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Task 2d Survey Tasks GBEAN
Task 2d Survey Tasks GBEAN
1. What is the office for national statistics? The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly to the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
3. What 7 key areas that the Home office Department of Government responsible for? a. Alcohol & drugs b. Counter- terrorism c. Crime d. Equalities e. Immigration & passports f. Police g. Science, research & statistics 4. Why do they produce crime statistics? a. To see if crime levels have gone up or down. b. To see if it is working or if it is making improvements.
5. State 5 facts about the British Crime Survey. a. They ask people aged 16 and over living in households in England and Wales about their experiences of crime in the last 12 months. b. c. d. e. They do interviews with children. They need to live in private households. The British Crime Survey was first carried out in 1982. It was England Scotland and wales but now just England and wales.
6. State 3 statistics from the most recent crime survey. a. b. Cocaine use has risen by almost since the survey started, from 6% of adults in 1996 to a peak of 3% in 2008/9. b. Arrests made in 2011, dropped by over 50% form the year before.
c. Burglaries at homes in England and Wales rose by 14% in 2010-11 compared with the previous year, the British Crime Survey (BCS).
7. How is the survey conducted? Create the questions Ask the questions