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Measures of Violence within the United Kingdom Household Longitudinal Survey and the Crime Survey for England and Wales: An Empirical Assessment

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  • Niels Blom

    (Violence and Society Centre, City, University of London, London EC1V 0HB, UK
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Vanessa Gash

    (Department of Sociology and Criminology, City, University of London, London EC1V 0HB, UK
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

Abstract

Criminology has been hampered by a lack of longitudinal data to examine the consequences of victimisation. However, recently, ‘Understanding Society’, the United Kingdom Household Panel Survey (UKHLS), began fielding a small battery of questions relating to violence experience. Here, we examined the strengths and weaknesses of these UKHLS measures with similar indices from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW), a widely used and regarded but cross-sectional survey. We empirically assessed the extent to which the UKHLS variables are comparable with those in the CSEW to determine the viability of the UKHLS for the longitudinal study of (fear of) violence and its consequences. Overall, we regarded the UKHLS to provide an important resource for future panel research on the consequences of victimisation. We found the indicators measuring physical assault to be similar in both sets of data, but also noted differences in prevalence and/or different distributions by socioeconomic group for the indices relating to being threatened and of feeling unsafe. Nonetheless, we maintain their utility for researchers in this field, allowing researchers to uncover new inequalities in violence exposure.

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  • Niels Blom & Vanessa Gash, 2023. "Measures of Violence within the United Kingdom Household Longitudinal Survey and the Crime Survey for England and Wales: An Empirical Assessment," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-17, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:12:y:2023:i:12:p:649-:d:1285401
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    1. Niels Blom & Anastasia Fadeeva & Estela Capelas Barbosa, 2023. "The Concept and Measurement of Violence and Abuse in Health and Justice Fields: Toward a Framework Aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-15, May.
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