arrest
Details
Question A. Were you ever picked up, or charged, by the police, for any (other) reason whether or not you were guilty?
Values
[1]yes[2]no[3]refused[NA(d)]don't know[NA(i)]iap[NA(j)]I don't have a job[NA(m)]dk, na, iap[NA(n)]no answer[NA(p)]not imputable[NA(r)]refused[NA(s)]skipped on web[NA(u)]uncodeable[NA(x)]not available in this release[NA(y)]not available in this year[NA(z)]see codebook
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for arrest.
Counts by year:
| year | iap | yes | no | refused | no answer | don't know | not available in this year | Total |
| 1973 | - | 156 | 1288 | 1 | 59 | - | - | 1504 |
| 1974 | - | 148 | 1328 | - | 8 | - | - | 1484 |
| 1976 | - | 128 | 1337 | - | 33 | 1 | - | 1499 |
| 1977 | - | 156 | 1341 | - | 33 | - | - | 1530 |
| 1980 | - | 178 | 1244 | 1 | 42 | 3 | - | 1468 |
| 1982 | - | 233 | 1603 | 1 | 22 | 1 | - | 1860 |
| 1984 | - | 186 | 1265 | - | 21 | 1 | - | 1473 |
| 2012 | 220 | 373 | 1375 | - | 5 | 1 | - | 1974 |
| Total | 220 | 1558 | 10781 | 3 | 223 | 7 | 0 | 12792 |