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 | 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 | 12792 |