Accused of crime

law4

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question Now, I'm going to ask you about various events and conditions that happen to people. I'm interested in those that happened to you during the last 12 months, that is since (CURRENT MONTH), (1990/2003). As I ask you about the specific events, please think carefully, so I can record things accurately. F. Next, did any of the following criminal or legal events occur to you since (CURRENT MONTH), (1990/2003)... 4. Accused of something for which a person might be sent to jail.

Values

• 1 yes

• 2 no

• 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

Question Years and Ballots

year	ballots	availability
1991	B/C/-	partial
2004	A/B/C	full

Link at the GSS

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for law4.

See also

Other Negative Life Events: famper2, famper3, famper4, famper5, famper6, law1, law2, law3, law5