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Victims of Crime Survey 2013-2014

South Africa, 2013 - 2014
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Data file: vocs-2013-2014-household-v1-20150126

Household data

Cases: 25605
Variables: 662

Variables

UQNO
Unique number
PROV
Province
C_GENDER
Gender of persons in the household
D_AGE
Age of persons in the household
E_POPULATION
Population group of the persons in the household
Q12MSTATUS
Marital status of the persons in the household
Q13HIEDU
Educational attainment of the persons in the household
Q14aWORKSAL
Remuneration of persons in the household
Q14bRUNBUSS
Running of a business by persons in the household
Q14cHELPUNPA
Help without pay in household business
Q14dJOBTORET
Help without pay in household business
Q15NATWORK
Economic activity-nature of work
Q161SALARIES
Household sources of income-Salaries/wages/commission
Q162INBUSIN
Household sources of income-Income from a business
Q163REMITT
Household sources of income-Remittances/maintenance
Q164PENS
Household sources of income-Pensions
Q165GRANTS
Household sources of income-Social grants
Q166FARMPROD
Household sources of income-Sales of farm products and services
Q167OTHER
Household sources of income-Other source of income
Q168NOINCOME
Household sources of income-No income
Q17MAININCOME
Household sources of income-Main income
Q21topiccrime
General thinking/beliefs on crime-Topic of Crime
Q2211Murder
Violent crimes that occur mostly-Murder
Q2212StrRob
Violent crimes that occur mostly-Street robbery
Q2213HomeRob
Violent crimes that occur mostly-Home robbery
Q2214BussRob
Violent crimes that occur mostly-Business robbery
Q2215Hijack
Violent crimes that occur mostly-Vehicle hijacking
Q2216Assault
Violent crimes that occur mostly-Assault
Q2217SexAssult
Violent crimes that occur mostly-Sexual assault
Q2218ChildAbuse
Violent crimes that occur mostly-Child abuse
Q2219Political
Violent crimes that occur mostly-Political violence
Q22110Vigilante
Violent crimes that occur mostly-Mob justice/vigilante groups
Q22111Other
Violent crimes that occur mostly-Other
Q2221Murder
Violent crimes that are mostly feared-Murder
Q2222StrRob
Violent crimes that are mostly feared-Street robbery
Q2223HomeRob
Violent crimes that are mostly feared-Home robbery
Q2224BussRob
Violent crimes that are mostly feared-Business robbery
Q2225Hijack
Violent crimes that are mostly feared-Vehicle hijacking
Q2226Assault
Violent crimes that are mostly feared-Assault
Q2227SexAssult
Violent crimes that are mostly feared-Sexual assault
Q2228ChildAbuse
Violent crimes that are mostly feared-Child abuse
Q2229Political
Violent crimes that are mostly feared-Political violence
Q22210Vigilante
Violent crimes that are mostly feared-Mob justice/vigilante groups
Q22211Other
Violent crimes that are mostly feared-Other
Q2311BagSnatch
Property and non-violent crimes which occur mostly-Pick-pocketing, bag or purse-
Q2312Bicycle
Property and non-violent crimes which occur mostly-Bicycle theft
Q2313Car
Property and non-violent crimes which occur mostly-Car theft or theft of any oth
Q2314Burglary
Property and non-violent crimes which occur mostly-Home burglary
Q2315Crop
Property and non-violent crimes which occur mostly-Crop theft
Q2316Livestock
Property and non-violent crimes which occur mostly-Livestock/poultry left
Q2317WhiteCollar
Property and non-violent crimes which occur mostly-White collar crime
Q2318Theft
Property and non-violent crimes which occur mostly-Other theft of personal goods
Q2319Corruption
Property and non-violent crimes which occur mostly-Corruption in the public serv
Q23110ChildMain
Property and non-violent crimes which occur mostly-Non-payment of child maintena
Q23111Other
Property and non-violent crimes which occur mostly-Other
Q2321BagSnatch
Property and non-violent crimes most feared-Pick-pocketing, bag or purse-snatchi
Q2322Bicycle
Property and non-violent crimes most feared-Bicycle theft
Q2323Car
Property and non-violent crimes most feared-Car theft or theft of any other type
Q2324Burglary
Property and non-violent crimes most feared-Home burglary
Q2325Crop
Property and non-violent crimes most feared-Crop theft
Q2326Livestock
Property and non-violent crimes most feared-Livestock/poultry theft
Q2327WhiteCollar
Property and non-violent crimes most feared-White collar crime
Q2328Theft
Property and non-violent crimes most feared-Other theft of personal goods
Q2329Corruption
Property and non-violent crimes most feared-Corruption in the public service
Q23210ChildMain
Property and non-violent crimes most feared-Non-payment of child maintenance
Q23211Other
Property and non-violent crimes most feared-Other
Q24LeviolCrime
Level of violent crime
Q25PropCrime
Level of property crime
Q26ViolCrime
Perpetrators of violent crimes
Q27PropCrime
Perpetrators of property crimes
Q281Realneed
Motivation for property crimes-Real need
Q282Greed
Motivation for property crimes-Greed
Q283Nonfinan
Motivation for property crimes-Non-financial motives
Q284Drugs
Motivation for property crimes-Drugs Related need
Q285Other
Motivation for property crimes-Other
Q291PubTrans
Fear of crime-Using public transport
Q292WalkShop
Fear of crime-Walking to the shops
Q293WalkTown
Fear of crime-Walking to work/town
Q294Parks
Fear of crime-Going in open spaces or parks
Q295ChildPlay
Fear of crime-Allowing your children to play
Q296ChildWalk
Fear of crime-Allowing your children to walk to school
Q297Livestock
Fear of crime-Keeping livestock/poultry outside in the kraal
Q298Investing
Fear of crime- Investing/starting a home business
Q299WalkFetchWood
Fear of crime-Walking to fetch wood/water
Q210WalkDark
Walking in the dark
Q211WalkDay
Walking during the day
Q31GovSpend
Government spending to reduce crime
Q321Home
Physical protection measures of home
Q322Vehicle
Physical protection measures of vehicles
Q323Weapons
Measures to protect yourself against crime-Carrying of weapons
Q324PrivSecur
Measures to protect yourself against crime-Private security
Q325SelfHelp
Measures to protect yourself against crime-Selfhelp groups
Q326Other
Measures to protect yourself against crime-Other
Q33FeelSafer
Feelings after taking the measures
Q34Group
Groups providing protection against crime
Q35Victims
First person to call for help
Q41AccMed
Medical services access
Q421Police
Where to access medical services-Police
Q422Hospital
Where to access medical services-Hospital or trauma unit
Q423Clinic
Where to access medical services-Local clinic
Q424Doctor
Where to access medical services-Private doctor
Q425NGO
Where to access medical services-NGO/volunteer group
Q426VicEmpower
Where to access medical services-Victim Empowerment Centres/Thuthuzela Centres
Q427Tradleader
Where to access medical services-Traditional leader/authority
Q428Courts
Where to access medical services-Courts
Q429Other
Where to access medical services-Other
Q43Counsel
Access to counselling services
Q441Police
Where to access counselling services-Police
Q442Hospital
Where to access counselling services-Hospital or trauma unit
Q443Clinic
Where to access counselling services-Local clinic
Q444PrivDoc
Where to access counselling services-Private doctor
Q445NGO
Where to access counselling services-NGO/volunteer group
Q446VicEmpCen
Where to access counselling services-Victim Empowerment Centres/Thuthuzela Centr
Q447Trad
Where to access counselling services-Traditional leader/authority
Q448Courts
Where to access counselling services-Courts
Q449Other
Where to access counselling services-Other
Q45SafetyShelter
Place of shelter in your area
Q46ShelterSafety
Nature of place of safety
Q51Neighbour
Nextdoor neighbours' name
Q52Watch
Next door neighbour watching your house
Q53Trust
Trust nextdoor neighbour with children
Q541RELGROUP
Involvement in community initiatives-Religious group
Q542STOKVEL
Involvement in community initiatives-Stokvel/savings group
Q543BURIAL
Involvement in community initiatives-Burial society
Q544SPORTS
Involvement in community initiatives-Sports group
Q545Other
Involvement in community initiatives-Any other group
Q551Christ
Religion/denomination-Christianity
Q552Muslim
Religion/denomination-Muslim
Q553Hindu
Religion/denomination-Hindu
Q554Trad
Religion/denomination-Traditional beliefs
Q555Buddhist
Religion/denomination-Buddhist
Q556Bahai
Religion/denomination-Bahai
Q557Jewish
Religion/denomination-Jewish
Q558Other
Religion/denomination-Other
Q61NEARPOLSTA
Nearest police station
Q62Time
Average time to police station
Q63POLSTA3YRS
Visited the police station in 3 years
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
Reason for satisfaction-The police are committed
Q692Trustworthy
Reason for satisfaction-They are trustworthy
Q693TIME
Reason for satisfaction-They always respond on time
Q694CSI
Reason for satisfaction-They come to the scene of the crime
Q695ARREST
Reason for satisfaction-They arrest criminals
Q696Recover
Reason for satisfaction-They recover stolen property
Q697OTHER
Reason for satisfaction-Other
Q6101Resources
Reason for not being satisfied-They don’t have enough resources
Q6102Lazy
Reason for not being satisfied-They are lazy
Q6103CORRUPT
Reason for not being satisfied-They are corrupt
Q6104StayAway
Reason for not being satisfied-They don’t come to the area
Q6105Release
Reason for not being satisfied-They release criminals early
Q6106Criminal
Reason for not being satisfied-They cooperate with thieves/criminals
Q6107HARSH
Reason for not being satisfied-They are harsh towards victims
Q6108NeverRecov
Reason for not being satisfied-They never recover goods
Q6109TIME
Reason for not being satisfied-They don’t respond on time
Q61010OTHER
Reason for not being satisfied-Other
Q6111Visible
Police officers 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 twelve months
Q74Why
Reason for attending court
Q75SatisfServ
Courts deal with perpetrators of crime
Q76Whysatisf
Reason for satisfaction
Q77Whynot
Reasons for not being satisfied
Q78Ovasatisf
Overall satisfaction with prosecutor
Q81Prison
Prison
Q821Innocent
Innocent people are sometimes wrongly sent to prison
Q822Guilty
Many people who are guilty do not go to prison
Q823Violent
Prison is the right kind of punishment for violent crimes
Q824NonViolent
Prison is the right kind of punishment for most non-violent crimes
Q825WellRun
Prisons are well-run
Q826Crook
Prisons are just colleges for crooks
Q827Parole
Prisoners get parole too easily
Q828Abuse
Prisons violate prisoners’ rights
Q829Escape
It is easy to escape from prisons
Q8210Reform
People who have been to prison will not easily commit crimes again
Q911Realneed
Corruption- Real need
Q912Greed
Corruption- Greed
Q913Getrich
Corruption- Get rich quickly
Q914Other
Corruption- Other
Q92LevioCorrupt
A change in the level of corruption
Q93Reasonbrib
Reason for paying bribe
Q94GOVTCorrupt
Government department likely to be corrupt
Q10aCar
Theft of car- five years
Q10aExp
Theft of car-Experienced
Q10aMany
Theft of car-How many
Q10aMnth
Theft of car-Month
Q10aYear
Theft of car-Year
Q10bHous
Housebreaking-five years
Q10bExp
Housebreaking-Experienced
Q10bMany
Housebreaking-How many
Q10bMnth
Housebreaking-Month
Q10bYear
Housebreaking-Year
Q10cHomeRob
Home robbery-five years
Q10cExp
Home robbery-Experienced
Q10cMany
Home robbery-How many
Q10cMnth
Home robbery-Month
Q10cYear
Home robbery-Year
Q10dLiveStck
Livestock-five years
Q10dExp
Livestock-Experienced
Q10dMany
Livestock-How many
Q10dMnth
Livestock-Month
Q10dYear
Livestock-Year
Q10eCrops
Theft of crop-five years
Q10eExp
Theft of crop-Experienced
Q10eMany
Livestock-How many
Q10eMnth
Theft of crop-Month
Q10eYear
Theft of crop-Year
Q10fMurder
Murder-five years
Q10fExp
Murder-Experienced
Q10fMany
Murder-How many
Q10fMnth
Murder-Months
Q10fYear
Murder-Year
Q10gMVehicle
Theft out of motor vehicle-five years
Q10gExp
Theft out of motor vehicle-Experienced
Q10gMany
Theft out of motor vehicle-How many
Q10gMnth
Theft out of motor vehicle-Month
Q10gYear
Theft out of motor vehicle-Year
Q10hDamageDU
Deliberate damaging-five years
Q10hExp
Deliberate damaging-Experienced
Q10hMany
Deliberate damaging-How many
Q10hMnth
Deliberate damaging-Month
Q10hYear
Deliberate damaging- Year
Q10iDamageVeh
Motor vehicle vandalism-five years
Q10iExp
Motor vehicle vandalism-Experienced
Q10iMany
Motor vehicle vandalism-How many
Q10iMnth
Motor vehicle vandalism-Month
Q10iYear
Motor vehicle vandalism-Year
Q10jTheftBic
Theft of bicycle-five years
Q10jExp
Theft of bicycle-Experienced
Q10jMany
Theft of bicycle-How many
Q10jMnth
Theft of bicycle-Month
Q10jYear
Theft of bicycle-Year
Q10kOther
Other household crime- five years
Q10kExp
Other household crime -Experienced
Q10kMany
Other household crime -How many
Q10kMnth
Other household crime- Month
Q10kYear
Other household crime -Year
Q111Location
Theft of car-Location of the stolen car
Q112Time
Theft of car-Time of the day when the incident happened
Q113When
Theft of car-Time of the week when the incident occurred
Q114Report
Theft of car-Reporting crime to police
Q115WhyNot
Theft of car-Reporting crime to police
Q116Satisfied
Theft of car-Satisfied with police response
Q117Arrest
Theft of car-Was arrest made
Q118Court
Theft of car-Attend court
Q119Convict
Theft of car-Conviction
Q1110Police
Theft of car-The uniformed police
Q1110Detective
Theft of car-The detective(s)
Q1110Procecutor
Theft of car-The prosecutor
Q1110Judge
Theft of car-The judge/courts
Q1110Other
Theft of car-Other
Q1111Report
Theft of car-Reporting crime to other authorities
Q1112Where
Theft of car-Where else was the crime reported
Q1113Recovered
Theft of car-Recovering of stolen property
Q1114Know
Theft of car-Know who stole vehicle
Q1115How
Theft of car-Identity of the perpetrator
Q1116_MYThan15
Theft of car-Males younger than 15
Q1116_M15to34
Theft of car-Males15_34 years
Q1116_M35to54
Theft of car-Males 35_54 years
Q1116_M55Older
Theft of car-Males 55 years or older
Q1116_MUknAge
Theft of car-Males unknown age
Q1117_FYThan15
Theft of car-Females younger than 15
Q1117_F15to34
Theft of car-Females 15_34 years
Q1117_F35to54
Theft of car-Females 35_54 years
Q1117_F55Older
Theft of car-Females 55 years or older
Q1117_FUknAge
Theft of car-Females unknown age
Q1118Insured
Theft of car-insurance
Q1119Changed
Theft of car-Behaviour change
Q11201Protect
Theft of car-Protection measures
Q11202StayHome
Theft of car-Do not go out alone
Q11203ChangRoute
Theft of car-Changed travelling route
Q11204Avoid
Theft of car-Avoid certain places
Q11205Alert
Theft of car-Awareness
Q11206CarryGun
Theft of car-Carry gun
Q11207CaryWeapon
Theft of car-Carry weapon
Q11208Other
Theft of car-Other
Q1121Safer
Theft of car-Feel safer
Q121HHMembers
House breaking/burglary-Contact
Q122Time
Housebreaking/burglary-Buglars gain entry
Q123Enter
Housebreaking/burglary-Buglars gain entry
Q124LoseProp
Housebreaking/burglary-Lose any belongings
Q1251HandBag
House breaking/burglary-Hand-bag/wallet
Q1252Money
House breaking/burglary-Money
Q1253ElecEqp
House breaking/burglary-Electronic equipment
Q1254TravBag
House breaking/burglary-Travelling bag
Q1255Food
House breaking/burglary-Food stuff
Q1256PerEffe
House breaking/burglary-Personal effects
Q1257Cellph
House breaking/burglary-Cell phone
Q1258Other
House breaking/burglary-Other
Q126Insured
House breaking/burglary-Insured
Q127Report
House breaking/burglary-Reporting crime to the police
Total: 662
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