General Social Survey - Victimization (GSS)

Age of person, category

Age refers to the age of a person (or subject) of interest at last birthday (or relative to a specified, well-defined reference date).

Person refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programs.

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

• Age Categories by Five Year Age Groups, Regrouping Variant, with 15 Years and Over
  Data tables

  • General social survey, perception of job being done by local police in regard to being approachable and easy to talk to, by sex, population aged 15 and over Table: 116-0003
  • General social survey, perception of job being done by local police in regard to enforcing the law, by sex, population aged 15 and over Table: 116-0001
  • General social survey, perception of job being done by local police in regard to ensuring neighbourhood safety, by sex, population aged 15 and over Table: 116-0005
  • General social survey, perception of job being done by local police in regard to responding quickly to calls, by sex, population aged 15 and over Table: 116-0002
  • General social survey, perception of job being done by local police in regard to supplying information to the public on ways to prevent crime, by sex, population aged 15 and over Table: 116-0004
  • General social survey, perception of job being done by local police in regard to treating people fairly, by sex, population aged 15 and over Table: 116-0006