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Guyana: Latin American Public Opinion Project - Victimization and Crime survey 2016

By Country Department Caribbean Group (VPC/CCB/CCB)

This dataset contains individual-level survey data for respondents older than 16 years collected in Guyana as part of the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) AmericasBarometer. The release packages the microdata together with the technical information and questionnaires needed to interpret and reuse it.

About the survey

The AmericasBarometer is one of the most widely used comparative survey series on democratic values and citizen experience in the Americas. For this Guyana edition, a dedicated module on victimization and crime financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) was added, allowing researchers to study citizens' direct experiences with crime alongside the standard public-opinion measures. The keyword theme for this release centers on the experience of being a victim of violence.

What is included

The dataset is distributed as analysis-ready statistical files (Stata .dta and CSV) accompanied by a variable dictionary, plus PDF documentation covering the technical report and the survey questionnaire. Together these resources let users replicate published estimates, build new cross-tabulations, and align variables with other AmericasBarometer country files.

Intended uses

The data support research and policy analysis on crime, insecurity, victimization, and citizen attitudes toward the state and public institutions in Guyana. Typical users include academics, public-security and justice-sector analysts, journalists, and graduate students working on the Caribbean and the wider Latin America and the Caribbean region.

Access and reuse

The dataset is published as open data by the IDB under a Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivs 3.0 IGO license. It carries a persistent DOI for stable citation, and the questionnaire and technical documents should be consulted to understand sampling, weighting, and variable construction before analysis.

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Metadata & use

Identifier https://doi.org/10.60966/yn7r03vo
License Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivs 3.0 IGO
Citation

Inter-American Development Bank (2016). Guyana: Latin American Public Opinion Project - Victimization and Crime survey 2016. IDB Open Data. https://doi.org/10.60966/yn7r03vo
Published date 2016-09-13
Modified date 2026-07-15
Tags/Keywords Victim of Violence
Language
  1. English
In Series Latin American Public Opinion Project
Temporal coverage 2016-2016
Country
Guyana
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Publisher
Inter-American Development Bank
Author
Inter-American Development Bank
Data collection type Survey Data
Statistical type Cross-sectional Data
Data structure Structured Data
Data notes

What does this dataset cover?

It provides individual-level public-opinion survey data collected in Guyana under the LAPOP AmericasBarometer, including a dedicated module on victimization and crime financed by the IDB.

Who are the survey respondents?

The microdata cover individual respondents older than 16 years in Guyana. Consult the technical report and questionnaire included with the release for details on the sampling frame and population coverage.

What is the victimization and crime module?

It is an additional block of questions financed by the IDB and added to this AmericasBarometer edition, designed to capture citizens' direct experiences with crime and being a victim of violence alongside the standard public-opinion items.

What file formats are available?

The survey microdata are provided in Stata (.dta) and CSV, with an accompanying CSV variable dictionary, plus PDF documents containing the technical information and the questionnaire.

How should I interpret the variables?

Use the included variable dictionary together with the questionnaire to map codes to question wording, and review the technical report for guidance on weighting and analysis before drawing conclusions.

Can the data be compared with other countries?

Because it follows the AmericasBarometer design, many core items are comparable with other AmericasBarometer country files. Verify variable definitions in each file's documentation before constructing cross-country comparisons.

Who produced and funded this dataset?

The dataset is published by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), which financed the added victimization and crime module within the LAPOP AmericasBarometer for Guyana.

What can researchers do with this data?

They can analyze citizen attitudes, insecurity, and direct experiences of victimization in Guyana, replicate published estimates, and support evidence for public-security and justice-sector policy in the Caribbean.

What license applies and what are the usage terms?

It is released under Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivs 3.0 IGO (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/), which requires attribution and restricts commercial use and derivative redistribution.

How do I cite this dataset?

Inter-American Development Bank (2016). Guyana: Latin American Public Opinion Project - Victimization and Crime survey 2016. IDB Open Data. https://doi.org/10.60966/yn7r03vo

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