ncvs {SDaA}

Victimization Incidents in the July-December 1989 NCVS

Description

Selected variables for victimization incidents in the July-December 1989 NCVS. Note that some variables were recoded from the original data file.

Usage

ncvs

Format

Data frame with the following seven variables:

wt

incident weight

sex

factor with levels male and female

violent

violent crime? factor with levels no and yes

injury

did the victim have injuries? factor with levels no and yes

medcare

factor with levels yes if the victim received medical care and no otherwise

reppol

was the incident reported to the police? factor with levels yes and no

numoff

number of offenders involved in crime; factor with levels one, more (more than one) and dontknow

Source

Incident-level concatenated file, NCS8864I, in NCJ-130915, U.S. Department of Justice 1991.

References

Lohr (1999). Sampling: Design and Analysis, Duxbury, p. TODO and 443.