Consumer Financial Exploitation of the Elderly in Arizona and Florida, 2010-2011

These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they there received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or processed except of the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompany readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collections and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed.The objectives of the study were: (1) To determine the nature, incidence, and prevalence of fraud victimization among elderly consumers in Arizona and Florida; (2) To identify risk and protective factors associated with fraud victimization in this population; and (3) To evaluate the elderly population's awareness and use of state-based programs, including reporting behavior to law enforcement.The study is comprised of data from telephone surveys of 2,000 aged 60 years and older Arizona (n = 1,000) and Florida (n = 1,000). The survey was obtained via computer assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) administered by Precision Research in June and July of 2011. Data were collected seven days a week during specific times of the day that had the greatest probability of contacting a respondent. The interviews were primarily conducted in English but a Spanish survey instrument was constructed and used when necessary.

本数据集属于NACJD快速发布系列，并按照数据提交者所提供的形式进行分发。NACJD已对文件进行压缩以供发布，但除去除直接标识符之外，未进行任何检查或处理。用户应参考所附的readme文件以了解该集合中可用文件的简要描述，并在需要更多信息时咨询调查者。研究目标如下：（1）确定亚利桑那州和佛罗里达州老年消费者遭受欺诈的性质、发生率和普遍性；（2）识别与该群体欺诈受害相关的风险和保护因素；（3）评估老年人口对基于州一级的项目的认知和使用情况，包括向执法部门报告的行为。该研究由对2,000名60岁及以上的亚利桑那州（n = 1,000）和佛罗里达州（n = 1,000）居民的电话调查数据组成。调查通过2011年6月和7月由Precision Research实施的计算机辅助电话访谈（CATI）进行。数据收集在每周特定时间进行，这些时间具有最大可能联系到受访者的概率。访谈主要使用英语进行，但在必要时构建并使用了西班牙语调查工具。