National Addiction & HIV Data Archive Program

S4AQ32C: Keep criminals in prison/jail and off the streets.

32. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about crime reduction?
The best way to reduce crime is

c. Keep criminals in prison/jail and off the streets.
            
ValueLabelUnweighted
Frequency
%
1 Strongly Disagree 35 4.7
2 Disagree 151 20.2
3 Neither agree nor disagree 205 27.4
4 Agree 228 30.5
5 Strongly Agree 88 11.8
Missing Data
-4 Multiple response 0 0.0
-3 Missing 40 5.4
Total747100%

Based upon 707 valid cases out of 747 total cases.

Summary Statistics

  • minimum: 1.00
  • maximum: 5.00
  • mode: 4.00
  • mean: 3.26
  • median: 3.00
  • standard deviation: 1.08

Location: 1867-1877 (width: 11; decimal: 0)

Variable Type: numeric

(Range of) Missing Values: -4 , -3

Notes

Source: This variable was taken from: Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJ-DATS): National Criminal Justice Treatment Program (NCJTP) Survey in the United States, 2002-2008.

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Disclaimer: The frequencies for this variable may not be weighted. They are purely descriptive and may not be representative of the study population. Please use with caution and consult the study documentation.