School Survey on Crime and Safety, 2007-08

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) United States Department of Education. Institute of Education Sciences. National Center for Education Statistics

Version:  View help for Version V2

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Project Citation: 

United States Department of Education. Institute of Education Sciences. National Center for Education Statistics. School Survey on Crime and Safety, 2007-08. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-04-20. https://doi.org/10.3886/E219404V2

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title School Survey on Crime and Safety, 2007-08
Summary:  View help for Summary The School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) collects information on crime and safety from U.S. public school principals. SSOCS was administered in the spring of 2000 and again in the spring of 2004. SSOCS is a nationally representative, cross-sectional survey of 3,000 public elementary and secondary schools. Data are collected on such topics as frequency and types of crimes at school, frequency and types of disciplinary actions at school, perceptions of other disciplinary problems, and descriptions of school policies and programs concerning crime and safety.

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Microdata: Yes                                                                                    
Level of Analysis: Individuals - Schools                                            
Variables Present: Yes                                                      
File Layout: .sav                                                                               
Codebook: Yes                                                                    
Methods: No                                        
Weights (with appropriate documentation): No                             
Publications: No                                                                               
Aggregate Data: No
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/nels88/data_products.asp

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms school crime ; disciplinary actions ; school crime policies ; crime and safety
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1/1/2007 – 12/31/2008
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) survey data


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