| Variable | Descripción | Rango | Códigos | | year | Year | 2009 - 2009
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| pais | Country Country | 24 - 24
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| wt | Weight | .38841 - 1.62444
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| estratopri | Estratopri
Stratum_code | 2401 - 2407
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| prov | Region_code | 1 - 10
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| cluster | Cluster | 1 - 267
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| ur | Urban / rural | 1 - 2
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| upm | Unidad primaria de muestreo (Municipio) | 1 - 89
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| municipality | LABB Municipalities (Urban areas); NDC (Rural areas) | 101 - 1099
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| guyndc | LABB NDC | 101 - 1099
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| sec | Sector or villages | 1 - 232
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| munisec | Municipality + Sector/Village hierachical code | 101005 - 1099056
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| guysegmento | Enumeration districts. ed_num | 1 - 993
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| idiomaq | Questionnaire language | 1 - 1
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| tamano | Size of city/town | 1 - 5
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| clusterdesc | Cluster description | 1 - 5
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| annotations | Comments made for interviewers while fieldwork | 1 - 5
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| idnum | Questionnaire number [assigned at the office]. Interview number | 1 - 2514
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| desc | Cluster description | 1 - 2514
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| gender | gender | 1 - 2
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| agerange | Interviewee's range of age | 1 - 2
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| persondesc | Interviewee description | 1 - 2
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| typeinf1 | Type of informant set 1 | 1 - 2
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| typeinf2 | HC1 vc HC1EXP | 1 - 2
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| typeinf3 | PV1 vc PV1EXP | 1 - 2
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| typeinf4 | PV5 vc PV5EXP | 1 - 2
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| typeinf5 | POLV1 vc POLV1EXP | 1 - 2
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| completedperc~t | Complete percent of the interview | - | - |
| napercent | Percent of variables with NA value | 5 - 14
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| startdate | Date and time of the first time the interview started | 16495.48 - 18006.73
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| lastupdate | Date and time of the last time an interview finished | 16495.57 - 18006.76
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| collectorcrea~r | Name of the collector who started this interview for first time | - | - |
| lastfilledout~t | Name of the question where the interview stopped last time | - | - |
| reserv01 | reserv01 | 16495.57 - 18006.76
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| reserv02 | reserv02 | 16495.57 - 18006.76
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| reserv03 | reserv03 | 16495.57 - 18006.76
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| reserv04 | reserv04 | 16495.57 - 18006.76
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| ti1 | ti1 | 16495.48 - 18006.73
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| entrev | Interviewer | 1 - 82
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| q1 | Sex | 1 - 2
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| ls3 | To begin, in general how satisfied are you with your life? Would you say that yo | 1 - 4
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| a4 | In your opinion, what is the most serious problem faced by the country? | 1 - 70
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| soct1 | How would you describe the economic situation of the country? Would you say that | 1 - 5
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| soct2 | Do you think that the current economic situation of the country is better than, | 1 - 3
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| soct2a | Would you say that the current economic situation of the country is slightly bet | 1 - 3
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| soct2b | Would you say that the current economic situation of the country is slightly wor | 1 - 3
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| idio1 | How would you describe your overall economic situation? Would you say that it is | 1 - 5
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| idio2 | How do you think that your current economic situation is compared to 12 months a | 1 - 3
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| idio2a | Would you say that your current economic situation is slightly better, somewhat | 1 - 3
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| idio2b | Would you say that your current economic situation is slightly worse, somewhat w | 1 - 3
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| cr1 | Which one is more important for a child to have: Independence or Respect for eld | 1 - 2
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| cr2 | Which one is more important for a child to have: Curiosity or Good manners | 1 - 2
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| cr3 | Which one is more important for a child to have: Obedience or Self-reliance | 1 - 2
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| cr4 | Which one is more important for a child to have: Being considerate or Well-behav | 1 - 2
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| griden1 | How close do you feel to other Guyanese people? | 1 - 4
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| griden2 | How close do you feel to Black people? | 1 - 4
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| griden3 | How close do you feel to Indian people? | 1 - 4
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| griden4 | How close do you feel to Mixed people? | 1 - 4
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| griden5 | How close do you feel to Amerindian people? | 1 - 4
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| rstereo1 | Thinking about racial groups in Guyana other than your own, would you say that t | 1 - 4
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| rstereo2 | Thinking about racial groups in Guyana other than your own, would you say that i | 1 - 4
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| rstereo3 | Thinking about racial groups in Guyana other than your own, would you say that h | 1 - 4
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| cp2 | In order to solve your problems have you ever requested help or cooperation from | 1 - 2
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| cp4a | In order to solve your problems have you ever requested help or cooperation from | 1 - 2
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| cp4 | In order to solve your problems have you ever requested help or cooperation from | 1 - 2
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| np1 | Have you attended a city/town/NDC council meeting or other meeting convened by t | 1 - 2
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| np2 | Have you sought assistance from or presented a request to any office, official o | 1 - 2
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| sgl1 | Would you say that the services the city/town/NDC is providing are...? | 1 - 5
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| lgl2a | Taking into account the current public services in the country, who should be gi | 1 - 5
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| lgl2b | And taking into account the available economic resources in the country, who sho | 1 - 5
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| lgl2c | Taking into account the current public services in the country, who should be gi | 1 - 5
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| lgl2d | And taking into account the available economic resources in the country, who sho | 1 - 5
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| cp5 | Over the last 12 months have you tried to help to solve a problem in your commun | 1 - 4
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| cp6 | Meetings of any religious organization? Do you attend them... | 1 - 4
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| cp7 | Meetings of a parents' association at school? Do you attend them... | 1 - 4
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| cp7a | In general, would you say that the people who attend those meetings with you are | 1 - 5
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| cp8 | And meetings of a committee or association for community improvement? Do you att | 1 - 4
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| cp8a | In general, would you say that the people who attend those meetings with you are | 1 - 5
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| cp9 | And meetings of an association of professionals, traders or farmers? Do you atte | 1 - 4
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| cp9a | In general, would you say that the people who attend those meetings with you are | 1 - 5
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| cp10 | And meetings of a labour union? Do you attend them... | 1 - 4
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| cp13 | Meetings of a political party or political movement? Do you attend them... | 1 - 4
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| cp13a | In general, would you say that the people who attend those meetings with you are | 1 - 5
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| cp20 | Associations or groups of women or home makers. Do you attend them... | 1 - 4
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| cp20a | In general, would you say that the people who attend those meetings with you are | 1 - 5
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| ls6 | Suppose we say that the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for | 1 - 10
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| ls6a | In wich step would you say you stood two years ago? | 1 - 10
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| it1 | Would you say that people in this community are generally very trustworthy, some | 1 - 4
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| it1b | Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or that you c | 1 - 2
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| l1 | According to the meaning that the terms "left" and "right" have for you, and thi | 1 - 10
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| prot2 | In the past year, did you participate in a public demonstration or protest? Did | 1 - 3
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| jc1 | In your opinion would a military coup be justified in the following circumstance | 1 - 2
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| jc4 | In your opinion would a military coup be justified in the following circumstance | 1 - 2
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| jc10 | In your opinion would a military coup be justified in the following circumstance | 1 - 2
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| jc13 | In your opinion would a military coup be justified in the following circumstance | 1 - 2
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| jc15 | Do you think that sometimes there can be sufficient grounds for the President to | 1 - 2
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| jc16 | Do you think that sometimes there can be sufficient grounds for the President to | 1 - 2
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| vic1 | Have you been a victim of any type of crime in the past 12 months? | 1 - 2
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| vic2 | What kind of crime were you the victim of? | 1 - 8
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| aoj1 | Did you report the crime to any institution? | 1 - 2
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| aoj1b | Why did you not report the crime? | 1 - 7
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| aoj8 | In order to apprehend criminals do you think that the authorities should always | 1 - 2
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| aoj11 | Speaking of the neighbourhood where you live and, thinking of the possibility of | 1 - 4
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| aoj11a | And speaking of the country in general, how much do you think that the level of | 1 - 4
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| aoj12 | If you were a victim of a robbery or assault how much faith do you have that the | 1 - 4
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| aoj12a | If you were a victim of a robbery or assault how much faith do you have that the | 1 - 4
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| aoj18 | Some people say that the police in this community (town, village) protect people | 1 - 3
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| b1 | To what extent do you think the courts in Guyana guarantee a fair trial? | 1 - 7
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| b2 | To what extent do you respect the political institutions of Guyana? | 1 - 7
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| b3 | To what extent do you think that citizens’ basic rights are well protected by th | 1 - 7
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| b4 | To what extent do you feel proud of living under the political system of Guyana? | 1 - 7
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| b6 | To what extent do you think that one should support the political system of Guya | 1 - 7
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| b10a | To what extent do you trust the justice system? | 1 - 7
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| b11 | To what extent do you trust the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM)? | 1 - 7
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| b12 | To what extent do you trust the Guyana Defence Force? | 1 - 7
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| b13 | To what extent do you trust the Parliament? | 1 - 7
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| b14 | To what extent do you trust the National Government? | 1 - 7
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| guyb15 | To what extent do you trust the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)? | 1 - 7
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| b18 | To what extent do you trust the Guyana Police Force? | 1 - 7
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| b20 | To what extent do you trust the Church? | 1 - 7
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| b21 | To what extent do you trust the political parties? | 1 - 7
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| b21a | To what extent do you trust the President? | 1 - 7
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| b31 | To what extent do you trust the Supreme Court (High Court)? | 1 - 7
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| b32 | To what extent do you trust the Mayor’s office of your city or town/ NDC chairma | 1 - 7
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| b33 | To what extent do you trust the Regional Democratic Council (RDC)? | 1 - 7
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| b43 | To what extent are you proud of being a Guyanese? | 1 - 7
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| b16 | To what extent do you trust the Attorney General? | 1 - 7
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| b46 | To what extent do you trust the Integrity Commission? | 1 - 7
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| b47 | To what extent do you trust elections? | 1 - 7
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| b48 | To what extent do you believe that free trade agreement will help to improve the | 1 - 7
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| n1 | To what extent would you say the current government fights poverty? | 1 - 7
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| n3 | To what extent would you say the current government promotes and protects democr | 1 - 7
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| n9 | To what extent would you say the current government combats government corruptio | 1 - 7
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| n11 | To what extent would you say the current government improves the security of cit | 1 - 7
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| n12 | To what extent would you say the current government combats unemployment? | 1 - 7
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| m1 | Speaking in general of the current government, how would you rate the job perfor | 1 - 5
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| m2 | Thinking of those members of the Parliament as a whole, without considering the | 1 - 5
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| pop101 | It is necessary for the progress of this country that our presidents limit the v | 1 - 7
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| pop102 | When the Parliament obstructs the work of our government, our presidents should | 1 - 7
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| pop103 | When the Supreme Court [High Court] obstructs the work of our government, it sho | 1 - 7
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| pop106 | Our presidents must follow the will of the people because what the people want i | 1 - 7
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| pop107 | The people should govern directly and not through elected representatives. How m | 1 - 7
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| pop109 | In today’s world there is a battle between good and evil, and people must choose | 1 - 7
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| pop110 | Once the people decide what is right, we must prevent a minority from opposing t | 1 - 7
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| pop112 | The largest obstacle to progress in our country is the ruling class (or oligarch | 1 - 7
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| pop113 | Those who disagree with the majority represent a threat to the interests of the | 1 - 7
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| eff1 | Those who govern this country are really interested in what people like you thin | 1 - 7
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| eff2 | You feel that you understand the most important political issues of this country | 1 - 7
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| ing4 | Democracy may have problems, but it is better than any other form of government. | 1 - 7
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| pn2 | Despite our differences, we Guyanese have many things that unite us as a country | 1 - 7
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| dem23 | Democracy can exist without political parties. How much do you agree or disagree | 1 - 7
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| ros1 | The government, instead of the private sector, should own the most important ent | 1 - 7
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| ros2 | The government, more than individuals, should be primarily responsible for ensur | 1 - 7
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| ros3 | The government, more than the private sector, should be primarily responsible fo | 1 - 7
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| ros4 | The government should implement strong policies to reduce inequality between the | 1 - 7
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| ros5 | The government, more than the private sector should be primarily responsible for | 1 - 7
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| ros6 | The government, more than the private sector should be primarily responsible for | 1 - 7
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| pn4 | In general, would you say that you are very satisfied, satisfied, dissatisfied o | 1 - 4
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| pn5 | In your opinion, is Guyana very democratic, somewhat democratic, not very democr | 1 - 4
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| e5 | Of people participating in legal demonstrations. How much do you approve or disa | 1 - 10
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| e8 | Of people participating in an organization or group to try to solve community pr | 1 - 10
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| e11 | Of people working for campaigns for a political party or candidate. How much do | 1 - 10
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| e15 | Of people participating in the blocking of roads. Using the same scale, how much | 1 - 10
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| e14 | Of people squatting on private property or land. How much do you approve or disa | 1 - 10
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| e2 | Of people taking control over factories, offices and other buildings as a form o | 1 - 10
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| e3 | Of people participating in a group working to violently overthrow an elected gov | 1 - 10
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| e16 | Of people taking the law into their own hands when the government does not punis | 1 - 10
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| d1 | There are people who always say bad things of the Guyanese form of government, n | 1 - 10
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| d2 | How strongly do you approve or disapprove that such people be allowed to conduct | 1 - 10
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| d3 | Still thinking of those who only say bad things of the Guyanese form of governme | 1 - 10
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| d4 | How strongly do you approve or disapprove of such people appearing on television | 1 - 10
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| d5 | And now, changing the topic and thinking of homosexuals, how strongly do you app | 1 - 10
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| dem2 | With which of the following statements do you agree with the most: | 1 - 3
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| dem11 | Do you think that our country needs a government that rules with an iron fist, o | 1 - 2
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| aut1 | There are people who say that we need a strong leader that does not have to be e | 1 - 2
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| aut2 | With which of the following statements do you agree the most: | 1 - 2
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| pp1 | During election time, some people try to convince others to vote for a party or | 1 - 4
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| pp2 | There are people who work for parties or candidates during electoral campaigns. | 1 - 2
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| dc10 | Mother of several children needs to obtain a birth certificate for one of them. | 1 - 3
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| dc13 | An unemployed individual is the brother-in-law of an important politician, and t | 1 - 3
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| exc2 | Has a police officer asked you for a bribe during the past year? | 0 - 1
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| exc6 | During the past year did any government employee ask you for a bribe? | 0 - 1
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| exc11a | During the past year did you have any official dealings in the city/town/NDC? | 0 - 1
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| exc11 | During the past year, to process any kind of document (like a license, for examp | 0 - 1
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| exc13a | Are you currently employed? | 0 - 1
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| exc13 | At your workplace, have you had to pay a bribe in the last year? | 0 - 1
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| exc14a | During the past year, have you had any dealings with the courts? | 0 - 1
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| exc14 | Did you have to pay a bribe to the courts within the past year? | 0 - 1
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| exc15a | Have you used any public health services during the past year? | 0 - 1
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| exc15 | In order to receive attention in a hospital or a clinic during the past year, di | 0 - 1
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| exc16a | Have you had a child in school during the past year? | 0 - 1
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| exc16 | Have you had to pay a bribe at school during the past year? | 0 - 1
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| exc17 | Did anyone ask you for a bribe to avoid having the electricity cut off? | 0 - 1
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| exc18 | Do you think given the way things are, sometimes paying a bribe is justified? | 0 - 1
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| exc7 | Taking into account your own experience or what you have heard, corruption among | 1 - 4
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| comunetid | Comunetid
How would you describe most of the people here in the community where you are li | 1 - 8
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| comcon1 | How much of a problem do you think that racial differences are for Guyana? Would | 1 - 3
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| comcon2 | How much of a problem do you think that racial differences are for your communit | 1 - 3
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| comcon3 | Would it bother you to live in a neighbourhood with people from another racial g | 1 - 2
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| comcon4 | Would you allow a child of yours to marry someone of another racial group? | 1 - 2
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| comcon5 | Do you attend a church or other religious service in which people from a racial | 1 - 2
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| dis2 | Have you ever felt discriminated or treated unfairly because of your physical ap | 1 - 2
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| dis4 | Have you ever felt discriminated or treated unfairly because of your physical ap | 1 - 2
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| dis5 | Have you ever felt discriminated or treated unfairly because of your physical ap | 1 - 2
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| gi1 | What is the name of the current president of the United States? | 1 - 9
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| gi2 | What is the name of the Speaker of the Parliament in Guyana? | 1 - 9
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| gi3 | How many regions does Guyana have? | 1 - 9
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| gi4 | How long is the government's term of office in Guyana? | 1 - 9
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| gi5 | What is the name of the current president of Brazil? | 1 - 9
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| vb1 | Did you register for the new voters list? | 1 - 2
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| vb2 | Did you vote in the last general elections of 2006? | 1 - 2
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| vb3 | Who did you vote for in the last general elections of 2006? | 0 - 2406
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| vb50 | In general, men are better political leaders than women. Do you strongly agree, | 1 - 4
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| vb10 | Do you currently identify with a political party? | 1 - 2
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| vb11 | Which political party do you identify with? | 77 - 2403
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| vb12 | Would you say that your identification with that party [the party mentioned in V | 1 - 5
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| pol1 | How much interest do you have in politics: a lot, some, little or none? | 1 - 4
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| pol2 | How often do you discuss politics with other people? | 1 - 5
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| per1 | Then, if 0 is relaxed and 10 is tense, what number best describes you? | 0 - 10
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| per2 | Next, 0 is outgoing, and 10 is shy, what number best describes you? | 0 - 10
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| per3 | Next, 0 is hard-working, and 10 is lazy, what number best describes you? | 0 - 10
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| per4 | Next, 0 is imaginative, and 10 is unimaginative, what number best describes you? | 0 - 10
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| per5 | Next, 0 is introverted, and 10 is extroverted, what number best describes you? | 0 - 10
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| per6 | Next, 0 is nervous, and 10 is calm, what number best describes you? | 0 - 10
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| per7 | Next, If 0 is sympathetic, and 10 unsympathetic, what number best describes you? | 0 - 10
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| per8 | Next, 0 is not an intellectual, and 10 is an intellectual, what number best desc | 0 - 10
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| per9 | Next, 0 is unkind, and 10 is kind, what number best describes you? | 0 - 10
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| per10 | Next, 0 is irresponsible, and 10 is responsible, what number best describes you? | 0 - 10
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| edlevel | Level of education | 0 - 4
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| edyear | Grade/year completed | 1 - 7
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| ed | What was the highest level of education that you have reached? | 0 - 18
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| etid | Do you consider yourself white, mixed, Amerindian, Black, Indian, Chinese, or Po | 2 - 8
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| link1 | Do you think what happens generally to the {ETID} in this country will have some | 1 - 2
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| link2 | Will it affect you a lot, some, or not very much? | 1 - 3
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| q2 | How old are you? | 18 - 89
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| guyq3 | What is your religion/denomination? | 1 - 15
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| q5a | How often do you attend religious services? | 1 - 5
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| q10 | Into which of the following income ranges does the total monthly income of this | 0 - 10
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| q10a | Does your family receive remittances from abroad? | 1 - 2
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| q10a1 | How do you generally use the remittances from abroad? | 1 - 7
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| q10b | To what extent does the income of this household depend on remittances from abro | 1 - 4
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| q10c | Do you have close relatives who use to live in this household and are now living | 1 - 4
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| q16 | How often do you communicate with them? | 1 - 5
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| q14 | Do you have any intention of going to live or work in another country in the nex | 1 - 2
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| q10d | The salary that you receive and total family income: | 1 - 4
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| q10e | Over the past two years, has the income of your household: | 1 - 3
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| q10f | What was the main reason why the income of your household decreased in the past | 1 - 8
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| q11 | What is your marital status? | 1 - 6
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| q12 | How many children do you have? | 0 - 22
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| q12a | How many children live with you at the present time? | 0 - 23
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| leng1 | What language have you spoken at home since childhood? | 2401 - 2405
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| www1 | Talking about other things, how often do you use the internet? | 1 - 5
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| hc1 | In one incident, a { Black | Indian} man is stabbed by two { Indian | Black} men | 1 - 6
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| hc2 | Now suppose that the attackers are set free since there was not enough evidence | 1 - 4
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| pv1 | In another incident, { a Black | an Indian} man is fatally shot by the police. T | 1 - 3
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| pv2 | Suppose some citizens plan to organize a public demonstration in front of the po | 1 - 4
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| pv3 | Suppose some citizens do organize a public demonstration in front of the police | 1 - 4
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| pv4 | Suppose there is a risk that some, but not all, participants in the demonstrat | 1 - 4
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| pv5 | To what extent would you support or oppose the prosecution of the police involve | 1 - 7
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| polv1 | To what extent would you believe the claims of irregularities? | 1 - 7
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| polv2 | Suppose some citizens plan to organize a public demonstration to protest the ele | 1 - 4
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| polv3 | Suppose some citizens do organize a public demonstration to protest the election | 1 - 4
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| polv4 | Suppose there is a risk that some, but not all, participants in the demonstrati | 1 - 4
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| action1 | How interested would you be in attending an event at which speakers from differe | 1 - 4
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| action2 | How interested would you be in attending such an event if it were hosted by a re | 1 - 4
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| action3 | How interested would you be in attending such an event if it were hosted jointly | 1 - 4
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| action4 | How interested would you be in attending such an event if it were hosted by a gr | 1 - 4
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| r1 | Television | 0 - 1
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| r3 | Refrigerator | 0 - 1
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| r4 | Conventional or landline telephone | 0 - 1
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| r4a | Cellular telephone | 0 - 1
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| r5 | Vehicle | 0 - 3
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| r6 | Washing machine | 0 - 1
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| r7 | Microwave oven | 0 - 1
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| r8 | Motorcycle | 0 - 1
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| r12 | Potable water Indoors | 0 - 1
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| r14 | Indoor bathroom | 0 - 1
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| r15 | Computer | 0 - 1
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| r16 | Flat panel TV | 0 - 1
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| r17 | Stereo | 0 - 1
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| r18 | High speed cable internet | 0 - 1
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| ocup4a | How do you mainly spend your time? Are you currently... | 1 - 7
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| ocup1 | What is your main occupation or type of work? | 1 - 15
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| ocup1a | In this job are you: | 1 - 5
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| ocup1c | Do you have health insurance through your business or employer? | 1 - 2
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| mig1 | During your childhood, where did you mainly live? In the countryside? In a town? | 1 - 3
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| mig2 | Where were you living 5 years ago? | 1 - 3
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| mig3 | The place where you lived 5 years ago was: | 1 - 3
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| ietid | Interviewer self-identification of his/her own ethnicity. Do you consider yourse | 1 - 8
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| ti2 | ti2 | 16495.57 - 18006.75
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| ti3 | ti3 | 16495.57 - 18006.75
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| ti | Duration of interview in minutes | 20.1 - 149.5667
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| _merge | _merge | 3 - 3
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