Dimensions and use of the scholarly
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Question 7R [part 2]: Tables
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Digital Library Federation. |
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Copyright, 2002, Council on
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Table 169 |
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R7c_16. Where do you prefer to find information
about research related |
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Dissertations ? Do you ... |
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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 Dissertations for
research |
290 |
140 |
150 |
290 |
0** |
133 |
121* |
37* |
36* |
68* |
100* |
49* |
15* |
20** |
2** |
0* |
193 |
97* |
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ONLINE |
171 |
74 |
97 |
171 |
0 |
79 |
68 |
24 |
20 |
33 |
71 |
27 |
8 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
101 |
69 |
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58.8 |
53 |
64.3 |
58.8 |
0 |
59.6 |
56 |
65.4 |
56.1 |
48.5 |
71.7 |
54.5 |
51 |
50 |
72.7 |
0 |
52.5 |
71.3 |
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IL |
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P |
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Online databases |
50 |
14 |
36 |
50 |
0 |
29 |
16 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
23 |
11 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
23 |
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17.3 |
10.2 |
23.9 |
17.3 |
0 |
21.5 |
12.9 |
16.4 |
14.6 |
11.8 |
22.6 |
22.7 |
5.9 |
9.1 |
18.2 |
0 |
14.2 |
23.3 |
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L |
L |
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Online library catalogues and finding aids |
31 |
7 |
23 |
31 |
0 |
17 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
13 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
16 |
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10.6 |
5.2 |
15.6 |
10.6 |
0 |
12.9 |
8 |
10.7 |
7.3 |
2.9 |
13.2 |
15.9 |
7.8 |
18.2 |
9.1 |
0 |
7.6 |
16.4 |
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I |
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P |
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Search engine |
19 |
9 |
10 |
19 |
0 |
9 |
8 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
7 |
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6.4 |
6.1 |
6.7 |
6.4 |
0 |
6.4 |
6.6 |
5.5 |
12.2 |
13.2 |
1.9 |
0 |
2 |
13.6 |
9.1 |
0 |
6.2 |
6.8 |
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JK |
JK |
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Your own institution's web site |
18 |
7 |
11 |
18 |
0 |
9 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
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6.1 |
4.9 |
7.2 |
6.1 |
0 |
7 |
4.5 |
8.2 |
4.9 |
1.5 |
9.4 |
6.8 |
13.7 |
0 |
9.1 |
0 |
5 |
8.2 |
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Web directory/subject related web site |
18 |
14 |
4 |
18 |
0 |
5 |
9 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
3 |
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6.1 |
9.9 |
2.6 |
6.1 |
0 |
4.1 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
2.4 |
11.8 |
5.7 |
0 |
7.8 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
0 |
7.7 |
2.8 |
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B |
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K |
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K |
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Online abstracting and indexing services |
17 |
12 |
4 |
17 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
4 |
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5.8 |
8.9 |
2.9 |
5.8 |
0 |
1.7 |
8.6 |
11.6 |
4.9 |
2.9 |
7.5 |
9.1 |
5.9 |
0 |
9.1 |
0 |
6.7 |
4 |
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E |
E |
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Internet searches |
9 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
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3.2 |
3.6 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
0 |
3 |
4.3 |
0 |
9.8 |
4.4 |
1.9 |
0 |
3.9 |
0 |
9.1 |
0 |
3.7 |
2 |
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K |
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K |
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Online reference service |
6 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
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1.9 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
0 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3.9 |
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Department web page |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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0.8 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
5.1 |
0 |
0 |
1.9 |
0 |
3.9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
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IK |
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Your own personal electronic library/files |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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0.6 |
1.3 |
0 |
0.6 |
0 |
0 |
1.6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.9 |
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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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Online bookstore |
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 |
61 |
38 |
23 |
61 |
0 |
25 |
30 |
7 |
9 |
13 |
15 |
16 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
47 |
14 |
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21 |
26.9 |
15.5 |
21 |
0 |
18.6 |
24.5 |
18.3 |
24.4 |
19.1 |
15.1 |
31.8 |
17.6 |
27.3 |
9.1 |
0 |
24.4 |
14.2 |
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B |
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J |
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Campus library |
34 |
19 |
15 |
34 |
0 |
15 |
17 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
6 |
9 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
8 |
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11.7 |
13.7 |
9.8 |
11.7 |
0 |
11.1 |
14.3 |
4.8 |
9.8 |
14.7 |
5.7 |
18.2 |
13.7 |
18.2 |
0 |
0 |
13.4 |
8.3 |
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J |
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References cited in books or journal
articles |
16 |
9 |
7 |
16 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
5 |
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5.5 |
6.4 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
0 |
4.5 |
6.7 |
5.6 |
4.9 |
2.9 |
5.7 |
11.4 |
0 |
4.5 |
9.1 |
0 |
5.8 |
5 |
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Printed abstracting and indexing services |
4 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
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1.5 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
0 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
0 |
9.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.5 |
0 |
0 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
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IJK |
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Personal subscriptions to newspapers,
magazines and journals |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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1 |
2.1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.6 |
0 |
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Another library |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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0.7 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
5.1 |
0 |
0 |
1.9 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.1 |
0 |
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EF |
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Your own personal physical
library/files/bookshelves |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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0.3 |
0.7 |
0 |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.7 |
0 |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
0 |
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Printed library catalogues and finding aids |
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 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
0 |
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Physical bookstore |
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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PERSONAL ASSISTANCE |
35 |
15 |
20 |
35 |
0 |
18 |
14 |
3 |
5 |
14 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
5 |
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12.1 |
10.6 |
13.5 |
12.1 |
0 |
13.5 |
11.6 |
8.8 |
14.6 |
20.6 |
7.5 |
6.8 |
19.6 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
0 |
15.4 |
5.5 |
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JK |
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JK |
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Q |
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Colleagues inside your institution |
22 |
6 |
16 |
22 |
0 |
13 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
2 |
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7.5 |
4.5 |
10.4 |
7.5 |
0 |
9.9 |
7 |
0.8 |
4.9 |
16.2 |
5.7 |
2.3 |
9.8 |
4.5 |
0 |
0 |
10.2 |
2.2 |
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K |
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Q |
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A librarian in your institution |
10 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
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3.4 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
0 |
2.7 |
4.3 |
2.7 |
7.3 |
2.9 |
1.9 |
4.5 |
5.9 |
0 |
9.1 |
0 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
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Colleagues outside your institution |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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1.1 |
2.2 |
0 |
1.1 |
0 |
0.9 |
0 |
5.3 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4.5 |
0 |
0 |
1.6 |
0 |
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F |
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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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0.1 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
0 |
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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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Online (unspecified) |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
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1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0 |
1.4 |
0 |
5.1 |
0 |
0 |
3.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.9 |
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F |
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E-Journals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0.1 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
0 |
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Personal Office/Lab |
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 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
0 |
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Author |
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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Other |
14 |
8 |
6 |
14 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
6 |
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4.7 |
5.5 |
3.9 |
4.7 |
0 |
3.1 |
7.1 |
2.4 |
4.9 |
7.4 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
5.9 |
13.6 |
9.1 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
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DK/Refused |
4 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
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1.2 |
2.5 |
0 |
1.2 |
0 |
2.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.5 |
0 |
4.5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.8 |
0 |
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None/No preferences |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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0.7 |
0 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0 |
0 |
2.9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
1 |
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