Items Measuring Adult Crime
| Survey Item | Offense Category |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ever purposely damaged/destroyed property of your parents or other family members? | Property |
| 2 | Ever purposely damaged/destroyed property of your employer? | Property |
| 3 | Ever purposely damaged/destroyed property that did not belong to you, not counting family or work property? | Property |
| 4 | Ever purposely set fire or tried to do so? | Property |
| 5 | Ever broken or tried to break into a building or vehicle to steal something or just to look around? | Property |
| 6 | Ever stolen or tried to steal things worth more than $50? | Property |
| 7 | Ever taken a vehicle for a ride or driven without the owner’s permission? | Property |
| 8 | Ever stolen or tried to steal a motor vehicle? | Property |
| 9 | Ever used checks illegally or used phony money to pay for something? | Property |
| 10 | Ever knowingly bought, sold, or held stolen goods? | Property |
| 11 | Ever stolen money or other things from your parents or other family members? | Property |
| 12 | Ever stolen money, goods, or property from the place where you work? | Property |
| 13 | Ever used or tried to use credit cards without owner’s permission? | Property |
| 14 | Ever snatched someone’s purse or wallet or picked someone’s pocket? | Property |
| 15 | Ever embezzled money? | Property |
| 16 | Ever used force or strong-arm methods to get money or things from people? | Property |
| 17 | Ever tried to cheat someone by selling them something that was worthless? | Property |
| 18 | Ever had or tried to have sexual relations with someone against their will? | Person |
| 19 | Ever been involved in a gang fight? | Person |
| 20 | Ever hit or threatened to hit parent(s)? | Person |
| 21 | Ever hit or threatened to hit your supervisor or other employee? | Person |
| 22 | Ever threatened to hit anyone? | Person |
| 23 | Ever hit anyone? | Person |
| 24 | When you hit this person, did you have the idea of seriously hurting or killing this person? | Person |
| 25 | Ever been paid for having sexual relations with someone? | Society |
| 26 | Ever paid someone for having sexual relations with you? | Society |
| 27 | Ever carried a hidden weapon? | Society |
| 28 | Ever sold marijuana or hashish? | Society |
| 29 | Ever sold hard drugs? | Society |