National crime surveys

This special one-time survey was designed to collect data on persons reporting household victimizations. The Supplement was administered over a one month period as part of the National Crime Survey. The purpose of the Supplement was to collect data on people's life-styles in order to determine whether certain life-styles are related to crime victimization. The Victim Risk Supplement is based on five questionnaires used by the Census Bureau for data collection. The first and second questionnaires, VRS-1 and VRS-2, contain basic screen questions and an incident report, respectively. VRS-3, the third questionnaire, was completed for every household member age 16 or older, and it includes questions specifically designed to determine whether a person's life-style at work, home, or during leisure time affects the risk of crime victimization. The interviewers completed the fourth and fifth questionnaires, VRS-4 and VRS-5. They were instructed to answer questions about the respondents' neighborhoods and behavior during the interview.