishment for violent
Q824NonViolent
Prison punishment for non- violent
Q825WellRun
Prisons are well-run
Q826Crook
Prisons are just colleges for crooks
Q827Parole
Prisoners get parole too easily
Q828Abuse
Prisons abuse prisoners rights
Q829Escape
Easy to escape from prisons
Q8210Reform
Reform
Q911Money
Money
Q912Favour
A favour
Q913Present
A present
Q921Pension
Pension or social welfare grant
Q922Water
Water or Electricity
Q923Housing
Housing
Q924Medical
Medical Care
Q925Policing
Policing
Q926Court
Court related services
Q927Education
Education/Schooling
Q928ID
ID Document/Passport
Q929DLicence
Drivers licenses
Q9210Traffic
Traffic Fine
Q9211Jobs
Employment/jobs
Q9212Visit
When visiting a prison
Q9213Customs
Customs
Q9214Other
Other Specify
Q10aCar
Theft of car
Q10aExp
Experienced
Q10aMany
How many
Q10aMnth
Month
Q10aYear
Year
Q10bHous
House breaking
Q10bExp
Experienced
Q10bMany
How many
Q10bMnth
Month
Q10bYear
Year
Q10cHomeRob
Home robbery
Q10cExp
Experienced
Q10cMany
How many
Q10cMnth
Month
Q10cYear
Year
Q10dLiveStck
Live stock
Q10dExp
Experienced
Q10dMany
How many
Q10dMnth
Month
Q10dYear
Year
Q10ecrops
Theft of crop
Q10eExp
Experienced
Q10eMany
How many
Q10eMnth
Month
Q10eYear
Year
Q10fMurder
Murder
Q10fExp
Experienced
Q10fMany
How many
Q10fMnth
Month
Q10fYear
Year
Q10gMVehicle
Theft of motor vehicle
Q10gExp
experienced
Q10gMany
How many
Q10gMnth
Month
Q10gYear
Year
Q10hDamageDU
Deliberate damaging
Q10hExp
Experienced
Q10hMany
How many
Q10hMnth
Month
Q10hYear
Year
Q10iDamageVeh
Motor vehicle vandalism
Q10iExp
Experienced
Q10iMany
How many
Q10iMnth
Month
Q10iYear
Year
Q10jTheftBic
Theft of bicycle
Q10jExp
Experienced
Q10jMany
How many
Q10jMnth
Month
Q10jYear
Year
Q10kOther
Other
Q10kExp1
Experienced
Q10kMany1
How many
Q10kMnth1
Month
Q10kYear1
Year
Q111Location
Location of stolen car
Q112Time
Time when incident happened
Q113When
When incident occurred
Q114Report
Reporting crime to police
Q115WhyNot
Why not
Q116Satisfied
satisfied with police response
Q117Arrest
Was an arrest made
Q118Court
Attend court
Q119Convict
Conviction
Q1110Police
The uniformed police
Q1110Detective
The detective
Q1110Procecutor
The prosecutor
Q1110Judge
The judge/courts
Q1110Other
Otherspecify
Q1111Report
Reporting to anyone else
Q1112Where
Where else was the crime reported
Q1113Recovered
Recovering of stolen property
Q1114Know
Know who stole vehicle
Q1115How
Identity of perpetrator
Q1116_MYThan15
Younger than 15
Q1116_M15to34
15-34 years
Q1116_M35to54
35-54 years
Q1116_M55Older
55 years or older
Q1116_MUknAge
Unknown age
Q1117_FYThan15
Younger than 15
Q1117_F15to34
15-34 years
Q1117_F35to54
35-54 years
Q1117_F55Older
55 years or older
Q1117_FUknAge
Unknown age
Q1118Insured
Property under insurance
Q1119Changed
Behaviour changed as result of
Q11201Protect
Took measures to protect my car
Q11202StayHome
Do not go out/travel alone anymore
Q11203ChangRoute
Changed travelling route
Q11204Avoid
Avoid certain places
Q11205Alert
Increased awareness/more alert
Q11206CarryGun
I carry a gun
Q11207CaryWeapon
I carry another type of weapon
Q11208Other
Other Specify
Q1121Safer
Feel safer
Q121Time
Time when incident occurred
Q122HHMembers
House breaking/buglary
Q123Enter
Buglars gain entry
Q124LoseProp
Lose any belongings
Q1251HandBag
Hand-bag/wallet
Q1252Money
Money
Q1253ElecEqp
Electronic equipment
Q1254TravBag
Traveling bag
Q1255Food
Food stuff
Q1256PerEffe
Personal effects/watches jewelry
Q1257Cellph
Cell phone
Q1258Other
Other Specify
Q126Insured
Insured
Q127Report
Reporting crime to anyone else
Total: 635
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