Dimensions and use of the scholarly
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Digital Library Federation. |
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Table 375 |
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S7b_9. Where specifically do you go when you find
information about |
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Online databases, data sets or data
sources? |
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Base |
Faculty Member |
Graduate Student |
Faculty / Graduate Student |
Under Graduate Student |
Public |
Private |
Liberal Arts |
Biological Sciences |
Physical Sciences |
Social Sciences |
Arts and Humanities |
Engineering |
Business |
Law |
Undecided Major |
Male |
Female |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
K |
L |
M |
N |
O |
P |
Q |
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Base - Use
Online databases, data sets or data sources |
565 |
0** |
236 |
236 |
329 |
254 |
142 |
169 |
87* |
61* |
175* |
109* |
21* |
68* |
9* |
35* |
262 |
303 |
for coursework |
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ONLINE |
457 |
0 |
194 |
194 |
263 |
198 |
121 |
138 |
72 |
52 |
137 |
91 |
17 |
54 |
9 |
26 |
207 |
250 |
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80.9 |
0 |
82.6 |
82.6 |
79.8 |
77.9 |
85.5 |
81.7 |
82.8 |
85.2 |
78.5 |
83.5 |
78.1 |
79.5 |
92.7 |
74.3 |
79.1 |
82.5 |
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JL |
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Search engine |
157 |
0 |
40 |
40 |
117 |
48 |
35 |
74 |
18 |
16 |
41 |
32 |
5 |
26 |
2 |
17 |
84 |
73 |
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27.8 |
0 |
16.8 |
16.8 |
35.6 |
19 |
24.4 |
43.7 |
20.2 |
26.2 |
23.7 |
29.9 |
23.3 |
38.4 |
16.4 |
48.6 |
32.1 |
24 |
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BC |
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EF |
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HJN |
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Your own institution's web site |
105 |
0 |
45 |
45 |
61 |
47 |
28 |
30 |
8 |
15 |
39 |
22 |
3 |
12 |
1 |
4 |
46 |
60 |
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18.7 |
0 |
18.9 |
18.9 |
18.5 |
18.4 |
20 |
17.8 |
9.1 |
24.6 |
22.6 |
20.6 |
16.4 |
17.8 |
10.9 |
11.4 |
17.4 |
19.7 |
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H |
H |
H |
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Internet searches |
84 |
0 |
32 |
32 |
53 |
44 |
18 |
22 |
19 |
3 |
24 |
15 |
5 |
15 |
0 |
3 |
30 |
54 |
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14.9 |
0 |
13.4 |
13.4 |
16 |
17.5 |
12.6 |
12.9 |
22.2 |
4.9 |
14 |
13.4 |
21.9 |
21.9 |
3.6 |
8.6 |
11.6 |
17.8 |
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IN |
IN |
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Online library catalogues and finding aids |
79 |
0 |
43 |
43 |
36 |
38 |
19 |
23 |
13 |
8 |
26 |
18 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
30 |
49 |
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14 |
0 |
18.4 |
18.4 |
10.8 |
14.9 |
13.1 |
13.4 |
15.2 |
13.1 |
15.1 |
16.5 |
6.8 |
9.6 |
7.3 |
14.3 |
11.4 |
16.2 |
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D |
D |
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Online databases |
76 |
0 |
45 |
45 |
31 |
19 |
38 |
19 |
10 |
12 |
23 |
17 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
38 |
38 |
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13.4 |
0 |
19 |
19 |
9.4 |
7.3 |
26.8 |
11.3 |
11.1 |
19.7 |
12.9 |
15.5 |
9.6 |
11 |
34.5 |
5.7 |
14.5 |
12.5 |
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D |
D |
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EG |
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HJKLM |
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Web directory/subject related web site |
30 |
0 |
17 |
17 |
13 |
12 |
8 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
18 |
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5.3 |
0 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
3.9 |
4.8 |
6 |
5.4 |
7.1 |
4.9 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
8.2 |
5.5 |
21.8 |
0 |
4.5 |
5.9 |
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HIJKLM |
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Department web page |
18 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
9 |
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3.2 |
0 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
3 |
4 |
13.1 |
1.1 |
0 |
6.8 |
0 |
1.8 |
8.6 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
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K |
HJKM |
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JKM |
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KM |
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Online reference service |
13 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
4 |
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2.4 |
0 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
3 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
5.5 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
1.4 |
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Your own personal electronic library/files |
8 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
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1.4 |
0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
2 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
0 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
0 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
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E |
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Online abstracting and indexing services |
5 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
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1 |
0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
2 |
3.3 |
0 |
1 |
2.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
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J |
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JM |
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Online bookstore |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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0.4 |
0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
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E-mail listservs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
0 |
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J |
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PERSONAL ASSISTANCE |
164 |
0 |
59 |
59 |
105 |
63 |
39 |
63 |
26 |
20 |
36 |
37 |
7 |
20 |
3 |
16 |
84 |
81 |
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29.1 |
0 |
25.2 |
25.2 |
31.8 |
24.7 |
27.2 |
37.1 |
30.3 |
32.8 |
20.4 |
34 |
31.5 |
28.8 |
30.9 |
45.7 |
31.9 |
26.6 |
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E |
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J |
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A librarian in your institution |
96 |
0 |
27 |
27 |
68 |
29 |
20 |
46 |
13 |
8 |
19 |
28 |
3 |
12 |
2 |
10 |
50 |
46 |
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16.9 |
0 |
11.6 |
11.6 |
20.7 |
11.4 |
14.2 |
27.4 |
15.2 |
13.1 |
10.8 |
25.8 |
16.4 |
17.8 |
21.8 |
28.6 |
19 |
15.1 |
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BC |
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EF |
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J |
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J |
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Faculty members inside your institution |
93 |
0 |
30 |
30 |
62 |
34 |
18 |
40 |
17 |
14 |
17 |
19 |
4 |
10 |
1 |
11 |
48 |
45 |
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16.4 |
0 |
12.9 |
12.9 |
18.9 |
13.4 |
13 |
23.8 |
19.2 |
23 |
9.7 |
17.5 |
19.2 |
15.1 |
9.1 |
31.4 |
18.4 |
14.8 |
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EF |
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J |
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Other students inside your institution |
37 |
0 |
16 |
16 |
21 |
12 |
11 |
14 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
18 |
19 |
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6.6 |
0 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.4 |
4.6 |
7.8 |
8.4 |
8.1 |
9.8 |
4.3 |
8.2 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
9.1 |
8.6 |
6.7 |
6.4 |
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Other students outside your institution |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
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0.5 |
0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0 |
0.6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.4 |
0 |
2.9 |
0 |
0.9 |
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Another institution's librarian |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Faculty members outside your institution |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Professional meetings |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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LIBRARY FACILITIES/PRINT |
111 |
0 |
52 |
52 |
58 |
40 |
29 |
41 |
18 |
11 |
36 |
20 |
5 |
9 |
2 |
9 |
63 |
48 |
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19.6 |
0 |
22.2 |
22.2 |
17.7 |
16 |
20.4 |
24.3 |
21.2 |
18 |
20.4 |
18.6 |
23.3 |
13.7 |
21.8 |
25.7 |
24 |
15.8 |
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Q |
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Campus library |
100 |
0 |
47 |
47 |
52 |
34 |
27 |
39 |
16 |
10 |
34 |
18 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
8 |
56 |
44 |
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17.7 |
0 |
20.1 |
20.1 |
15.9 |
13.5 |
18.8 |
22.9 |
18.2 |
16.4 |
19.4 |
16.5 |
17.8 |
12.3 |
21.8 |
22.9 |
21.3 |
14.5 |
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E |
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Another library |
10 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
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1.7 |
0 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
2 |
0 |
3.2 |
0 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
0 |
0 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
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Your own personal physical
library/files/bookshelves |
5 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
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0.9 |
0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
2 |
3.3 |
0 |
1 |
1.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
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J |
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J |
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References cited in books or journal
articles |
5 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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0.8 |
0 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
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J |
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HIJ |
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Printed abstracting and indexing services |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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0.5 |
0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0 |
0.5 |
1 |
0 |
1.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.9 |
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Printed library catalogues and finding aids |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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0.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.6 |
0 |
0 |
1.1 |
0 |
0 |
1.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.7 |
0 |
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Physical bookstore |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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0.3 |
0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.7 |
1.4 |
0 |
0 |
0.6 |
0 |
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HJK |
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Personal subscriptions to newspapers, |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
magazines and journals |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
0 |
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Online (unspecified) |
7 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
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1.2 |
0 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
0.2 |
0 |
1 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
0 |
4.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
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KM |
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E-journals |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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0.4 |
0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
0 |
0 |
3.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
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J |
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Other |
14 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
3 |
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2.4 |
0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
2 |
0 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
6.8 |
4.1 |
5.5 |
8.6 |
4.1 |
1 |
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IJ |
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IJ |
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Q |
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DK/Refused |
11 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
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1.9 |
0 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
2 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
0 |
2.7 |
1.4 |
0 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
3 |
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K |
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None/No preference |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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