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Arrested

Source: R/gss_vars_565.R
law5.Rd

law5

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)... 5. Arrested.

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

ballotsyears
A/B/C2004
B/C/-1991

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for law5.

Counts by year:

yeariapyesnono answernot available in this yearTotal
1991500229914-1517
200414722413097-2812
Total19724623001104329

See also

Other Negative Life Events: famper2, famper3, famper4, famper5, famper6, law1, law2, law3, law4

Other Trauma: famper2, famper3, famper4, famper5, law1, law2, law3, law4