In 2017, LSC partnered with NORC at the University of Chicago to survey 2,000 low-income households for the first Justice Gap Measurement Survey. This report presents findings from the 2017 Justice Gap Measurement Survey and LSC data. It revealed that…
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The 2017 Justice Gap Measurement Survey Codebook, prepared by NORC, provides an overview of the 2017 Justice Gap Measurement Survey methodology, describes the variables in the data files, and presents weighted and unweighted frequency tables. Raw, anonymized, data are available…
The 2017 Justice Gap Measurement Survey Technical Report, prepared by NORC, details the 2017 Justice Gap Measurement Survey methodology, summarizes the research findings, and provides extensive technical appendices for the 2017 Justice Gap Measurement Survey.
The 2017 Justice Gap Measurement Survey Instrument, prepared by NORC, contains the text and organization of the questions as asked of respondents for the Justice Gap Measurement Survey programmed for use in CAWI.
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