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Primary care plays a key role in addressing domestic violence and abuse (DVA) globally. However, DVA remains underdiagnosed and inadequately addressed in primary care, necessitating a deeper understanding of patients’ perspectives in the UK. To explore patients’ perceptions of their awareness of DVA signs and their attitudes towards using the Woman Abuse Screening Tool (WAST)-short during routine primary care encounters. An anonymous 29-item e-Survey, available in 18 languages and including information about DVA support services, was administered via the Qualtrics XM Platform™ from March to October 2022. Eligible UK National Health Service patients aged 18+ were identified by GP practices in Northwest London and invited via SMS to participate. Data were collected from 6,967 NHS patients. The majority (78.0%) claimed awareness of the signs of DVA in adults and children, while about 22% were unaware or unsure of the signs of DVA. Nearly 85% reported insufficient public awareness about DVA. Around 70% recommended implementing the WAST-short screening tool during primary care encounters to raise awareness and support survivors. Over 50% viewed general practice as the optimal setting for identifying and referring survivors. Improved public education on DVA is needed, as a significant proportion of patients remain unaware or unsure of its signs, with the majority deeming public knowledge insufficient. Patients’ strong support for using standardised screening tools like the WAST-short reflects their trust in healthcare providers to conduct sensitive assessments. Integrating these tools into routine practice could enhance DVA interventions. Most patients are aware of domestic violence and abuse (DVA), but many are unclear about its signs, highlighting the need for public education. NHS patients trust healthcare providers to conduct sensitive screenings with standardised tools like WAST-short. Incorporating these tools into routine practice could strengthen DVA interventions and support efforts.

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The DAHLIA-19 ('Domestic Abuse Harnessing Learning Under Covid 19') was a research study of policy and practice responses to domestic abuse during the Covid-19 pandemic in four jurisdictions - Australia, Ireland, South Africa and the United Kingdom (UK, covering England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland). All are upper or upper/middle income countries with established domestic abuse services. The overall purpose of DAHLIA-19 was to investigate policy and practice responses to domestic abuse in different jurisdictions during the crisis to harness learning to inform recovery. Data were gathered for this research between November 2020 and December 2021. The fieldwork was largely desk based with interviews and consultations conducted by telephone or online. Data were gathered in each jurisdiction from a range of sources including documents, interviews with policy and practice stakeholders and experts, and surveys. In each country a 'mapping study' was completed, followed by a more in-depth case study. The findings of all four jurisdictions are also presented in an international synthesis report.

National responses to domestic abuse under COVID-19 across all jurisdictions were of four key types:

• Resources: strengthening pre COVID-19 strategic approaches to domestic abuse;
• Collaboration and cooperation: technologically facilitated developments improving multi-sector ways of working;
• Innovation and adaptation: in direct service delivery and community-led innovations
• Working with perpetrators: new developments

Main Topics:

COVID

Domestic Abuse

Raw data on crime supplied by the Metropolitan Police Service and the Mayors Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC).

Pan-London data includes:

- Total Notifiable Offences

- Total Victim-based crime (and Sanctioned Detection Rates)

- MOPAC Priority offences (*)

- Violence against the Person

- Violence with injury (VWI)* (and SDR)

- Serious Youth Violence

- Female victims of robbery & Violence with Injury

- Rape

- Knife Crime (and SDR)

- Knife Crime with Injury

- Gun Crime (and SDR)

- Gun Crime with firearm discharged

- Gang violence indicator

- Dog Attacks (and SDR)

- Homicide

- Sexual Offences

- Burglary (all)

- Burglary (residential)

- Robbery (all)

- Theft & Handling

- Theft from Person*

- Theft of Motor Vehicle*

- Theft from Motor Vehicle*

- Criminal Damage*

- Domestic Offences

- Homophobic Hate Victims

- Racist & Religious Hate Victims

- Faith Hate Victims

- Disability Hate Victims

- Stop & Search Totals (and related Arrest rate)

- Police Strengths - Officer/Staff/Special Constable/PCSO

- Satisfaction/Confidence in the Metropolitan Police Service (ease of contact/satisfaction with action taken/well-informed/fairly treated/overall satisfaction/overall confidence) NB. Quarterly data

- Crime-related calls to Police by category

- Anti-Social Behaviour-related calls to Police by category Borough data includes:

- MOPAC Priority offences - Police Strengths - Officer/Staff/Special Constable/PCSO

- Fear of crime ("to what extent are you worried about crime in this area?") NB. Quarterly data

NB. Action Fraud have taken over the recording of fraud offences nationally on behalf of individual police forces. This process began in April 2011 and was rolled out to all police forces by March 2013. Data for Greater London is available from Action Fraud here.

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS) is a social survey which asks people about their experiences and perceptions of crime in Scotland. The survey is an important resource for both the government and public of Scotland. Respondents are selected at random from the Postal Address File and participation in the survey is entirely voluntary. The main aims of the SCJS are to:provide reliable statistics on people's experience of crime in Scotland, including services provided to victims of crimeassess the varying risk of crime for different groups of people in the populationexamine trends in the level and nature of crime in Scotland over timecollect information about people's experiences of, and attitudes on a range of crime and justice related issuesAn important role of the SCJS is to provide an alternative and complementary measure of crime to police recorded crime statistics. For further details of the scope and methodology of the SCJS, please see documentation. Information about the survey and links to publications may be found on the Scottish Government's Scottish Crime and Justice Survey webpages. Background and history of the SCJSPrevious surveys of victimisation in Scotland began with the Scottish components of the 1982 and 1988 sweeps of the British Crime Survey (BCS) (held at the Archive under SNs 4368 and 4599) The Scottish element of the 1988 BCS was also known as the Scottish Areas Crime Survey and coverage was limited in those early surveys to the areas south of the Caledonian Canal. From 2012, the BCS has been renamed the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) (held under GN 33174). The first independent Scotland-only crime survey was commissioned by the Scottish Office in 1993 under the title of the Scottish Crime Survey (SCS) and was followed by repeated sweeps in 1996 (both years held together under SN 3813), and again in 2000 (SN 4542) and 2003 (SN 5756). In 2004 the survey underwent both a name change, to the Scottish Crime and Victimisation Survey (SCVS) (SN 5757), and a major methodological change, with a move away from in-home face-to-face interviewing to telephone interviewing. However, the 2006 SCVS (SN 5784) returned to face-to-face interviewing after it was shown that the robustness of the data produced by the 2004 telephone survey could not be substantiated. From 2008-2009, the series name was changed to the present title, the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, and it moved to a repeated annual cross-sectional schedule based on financial year. From 2012-13 the SCJS moved from annual to biennial survey covering the financial year however, the 2014-15 survey was the last biennial survey and currently the SCJS is conducted on an annual basis. See the documentation for further details. Special Licence dataFrom 2012-13 only the Main Questionnaire data are available under standard End User Licence (EUL) agreement. The Victim Form and Self-Completion data are available under Special Licence (SL). The SL data have more restrictive access conditions than those made available under the standard EUL. Prospective users of the SL version will need to complete an extra application form and demonstrate to the data owners exactly why they need access to the additional variables in order to get permission to use that version. Main Topics: This dataset contains the following files : 'Coreinfo.por' contains data from the main questionnaire, asked of every respondent. This includes perceptions of crime as a problem and fear of crime, all 'screening questions' gauging experience of crime, all socio-demographic information. 'Maina.por' contains data from the follow-up section 'version a' (asked of half the sample) on policing and the criminal justice system. This covers issues such as experience of police contact, satisfaction with this contact, general attitudes towards the police, experience of jury service, attitudes towards sentencing and scottish prisons. 'Mainb.por' contains data from the follow-up section 'version b' (asked of half the sample) on perceptions of crime. This covers issues such as the perceived level of crime in the local area, worry about crime, crime prevention measures taken, experience of threats or harassment and nuisance telephone calls. 'Victim.por' contains 'victim form' data. A maximum of five were completed for each respondent for each crime experienced. Data include details of the incident such as location, items stolen or damaged, cost to the victim, insurance cover, injuries incurred, and details of the offenders. Other data include the emotional response of the victim, whether the incident was reported to the police and the level of satisfaction with the police response, information provided to the victim, and the perceived seriousness of the incident. 'Self.por' contains data gathered from the self-completion questionnaire for 16-59 year olds. The data include admissions to a list of criminal or anti-social behaviours, knowledge and use of a list of controlled drugs, and (for the 1996 SCS only) experience of domestic violence. 'Young.por' contains data gathered from the young persons' self-completion questionnaire for 12-15 year olds. This covers a range of issues including worrying about crime and other matters, habitual behaviour such as 'hanging around', offending behaviour, contact with and attitudes towards the police, truancy, experience of crime as a victim, drug taking, and attitudes towards drugs. Multi-stage stratified random sample Face-to-face interview Self-completion Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) and Computer Assisted Self Interview (CASI) are used for the main questionnaires/victim forms and self-completion questionnaires respectively. 1993 1996 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ADMINISTRATION OF J... ADULTS AGE AGGRESSIVENESS AIDS DISEASE ALCOHOL USE ALCOHOLISM AMPHETAMINES ANXIETY ARREST ASSAULT ASSISTANCE ALARM SY... ATTITUDES BICYCLES BOREDOM BULLYING BURGLARY CANNABIS CAR PARKING AREAS CHILD ABUSE CHILD BEHAVIOUR CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CHILDREN COCAINE COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY SERVICE P... COMPANIES COSTS CRIME AND SECURITY CRIME PREVENTION CRIME VICTIMS CRIMINAL DAMAGE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION CRIMINALS CULTURAL GOODS Crime and law enfor... DEBTS DETENTION DISABILITIES DISEASES DOGS DOMESTIC RESPONSIBI... DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DRIVING DRIVING LICENCES DRUG ABUSE DRUG ADDICTION DRUG EDUCATION DRUG TRAFFICKING DRUG USE ECONOMIC VALUE ECSTASY DRUG EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EMOTIONAL STATES EMPLOYMENT ETHNIC GROUPS EVERYDAY LIFE EVIDENCE EXTRACURRICULAR ACT... FACILITIES FAMILIES FAMILY ENVIRONMENT FAMILY MEMBERS FEAR FEAR OF CRIME FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINES FRAUD FRIENDS FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT GARAGES GENDER GUNS HARASSMENT HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD HEALTH HEALTH SERVICES HEROIN HIV INFECTIONS HOME OWNERSHIP HOUSEHOLD HEAD S OC... HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HUMAN BEHAVIOUR INCOME INFORMATION INJURIES INSURANCE INSURANCE CLAIMS INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT INTERPERSONAL RELAT... INTRUDER ALARM SYSTEMS JUDGMENTS LAW JURIES JUVENILE DELINQUENCY LANDLORDS LEAVING HOME YOUTH LEGAL PROCEDURE LEISURE TIME ACTIVI... LIFE STYLES LIGHTING LIVING CONDITIONS LOCATION LOCKS LSD DRUG MANAGERS MARITAL STATUS MEDICAL CARE MENTAL DISORDERS MONEY MOTOR VEHICLES NEIGHBOURS OFFENCES OFFENSIVE TELEPHONE... OPEN SPACES AND REC... PARENT CHILD RELATI... PARENTAL SUPERVISION PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PEER GROUP RELATION... PERFORMANCE PERSONAL CONTACT PERSONAL FASHION GOODS PERSONAL SAFETY PLACE OF RESIDENCE POCKET MONEY POLICE CORRUPTION POLICE OFFICERS POLICE SERVICES POLICING PRISON SENTENCES PRISON SYSTEM PRISONERS PROBATION PROSECUTION SERVICE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC TRANSPORT PURCHASING QUALITY OF EDUCATION RACIAL PREJUDICE RECREATIONAL FACILI... REFUSE RENTED ACCOMMODATION RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY RETIREMENT RISK ROAD SAFETY ROAD VEHICLE MAINTE... ROBBERY SATISFACTION SCHOOL PUNISHMENTS SCHOOLS SEXUAL ASSAULT SEXUAL OFFENCES SHELTERED HOUSING SHOPLIFTING SHOPS SMOKING SOCIAL ACTIVITIES L... SOCIAL CLASS SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL SUPPORT SOLVENT ABUSE SPOUSES STREET LIGHTING STUDENTS SUPERVISORS Social behaviour an... TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONES TENANTS HOME PURCHA... TERMINATION OF SERVICE THEFT THEFT PROTECTION TIED HOUSING TIME TRAFFIC OFFENCES TRANQUILLIZERS TRAVEL TRUANCY UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT VAGRANTS VOLUNTARY WELFARE O... WEAPONS WORKPLACE YOUTH YOUTH EMPLOYMENT

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) asks a sole adult in a random sample of households about their, or their household's, experience of crime victimisation in the previous 12 months. These are recorded in the victim form data file (VF). A wide range of questions are then asked, covering demographics and crime-related subjects such as attitudes to the police and the criminal justice system (CJS). These variables are contained within the non-victim form (NVF) data file. In 2009, the survey was extended to children aged 10-15 years old; one resident of that age range was also selected from the household and asked about their experience of crime and other related topics. The first set of children's data covered January-December 2009 and is held separately under SN 6601. From 2009-2010, the children's data cover the same period as the adult data and are included with the main study.The Telephone-operated Crime Survey for England and Wales (TCSEW) became operational on 20 May 2020. It was a replacement for the face-to-face CSEW, which was suspended on 17 March 2020 because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It was set up with the intention of measuring the level of crime during the pandemic. As the pandemic continued throughout the 2020/21 survey year, questions have been raised as to whether the year ending March 2021 TCSEW is comparable with estimates produced in earlier years by the face-to-face CSEW. The ONS Comparability between the Telephone-operated Crime Survey for England and Wales and the face-to-face Crime Survey for England and Wales report explores those factors that may have a bearing on the comparability of estimates between the TCSEW and the former CSEW. These include survey design, sample design, questionnaire changes and modal changes.More general information about the CSEW may be found on the ONS Crime Survey for England and Wales web page and for the previous BCS, from the GOV.UK BCS Methodology web page.History - the British Crime SurveyThe CSEW was formerly known as the British Crime Survey (BCS), and has been in existence since 1981. The 1982 and 1988 BCS waves were also conducted in Scotland (data held separately under SNs 4368 and 4599). Since 1993, separate Scottish Crime and Justice Surveys have been conducted. Up to 2001, the BCS was conducted biennially. From April 2001, the Office for National Statistics took over the survey and it became the CSEW. Interviewing was then carried out continually and reported on in financial year cycles. The crime reference period was altered to accommodate this. Secure Access CSEW dataIn addition to the main survey, a series of questions covering drinking behaviour, drug use, self-offending, gangs and personal security, and intimate personal violence (IPV) (including stalking and sexual victimisation) are asked of adults via a laptop-based self-completion module (questions may vary over the years). Children aged 10-15 years also complete a separate self-completion questionnaire. The questionnaires are included in the main documentation, but the data are only available under Secure Access conditions (see SN 7280), not with the main study. In addition, from 2011 onwards, lower-level geographic variables are also available under Secure Access conditions (see SN 7311).New methodology for capping the number of incidents from 2017-18The CSEW datasets available from 2017-18 onwards are based on a new methodology of capping the number of incidents at the 98th percentile. Incidence variables names have remained consistent with previously supplied data but due to the fact they are based on the new 98th percentile cap, and old datasets are not, comparability has been lost with years prior to 2012-2013. More information can be found in the 2017-18 User Guide (see SN 8464) and the article ‘Improving victimisation estimates derived from the Crime Survey for England and Wales’. The fifth British Crime Survey in the series asked respondents about their experiences of crime over the previous 13 - 14 months. All respondents were queried on their experience of crime, including fear of crime. Type of area lived in and other demographic details were also gathered, as well as factual and attitudinal questions on crime-related topics. Those respondents who had been victims of crime during the reference period were also asked about each incident of crime. For the May 2000 edition of the 1994 dataset, some changes were made to the data and documentation, including the addition of a Training Guide. Main Topics: Topics covered included : the extent and nature of crime; fear of crime; attitudes to the police; contacts with the police; Neighbourhood Watch schemes; crime prevention; fires in the home; self-reported use of prohibited drugs; self-reported attitudes to the purchase of stolen goods; self-reported sexual victimisation against women. An additional ethnic boost sample of Asians and Afro-Caribbeans generated through focused enumeration - screening three addresses to the left and the right of main sample households. Multi-stage stratified random sample Face-to-face interview survey conducted using laptop computers (CAPI) 1994 ADOLESCENTS ADULTS ADVICE AGE ALCOHOL USE AMPHETAMINES ANABOLIC STEROIDS APARTMENTS ARREST ARSON ASIANS ASSAULT ATTITUDES BICYCLES BLACK PEOPLE BUILDINGS BURGLARY CANNABIS CAR PARKING AREAS CHILDREN CLOTHING CLUBS COCAINE COMBATIVE SPORTS COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY BEHAVIOUR COMMUNITY IDENTIFIC... COMMUNITY SAFETY CONSUMER GOODS CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS COSTS CRIME AND SECURITY CRIME PREVENTION CRIME VICTIMS CRIMINAL DAMAGE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION CRIMINALS CULTURAL GOODS Crime and law enfor... DEBTS DISABILITIES DISEASES DOMESTIC RESPONSIBI... DOMESTIC SAFETY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DRUG ABUSE DRUG USE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC VALUE ECSTASY DRUG EDUCATIONAL INSTITU... ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT EMERGENCY AND PROTE... EMOTIONAL STATES EMPLOYEES EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EQUIPMENT ETHNIC CONFLICT ETHNIC GROUPS ETHNIC MINORITIES EVERYDAY LIFE EXPECTATION EXPOSURE TO NOISE England and Wales FAMILY MEMBERS FEAR OF CRIME FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FIRE FIRE DAMAGE FIRE FIGHTING SERVICES FIRE PROTECTION EQU... FRAUD FRIENDS FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT GARAGES GENDER GROUPS HARASSMENT HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD HEALTH HEROIN HOME BUYING HOME OWNERSHIP HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS HOUSEHOLD HEAD S EC... HOUSEHOLD HEAD S OC... HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HOUSING CONDITIONS HOUSING TENURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR HUMAN SETTLEMENT INCOME INDUSTRIES INFORMATION INFORMATION MATERIALS INJURIES INSURANCE INSURANCE CLAIMS INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT INTERPERSONAL RELAT... INTRUDER ALARM SYSTEMS JOB DESCRIPTION JUDGMENTS LAW JUVENILE DELINQUENCY LANDLORDS LAW ENFORCEMENT LEAVE LEISURE TIME ACTIVI... LIGHTING LOCATION LOCKS LSD DRUG MANAGERS MARITAL STATUS MASS MEDIA COVERAGE MASS MEDIA USE MEDICAL CARE MEMBERSHIP MONEY MOTOR VEHICLES NEIGHBOURHOODS NEIGHBOURS NON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS OCCUPATIONS OFFENCES ORGANIZATIONS PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PATIENTS PAYMENTS PERSONAL FASHION GOODS PERSONAL IDENTIFICA... PERSONAL SAFETY PERSONALITY PHYSIOLOGICAL DEVEL... POLICE BRUTALITY POLICE COMMUNITY RE... POLICE CORRUPTION POLICE SERVICES POLICING PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS PUBLIC HOUSES PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC TRANSPORT PUNISHMENT PURCHASING QUALIFICATIONS QUALITY OF LIFE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION REFUSE RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS RELIGIOUS DISCRIMIN... RENTED ACCOMMODATION RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY RESPONSIBILITY RETIREMENT ROAD ACCIDENTS ROBBERY SATISFACTION SECURITY SYSTEMS SELF EMPLOYED SEXUAL ASSAULT SEXUAL HARASSMENT SEXUAL OFFENCES SHOPS SMOKING SOCIAL ACTIVITIES L... SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL PROBLEMS SOCIAL SUPPORT SOLVENT ABUSE SPORT SPORTS FACILITIES STREET LIGHTING STUDENTS SUPERVISORS Social behaviour an... TERRORISM THEFT THEFT PROTECTION TIED HOUSING TIME TRAFFIC OFFENCES TRANQUILLIZERS TRESPASS UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT VAGRANTS VISITS PERSONAL VOLUNTARY WELFARE O... WAGES WITNESSES WOMEN WORKERS WORKPLACE YOUTH

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS) is a social survey which asks people about their experiences and perceptions of crime in Scotland. The survey is an important resource for both the government and public of Scotland. Respondents are selected at random from the Postal Address File and participation in the survey is entirely voluntary. The main aims of the SCJS are to:provide reliable statistics on people's experience of crime in Scotland, including services provided to victims of crimeassess the varying risk of crime for different groups of people in the populationexamine trends in the level and nature of crime in Scotland over timecollect information about people's experiences of, and attitudes on a range of crime and justice related issuesAn important role of the SCJS is to provide an alternative and complementary measure of crime to police recorded crime statistics. For further details of the scope and methodology of the SCJS, please see documentation. Information about the survey and links to publications may be found on the Scottish Government's Scottish Crime and Justice Survey webpages. Background and history of the SCJSPrevious surveys of victimisation in Scotland began with the Scottish components of the 1982 and 1988 sweeps of the British Crime Survey (BCS) (held at the Archive under SNs 4368 and 4599) The Scottish element of the 1988 BCS was also known as the Scottish Areas Crime Survey and coverage was limited in those early surveys to the areas south of the Caledonian Canal. From 2012, the BCS has been renamed the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) (held under GN 33174). The first independent Scotland-only crime survey was commissioned by the Scottish Office in 1993 under the title of the Scottish Crime Survey (SCS) and was followed by repeated sweeps in 1996 (both years held together under SN 3813), and again in 2000 (SN 4542) and 2003 (SN 5756). In 2004 the survey underwent both a name change, to the Scottish Crime and Victimisation Survey (SCVS) (SN 5757), and a major methodological change, with a move away from in-home face-to-face interviewing to telephone interviewing. However, the 2006 SCVS (SN 5784) returned to face-to-face interviewing after it was shown that the robustness of the data produced by the 2004 telephone survey could not be substantiated. From 2008-2009, the series name was changed to the present title, the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, and it moved to a repeated annual cross-sectional schedule based on financial year. From 2012-13 the SCJS moved from annual to biennial survey covering the financial year however, the 2014-15 survey was the last biennial survey and currently the SCJS is conducted on an annual basis. See the documentation for further details. Special Licence dataFrom 2012-13 only the Main Questionnaire data are available under standard End User Licence (EUL) agreement. The Victim Form and Self-Completion data are available under Special Licence (SL). The SL data have more restrictive access conditions than those made available under the standard EUL. Prospective users of the SL version will need to complete an extra application form and demonstrate to the data owners exactly why they need access to the additional variables in order to get permission to use that version. Main Topics: The 'Main_ab' data file comprises the main questionnaire data (non-victim form). Respondents in the sample were randomly allocated to one of two sub-samples, A (MainA) and B (MainB). These groups were asked common core questions, including views on social issues, fear of crime, experience of victimisation since 1 January of the survey year, and demographics. Those in MainA were asked follow-up questions on: contact with and views of the police, and sentencing and the role of prisons. Those in MainB were asked follow-up questions on: fear of crime; home, personal and vehicle security measures; experience of harassment; violence at work; and views of respondent's locality. The main data file also contains incident counts for each type of crime, and prevalence flags indicating whether the respondent had experienced any incidents of each type of crime, along with the appropriate weighting variables to allow victimisation rates to be calculated and related to household and individual characteristics. The 'Short' data file comprises data from respondents who completed the short questionnaires: these were used at addresses that had been assigned to the short survey and comprised only the first eight questions of the main questionnaire. These respondents were then asked to complete the self-completion form. The 'Victim' data file includes details from the 'victim form'(s) of incidents of victimisation occurring in Scotland in the relevant survey year (i.e. 1 January-31 December 2003), financial and emotional costs of incident(s), contact with the police and other agencies in relation to the incident, evaluation of such involvement and assessment of desired punishment for offender. This version of the victim form information can be used to calculate victimisation and prevalence rates consistent with the rates calculable in the main data. The Victim file also contains a number of core demographic variables imported from the main data. The 'Adult' file contains data from the adult self-completion questionnaire, which covered respondents' experiences of drug use and domestic violence. Multi-stage stratified random sample Face-to-face interview Telephone interview Self-completion Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) and Computer Assisted Self Interview (CASI) are used for the main questionnaires/victim forms and self-completion questionnaires respectively. 2004 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ADMINISTRATION OF J... ADULTS AGE AGGRESSIVENESS ALCOHOL USE ALCOHOLISM AMPHETAMINES ANXIETY ARREST ASSAULT ASSISTANCE ALARM SY... ATTITUDES BICYCLES BULLYING BURGLARY CANNABIS CHILD ABUSE CHILD BEHAVIOUR CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CHILDREN COCAINE COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY SERVICE P... COSTS CRIME AND SECURITY CRIME PREVENTION CRIME VICTIMS CRIMINAL DAMAGE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION CRIMINALS CULTURAL GOODS Crime and law enfor... DETENTION DISABILITIES DISEASES DOGS DOMESTIC RESPONSIBI... DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DRIVING DRIVING LICENCES DRUG ABUSE DRUG ADDICTION DRUG EDUCATION DRUG TRAFFICKING DRUG USE ECONOMIC VALUE ECSTASY DRUG EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EMOTIONAL STATES EMPLOYMENT ETHNIC CONFLICT ETHNIC GROUPS EVERYDAY LIFE EVIDENCE EXTRACURRICULAR ACT... FACILITIES FAMILIES FAMILY ENVIRONMENT FAMILY MEMBERS FEAR FEAR OF CRIME FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINES FRAUD FRIENDS FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT GARAGES GENDER GUNS HARASSMENT HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD HEALTH HEALTH SERVICES HEROIN HOME OWNERSHIP HOUSEHOLD HEAD S OC... HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HUMAN BEHAVIOUR INCOME INDUSTRIES INFORMATION INJURIES INSURANCE INSURANCE CLAIMS INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT INTERPERSONAL RELAT... INTRUDER ALARM SYSTEMS JUDGMENTS LAW JURIES JUVENILE DELINQUENCY LANDLORDS LEAVING HOME YOUTH LEGAL PROCEDURE LEISURE TIME ACTIVI... LIFE STYLES LIGHTING LIVING CONDITIONS LOCATION LOCKS LSD DRUG MANAGERS MARITAL STATUS MEDICAL CARE MENTAL DISORDERS MONEY MOTOR VEHICLES OFFENCES OFFENSIVE TELEPHONE... OPEN SPACES AND REC... PARENT CHILD RELATI... PARENTAL SUPERVISION PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PEER GROUP RELATION... PERFORMANCE PERSONAL CONTACT PERSONAL FASHION GOODS PERSONAL SAFETY PLACE OF RESIDENCE POCKET MONEY POLICE CORRUPTION POLICE OFFICERS POLICE SERVICES POLICING PRISON SENTENCES PRISON SYSTEM PRISONERS PROBATION PROSECUTION SERVICE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC TRANSPORT QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF LIFE RACIAL PREJUDICE RECREATIONAL FACILI... REFUSE RENTED ACCOMMODATION RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY RETIREMENT RISK ROAD SAFETY ROBBERY SATISFACTION SCHOOL PUNISHMENTS SCHOOLS SECURITY SYSTEMS SEXUAL ASSAULT SEXUAL OFFENCES SHELTERED HOUSING SHOPLIFTING SHOPS SMOKING SOCIAL ACTIVITIES L... SOCIAL CLASS SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL SUPPORT SOLVENT ABUSE SPOUSES STREET LIGHTING STUDENTS SUPERVISORS Social behaviour an... TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONES TENANTS HOME PURCHA... TERMINATION OF SERVICE THEFT THEFT PROTECTION TIED HOUSING TIME TRAFFIC OFFENCES TRANQUILLIZERS TRUANCY UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT VAGRANTS VOLUNTARY WELFARE O... WEAPONS WORKPLACE YOUTH YOUTH EMPLOYMENT

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (formerly known as the ONS Opinions Survey or Omnibus) is an omnibus survey that began in 1990, collecting data on a range of subjects commissioned by both the ONS internally and external clients (limited to other government departments, charities, non-profit organisations and academia).Data are collected from one individual aged 16 or over, selected from each sampled private household. Personal data include data on the individual, their family, address, household, income and education, plus responses and opinions on a variety of subjects within commissioned modules. The questionnaire collects timely data for research and policy analysis evaluation on the social impacts of recent topics of national importance, such as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the cost of living, on individuals and households in Great Britain. From April 2018 to November 2019, the design of the OPN changed from face-to-face to a mixed-mode design (online first with telephone interviewing where necessary). Mixed-mode collection allows respondents to complete the survey more flexibly and provides a more cost-effective service for customers. In March 2020, the OPN was adapted to become a weekly survey used to collect data on the social impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the lives of people of Great Britain. These data are held in the Secure Access study, SN 8635, ONS Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, Covid-19 Module, 2020-2022: Secure Access. From August 2021, as coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions were lifting across Great Britain, the OPN moved to fortnightly data collection, sampling around 5,000 households in each survey wave to ensure the survey remains sustainable. The OPN has since expanded to include questions on other topics of national importance, such as health and the cost of living. For more information about the survey and its methodology, see the ONS OPN Quality and Methodology Information webpage.Secure Access Opinions and Lifestyle Survey dataOther Secure Access OPN data cover modules run at various points from 1997-2019, on Census religion (SN 8078), cervical cancer screening (SN 8080), contact after separation (SN 8089), contraception (SN 8095), disability (SNs 8680 and 8096), general lifestyle (SN 8092), illness and activity (SN 8094), and non-resident parental contact (SN 8093). See Opinions and Lifestyle Survey: Secure Access for details. Main Topics:Each month's questionnaire consists of two elements: core questions, covering demographic information, are asked each month together with non-core questions that vary from month to month. The non-core questions for this month were: Activity and Exercise (Module 41): questions about physical activities to monitor things which may effect people's health. Second Homes (Module 4): ownership of a second home by any member of the household and reasons for having the second home. N.H.S. Opinions (Module 31): attitudes to N.H.S. provision of service. Elder Abuse (Module 44): an initial assessment of the likely extent of this problem to compare with American data. Census Health (Module 22): census questions about number of rooms available to the household. Stepchildren (Module 5): existence of stepchildren of informant/partner in household, and of dependent children of informant/partner outside the household. Community Care (Module 45): to measure the extent of knowledge about changes to services being planned over next year. Mortgage Arrears (Module 2): source of mortgage, if any, and whether behind in payments. Also two questions on whether bought from a Right to Buy scheme. Investment Income (Module 7a): ownership of shares and income from shares and bank accounts. Multi-stage stratified random sample Face-to-face interview 1992 ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM AGE ATTITUDES BALL GAMES BANK ACCOUNTS BUILDING MAINTENANCE BUILDING SOCIETY AC... CARE IN THE COMMUNITY CARE OF DEPENDANTS CHILD BENEFITS CHILDREN DAY CARE DEBTS DISABILITIES DISEASES DOMESTIC RESPONSIBI... DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC VALUE EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND ELDER ABUSE ELDERLY EMPLOYEES EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES ETHNIC GROUPS EXERCISE PHYSICAL A... Elderly FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT Family life and mar... GARDENING GENDER GENERAL PRACTITIONERS General health and ... HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD HEALTH HEALTH CONSULTATIONS HEALTH SERVICES HOME BUYING HOME HELP HOME OWNERSHIP HOME VISITS HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT... HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITALIZATION HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEWORK HOUSING HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING TENURE Health behaviour Health care service... Housing INCOME INDUSTRIES INFORMATION INFORMATION SOURCES INTEREST FINANCE INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT INTERPERSONAL RELAT... INVESTMENT RETURN Income JOB HUNTING KNOWLEDGE AWARENESS LEAVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SE... MANAGERS MARITAL STATUS MEDICAL CARE MORTGAGES MOTOR VEHICLES NURSES NURSING CARE OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY OCCUPATIONS ONE PARENT FAMILIES PARENT RESPONSIBILITY PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PARTICIPATION PATIENTS PERSONAL CONTACT PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES PUBLIC INFORMATION RACKET GAMES RENTED ACCOMMODATION RESIDENTIAL CARE OF... RESIDENTIAL CARE OF... RESIDENTIAL CARE OF... RETIREMENT ROOMS RUNNING SATISFACTION SECOND HOMES SELF EMPLOYED SHARED HOME OWNERSHIP SHARES SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIAL WELFARE ADMI... SOCIAL WORKERS SPORT STEPCHILDREN STUDENTS SUPERVISORS SWIMMING Social behaviour an... Social welfare poli... TENANTS HOME PURCHA... THEFT UNEMPLOYED WAGES WALKING WORKING CONDITIONS property and invest...