Entry:

Ferraro, Kenneth, "Women's Fear of Victimization: Shadow of Sexual Assault?" Social Forces, 75 (December, 1996), 667-690.


Abstract:

When studying crime, it is important to distinguish perceived risk from fear of crime. In most cases, previous victimization does not greatly increase one’s fear of criminal offense.

GSS Years:

1972-1994

Other Data Sets:

National Crime Survey; Fear of Crime in America Survey 1990

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
FEARHOME

DOES R FEEL SAFE AND SECURE AT HOME

FEAR

AFRAID TO WALK AT NIGHT IN NEIGHBORHOOD