Fraud Victimization Survey, 1990: [United States]
Description
The fraud victimization survey was administered by telephone
to 400 respondents 18 years or older. Screener items were used to
determine whether respondents had been fraud victims. Respondents with
victimizations to report were administered the incident report items
for up to five fraud incidents. The collection contains two general
groups of variables: those pertaining to the individual respondent
(Part 1), and those pertaining to the fraud incident (Part 2). Personal
information includes basic demographic information (age, race, sex,
income) and information about experiences as a victim of crimes other
than fraud (robbery, assault, burglary, vehicle theft). Specific
questions about fraud victimization experiences distinguished among
twenty different types of fraud, including sales of misrepresented
products or services, nondelivery of promised work or services, various
types of confidence schemes, and fraud relating to credit cards,
charities, health products, insurance, investments, or prizes. For each
type of fraud the respondent had experienced, a series of questions was
asked covering the time, place, and circumstances of the incident, the
relationship of the respondent to the person attempting to defraud, the
response of the respondent and of other agencies and organizations to
the incident, and the financial, psychological, and physical
consequences of the victimization experience.
Resources
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Description |
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ICPSR09733.v2 |
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09733.v2 |
Tags
- victims
- victimization
- fraud