In European Social Survey, the following question is asked:
How safe do you – or would you – feel walking alone in this area after dark? Do – or would – you feel…
Caterogical answers were given, such as:
1 – Very safe
2 – Safe
3 – unsafe
4 – Very unsafe
Mean score value was calculated from the answers and tabulated according to gender and marital status, as seen below, with the comparison of year 2002, 2004 and 2006:
| Gender |
Marital Status |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
| Male |
Married |
1.81 |
1.89 |
1.84 |
|
Never married |
1.71 |
1.78 |
1.76 |
|
Overall average |
1.79 |
1.87 |
1.82 |
| Female |
Married |
2.15 |
2.22 |
2.18 |
|
Never married |
2.17 |
2.22 |
2.20 |
|
Overall average |
2.19 |
2.26 |
2.23 |
MeThink: on average…
– women feel less safe as compared to men.
– both gender feel the least safe on year 2004 but improve on year 2006.
– for men, the feeling of safety: never married > divorced > married > separated > widowed.
– OTOH, the women feel the safety vs. marital status: married > never married > divorced > separated > widowed.
Source:
1. European Social Survey
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