ANNEX
EU VICTIMISATION SURVEY MODULE
TO BE TRANSLATED AND TESTED
BY EU MEMBER STATES
CONTENTS
A Respondent and household characteristics
B Feeling safe and worries about crime
C Screening questions
D Victim form
E Other victimisation issues
F Other safety issues
G Violence
A. RESPONDENT AND HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
A1 Sex?
[INTERVIEWER CAN FILL WITHOUT ASKING]
1 Male
2 Female
A2 In which municipality/community do you live?
Municipality/community: ______
A3First, could you tell me:
a)Your month of birth?
1 January 7 July
2 February8 August
3 March9 September
4 April10 October
5 May11 November
6 June 12 December
b) And, your year of birth: 19__
A4 In which country were you born?
[Country of birth is the country where THE person was born, namely the country of MAIN residence of HIS/HER mother at the time of the birth].
[Information on country of bIRTH should be obtained in accordance with the national boundaries existing AT the time of the data collection].
[CHOICE OF A LIST OF ALL COUNTRIES]
A5Were either of(or both) your parents born in another country than Cyprus?
1 Yes
2 No
IF A5=1, ASK:
A6In which country were they born?
a) Your father? ______
b) Your mother? ______
A7What is your present country of citizenship?
[CHOICE OF A LIST OF ALL COUNTRIES]
A8Are you currently:
1 married
2 widowed
3 divorced
4 single and never married
5 separated
IF A8=2, 3, 4 OR 5 ASK:
A9Are you at the moment cohabiting with a partner?
1 Yes
2 No
A10How many people are resident in your household including
yourself?
Total number of persons in household: ______
IF A10>1, ASK
A11How old is each member of the household excluding yourself, are they male or female, and what is therelation of each household member to you?
[BEGIN FROM THE YOUNGEST MEMBER; DO NOT INCLUDE
RESPONDENT]
AgeSexRelation to the respondent
Member1: ______
Member2: ______
…
Member10: ______
CODING:
SEX:
1 Male
2 Female
RELATION BETWEEN THE RESPONDENT AND THE HOUSEHOLD MEMBER:
1 Partner
2 Child
3 Parent
4 Brother, sister
5 Other relative
6 OTHER (no relation)
A12What is your main occupation at the moment? More specifically, last week were you:
[RECORD THE RESPONDENT’S MAIN OCCUPATION]
1 An employee, working full time
2 An employee, working part time
3 Self-employed
4 Unemployed (but who has worked before)
5 Pupil, student, in further training, unpaid work experience
6 Retired
7 Permanently disabled; Ill for many years
8 In compulsory military or non-military service
9 Looking after the home
10 In maternity, paternity or parental leave
11Rentier
12 Unemployed (who has never worked before)
13 Other, please specify: ______
IF A12 =1 – 3 OR 10, ASK:
A13What is your occupational title?
[CHOICE OF THE LIST OF ISCO-88 TWO DIGIT CODES]
IF A12 =4 OR 6 – 7 ASK:
A14What was your last occupational title?
[CHOICE OF THE LIST OF ISCO-88 TWO DIGIT CODES]
A15What is the highest education level that you havecompleted:
1 Never attended school
2 Did not complete primary education
3 Primary education
4 Lower secondary education
5 Technical / Professional education
6 Upper secondary education
7 Post secondary education, non-university
8 College
9 University (first degree)
10 University (master’s degree)
11 University (doctorate only)
[NOTE: THIS QUESTION HAS TO BE WRITTEN IN EACH COUNTRY TO CORRESPOND THE NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEMS]
A16If you add up the income from work after deduction for tax, and other obligatory expenses (except loans),e.g. social security, provision fund etc., with the income from social benefits for all the members of your household, is your household’s combined monthly income below, above, or about:
€ 2402 ± 10%
1 Below € 2402
2 Above € 2402
3 About € 2402 (between € 2162 and € 2642)
IF A16=1, ASK:
A17Is it higher or lower than € 1409?
1 Below € 1409
2 Above € 1409
IF A16=2, ASK:
A18Is it higher or lower than € 3552?
1 Below € 3552
2 Above € 3552
B. FEELING SAFE AND WORRIES ABOUT CRIME
B1How often do you usually walk alone in this area after dark?
[THE AREA ≈ 15 MINUTES WALK FROM HOME, ALONE MEANS WITH NO OTHER PERSON IN THE RESPONDENT’S COMPANY]
1 At least once a week
2 At least once a fortnight
3 At least once a month
4 Less often than once a month
5 Never
IF B1=4 OR 5 ASK:
B2 Why do you go out alone after dark in this area less often than once a month/never?
[MULTIPLE RESPONSE POSSIBLE]
1 Too old
2 Ill, sick, disabled
3 Fear of going out on your own
4 Fear of being mugged or physically attacked
5 Fear of home being burgled
6 Fear of darkness
7 No reason to go out / no place to go
8 Content to stay indoors/at home
9 Don’t want to go out
10 Use car when go out
11 Go out with other people
12 Family responsibilities, e.g. children
13 Other, specify:______
IF B1=1-4, ASK:
B3 How safe do you feel walking alone in the area where you live after dark? Would you say you feel:
1 very safe
2 fairly safe
3 a bit unsafe
4 very unsafe
5 NEVER GOES OUT
IF B1=1-4, ASK:
B4When walking alone in your area in the last 12 months, have you avoided certain routesbecause you were worried about falling victim to crime?
1 Yes
2 No
IF B4=1, ASK:
B5 Have you avoided certain routes because of being worried about falling victim to crime in the past 12 months:
1 Very often
2 Rather often
3 Rather seldom
4 Very seldom
B6 How safe do you feel in your home at night? Would you say you feel:
[REFERS TO THE RESIDENCE OF THE RESPONDENT AT THE MOMENT]
1 very safe
2 fairly safe
3 a bit unsafe
4 very unsafe
IF B6=3 OR 4, ASK:
B7 Why do you feel unsafe in your home at night?
1 Fear of burglary
2 Stranger attack
3 Domestic violence
4 Other crime, specify: ______
5 Other reason, specify: ______
How worried are you about the following? Are you very worried, fairly worried, not very worried or not worried at all?
B8 So, inthe last 12 months, how worried have you been about having your home broken into and something stolen?
1 Very worried
2 Fairly worried
3 Not very worried
4 Not worried at all
IF B8=1 OR 2, ASK:
B9 How often in the last 12 months have you been worried about having your home broken into and something stolen?
1 Most of the time
2 Some of the time
3 Rarely
B10 Inthe last 12 months, how worried have you been abouthaving your car stolen, damaged or something stolen from it?
1 Very worried
2 Fairly worried
3 Not very worried
4 Not worried at all
5 No car
IF B10=1 OR 2, ASK:
B11 How often in the last 12 months have you been worried about having your car stolen, damaged or something stolen from it?
1 Most of the time
2 Some of the time
3 Rarely
B12 Inthe last 12 months, how worried have you been aboutbeing physically attacked by strangers?
1 Very worried
2 Fairly worried
3 Not very worried
4 Not worried at all
IF B12=1 OR 2, ASK:
B13 How often in the last 12 months have you been worried about being physically attacked by strangers?
1 Most of the time
2 Some of the time
3 Rarely
B14Inthe last 12 months, how worried have you been about a family member or a person close to you being physically attacked by strangers?
1 Very worried
2 Fairly worried
3 Not very worried
4 Not worried at all
IF B14= 1 OR 2, ASK:
B15 Which family member or person close to you have you been most worried about being attacked?
[MULTIPLE RESPONSE POSSIBLE]
1Wife, husband, cohabiting partner
2 Child
3 Parent
4 (Non-cohabiting) boyfriend or girlfriend
5 Other friend
6 Some other person
B16Inthe last 12 months, how worried have you been about being subject to a terrorist attack in public areas?
1 Very worried
2 Fairly worried
3 Not very worried
4 Not at all worried
C. SCREENING QUESTIONS
C1 Inthe last five years, has anyone in your household had the private use of a car, van or truck?
1 Yes
2 No
IF C1=1, ASK:
C2 How many cars, vans or trucks has your household had use of for most of the time?
Number of cars, vans, trucks: ______
C3 Inthe last five years, has anyone in your household had a moped, scooter or motorcycle?
1 Yes
2 No
IF C3=1, ASK:
C4 How many such vehicles has your household had use of for most of the time?
Number of mopeds, scooters, motorcycles: ______
C5 Inthe last five years, has anyone in your household had a bicycle?
1 Yes
2 No
IF C5=1, ASK:
C6 How many bicycles has your household had use of for most of the time?
Number of bicycles: ______
C7 Does your household own a second home?
[BY SECOND HOMEIS MEANT A SEPARATE DWELLING, E.G. SUMMER COTTAGE, HOUSE OR FLAT IN ANOTHER PLACE THAN ONE’S PERMANENT RESIDENCE]
1 Yes
2 No
IF C7=1, ASK:
C8 Is the secondhomein Cyprus or abroad?
1 InCyprus
2 Abroad. Which country? ______
3 Both in Cyprus and abroad. Which country? ______
1 THEFT OF CAR
Now I would like to ask you some questions about crime that you or other members of your household have experienced.
IF C1=1, ASK
C9Inthe last five years have you or anyone else in your household had a car or a van stolen or driven away without permission?
1 Yes
2 No
[CARS BELONGING TO THE COMPANY AT WHICH THE RESPONDENT OR A MEMBER OF HIS/HER HOUSEHOLD WORKS AND FOR WHICH S/HE IS RESPONSIBLE, ARE INCLUDED]
IF C9=1, ASK:
C10 Which year did the most recent incidentof car theft occur?
1 In 2008
2 In 2007
3 Earlier(2003-2006)
IF C10=1, ASK:
C11 How many times hasthis happenedin 2008?
Number of car thefts: ______
IF C10=1, ASK:
C12And did you or anyone else in your household have a car or a van stolen or driven away without permission in 2007?
1 Yes
2 No
IF C10=2 OR C12=1, ASK:
C13 How many times did the incident of car theft take placein 2007?
Number of car thefts: ______
2 THEFT FROM CARS
IF C1=1, ASK:
C14 (Apart from this) Inthe last five years have you or anyone else in your household had anything stolen from (your/their) car or out of it (parts of the vehicle, personal possession or other things)?
1 Yes
2 No
[CARS BELONGING TO THE COMPANY AT WHICH THE RESPONDENT OR A MEMBER OF HIS/HER HOUSEHOLD WORKS AND FOR WHICH S/HE IS RESPONSIBLE, ARE INCLUDED]
IF C14=1, ASK:
C15 Which year did the most recent incident of theft from car occur?
1 In 2008
2 In 2007
3 Earlier (2003-2006)
IF C15=1, ASK:
C16 How many times hasthis happenedin 2008?
Number of thefts from or out of car: ______
IF C15=1, ASK:
C17And did you or anyone else in your household have anything stolen from (your/their) car or out of it (parts of the vehicle, personal possession or other things) in 2007?
1 Yes
2 No
IF C15=2 OR C17=1, ASK:
C18 How many times did this happen in 2007?
Number of thefts from or out of car: ______
3 CAR DAMAGE
IF C1=1, ASK:
C19 (Apart from this) Inthe last five years have you [or anyone of your household] had your [their] car vandalised or damaged by someone trying to break into it?
1 Yes
2 No
[CARS BELONGING TO THE COMPANY AT WHICH THE RESPONDENT OR A MEMBER OF HIS/HER HOUSEHOLD WORKS AND FOR WHICH S/HE IS RESPONSIBLE, ARE INCLUDED]
IF C19=1, ASK:
C20 Which year did the most recent incident of car damage occur?
1 In 2008
2 In 2007
3 Earlier (2003-2006)
IF C20=1, ASK:
C21 How many times hasthis happenedin 2008?
Number of car damages: ______
IF C20=1, ASK:
C22In 2007, did you or anyone else in your household have your [their] car vandalised or damaged by someone trying to break into it?
1 Yes
2 No
IF C20=2 OR C22=1, ASK:
C23 How many times did this incident of car damage occur in 2007?
Number of car damages: ______
4 THEFT OF MOTOR CYCLE, SCOOTER, MOPED
IF C3=1, ASK:
C24Inthe last five years have you or anyone else in your household had a motor cycle, scooter or moped stolen or driven away without your permission?
1 Yes
2 No
IF C24=1, ASK:
C25 Which year did the most recent incident occur?
1 In 2008
2 In 2007
3 Earlier (2003-2006)
IF C25=1, ASK:
C26 How many times hasthis happenedin 2008?
Number of motor vehicle thefts: ______
IF C25=1, ASK:
C27And did you or anyone else in your household have a motor cycle, scooter or moped stolen or driven away without permission in 2007?
1 Yes
2 No
IF C25=2 OR C27=1, ASK:
C28 How many times did this happen in 2007?
Number of motor vehicle thefts: ______
5 BICYCLE THEFT
IF C5=1, ASK:
C29Inthe last five years have you or anyone else in your household had abicycle stolen?
1 Yes
2 No
IF C29=1, ASK:
C30 Which year did the most recent incident occur?
1 In 2008
2 In 2007
3 Earlier (2003-2006)
IF C30=1, ASK:
C31 How many times hasthis incident of bicycle theft happenedin 2008?
Number of bicycle thefts: ______
IF C30=1, ASK:
C32In 2007, did you or anyone else in your household have a bicycle stolen?
1 Yes
2 No
IF C30=2 OR C32=1, ASK:
C33 How many times did this incident of bicycle theft happen in 2007?
Number of bicycle thefts: ______
6 BURGLARY
C34Inthe last five years, did anyone get into your home without permission, and steal or try to steal something?
[CELLARS AND GARAGES CONNECTED WITH HOME INCLUDED; SECOND HOUSES ARE EXCLUDED HERE. CAR THEFT FROM LOCKED HOME GARAGE IS INCLUDED HERE]
1 Yes
2 No
IF C34=1, ASK:
C35 Which year did the most recent incident of burglary occur?
1 In 2008
2 In 2007
3 Earlier (2003-2006)
IF C35=1, ASK:
C36 How many times hasthis happenedin 2008?
Number of burglaries: ______
IF C35=1, ASK:
C37In 2007, did anyone get into your home without permission, and steal or try to steal something?
1 Yes
2 No
IF C35=2 OR C37=1, ASK:
C38 How many times did this incident of burglary happen in 2007?
Number of burglaries: ______
7 OTHER BURGLARIES
IF C7=1, ASK:
C39 [Apart from anything you have already mentioned] inthe last five years did anyone get into your second homewithout permission, and steal or try to steal something that belonged to you or someone in your household?
[BY SECOND HOUSE IS MEANT SEPARATE DWELLING, E.G. SUMMER COTTAGE, HOUSE OR FLAT IN OTHER PLACE THAN ONE’S HOME]
1 Yes
2 No
IF C39=1, ASK:
C40 Which year did the most recent incident occur?
1 In 2008
2 In 2007
3 Earlier (2003-2006)
IF C40=1, ASK:
C41 How many times hasthis happened in 2008?
Number of incidents: ______
IF C40=1, ASK:
C42In 2007, did anyone get into your second home without permission, and steal or try to steal something that belonged to you or someone in your household?
1 Yes
2 No
IF C40=2 OR C42=1, ASK:
C43 How many times did this happen in 2007?
Number of incidents: ______
8 PROPERTY DAMAGE AND VANDALISM
C44 Excluding vehicles, inthe last five years has anyone intentionally damaged or vandalised property that belonged to you or to someone in your household?(Attempted burglary is included in this question).
1 Yes
2 No
IF C44=1, ASK:
C45 Which year did the most recent incident of property damage and vandalism occur?
1 In 2008
2 In 2007
3 Earlier (2003-2006)
IF C45=1, ASK:
C46 How many times hasthis happened in 2008?
Number of incidents: ______
IF C45=1, ASK:
C47 And, excluding vehicles, did anyone intentionally damage or vandalise propertythat belonged to you or to someone in your household in 2007?
1 Yes
2 No
IF C45=2 OR C47=1, ASK:
C48 How many times did this happen in 2007?
Number of property damage or vandalism: ______
Next, I would like to ask you some questions about what may have happened to you personally. Please, include anything that happened to you inthe last five years – at home, in the street, at work, in a shop, in a park, on a train or anywhere else.
9 ROBBERY
C49 Inthe last five years, has anyone stolen, or tried to steal, something from you by using force or threatening you? (Pickpocketing is not included here).
[PICKPOCKETING IN PART 10 (QUESTIONS C54-C58)]
1 Yes
2 No
IF C49=1, ASK:
C50 Which year did the most recent incident occur?
1 In 2008
2 In 2007
3 Earlier (2003-2006)
IF C50=1, ASK:
C51 How many times hasthis happened in 2008?
Number of incidents: ______
IF C50=1, ASK:
C52 Did anyone steal or try to steal something by using force or threatening force in 2007?
1 Yes
2 No
IF C50=2 OR C52=1, ASK:
C53 How many times did this happen in 2007?
Number of robberies: ______
10 THEFT
C54There are different types of theft of personal property, such as pick-pocketing or theft of a purse, wallet, clothing, jewellery, mobile phone or sports equipment. This can happen at one's work, at school, in a pub, on public transport, on the beach, or in the street.
Inthe last five years have you personally been the victim of any of these incidents?
1 Yes
2 No
IF C54=1, ASK:
C55 Which year did the most recent incident of theft occur?
1 In 2008
2 In 2007
3 Earlier (2003-2006)
IF C55=1, ASK:
C56 How many times hasthis happenedin 2008?
Number of thefts: ______
IF C55=1, ASK:
C57And did any such incident of theft happen to you in 2007?
1 Yes
2 No
IF C55=2 OR C57=1, ASK:
C58 How many times did this incident of theft happen in 2007?
Number of thefts: ______
D. VICTIM FORM
TABLE OF CRIME TYPES
CRIME TYPED0 / 1 THEFT OF CAR
2 THEFT FROM CAR
3 CAR DAMAGE
4 THEFT OF MOTOR CYCLE, SCOOTER, MOPED
5BICYCLE THEFT
6HOME BURGLARY
7 OTHER BURGLARIES
8PROPERTY DAMAGE
9 ROBBERY
10 THEFT
IF THE NUMBER OF CASES IN CRIME TYPE DURING 2008 AND 2007> 1, ASK:
Now I want to ask you for some details aboutthe < CRIME TYPE > incident you previously told me about.
D1 Of these < CRIME TYPE >, were any of these very similar incidents, where the same thing was done under the same circumstances and by the same people?
1 Yes
2 No
3 Some were similar and done by the same people or group of people, some were not
4 I don’t know
5 I don’t remember
IF THE NUMBER OF CASES IN <CRIME TYPE> DURING 2008 AND 20070 OR THE CRIME HAS HAPPENED EARLIER (2003-2006), ASK:
D2AIn which month and year did the most recent < CRIME TYPE > happen?
[HERE PRINT OF < CRIME TYPE > AND YEAR]
Month: 1 January5 May9 September
2 February6 June10 October
3 March 7 July11 November
4 April8 August 12 December
Year: ______
IF THE NUMBER OF CASES IN <CRIME TYPE> DURING 2008 AND 2007 > 1, ASK:
D2B In which month and year did the previous< CRIME TYPE > before the most recent incident happen?
Month: 1 January5 May9 September
2 February6 June10 October
3 March 7 July11 November
4 April8 August 12 December
Year: ______
IF THE NUMBER OF CASES IN <CRIME TYPE> DURING 2008 AND 2007 >2 , ASK:
D2C In which month did the< CRIME TYPE > before the second most recent incident happen?
Month: 1 January5 May9 September
2 February6 June10 October
3 March 7 July11 November
4 April8 August 12 December
Year: ______
THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE OF THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT
IF D0=9, ASK R1-R19:
[THE QUESTIONS CONCERNING ROBBERY ONLY ARE R1-R19]
R1 How many offenders were there?
Number of offenders: ______
R2 Were you alone or in company of others when the incident happened, or were there other people (except the offender) not known to you at the place where the incident happened?
1 Alone
2 In company of others
3 Other people (unknown to me)
4 Company and other people (unknown to me)
R3 Was the offender (were the offenders) male orfemale?
1 Male(s)
2 Female(s)
3 Male(s) and female(s)
R4 How old was the offender (were the offenders)? Was he/she (were they):