Enterprise Survey 2009
Lesotho, 2008 - 2009
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LSO_2009_ES_v01_M_WB
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Interviewer comments (a17x)
Data file: Lesotho-2009-Indicator-full data-1
Overview
Valid:
150
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Start:
593
End:
672
Width:
80
Range:
-
Format:
character
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Question pretext
INTERVIEWER COMMENTS (Problems occurred/extraordinary circumstances which could influence results)
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All went well! | 1 |
0.7%
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| Always smiled | 1 |
0.7%
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| Approchable and Flamboyant | 1 |
0.7%
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| Both the owner annd accountant were not interested in doing the interview. | 1 |
0.7%
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| Buti Bakery owned by a ladies in partnership with her mother. She makes decision | 1 |
0.7%
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| Champ Construction needs to locate to better offices where it can operate from, | 1 |
0.7%
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| Financially the business is doing well, especially | 1 |
0.7%
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| For a company that has been in operation for this long it should have a grown mu | 1 |
0.7%
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| Gave only estimates because they do not keep records. Hardly speaks english- Don | 1 |
0.7%
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| Had no problems the interview went well. | 1 |
0.7%
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| He was cooperative, willing to help and showing interest in everything, polite a | 1 |
0.7%
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| He was coopertive and vey helpful. | 1 |
0.7%
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| He was fully committed to the interview and he was eager to know more about this | 1 |
0.7%
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| He was in a hurry but he gave straight forward answers, Besides that he was very | 1 |
0.7%
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| He was on the run… | 1 |
0.7%
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| He was patient, he estimated figures on his computer | 1 |
0.7%
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| He was really kind and helpful | 1 |
0.7%
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| He was somewhat truthful. | 1 |
0.7%
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| He was taking all the information fro his records. | 1 |
0.7%
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| He was very cooperative and insisted on clearing everything with needed explanat | 1 |
0.7%
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| He was very cooperative. | 1 |
0.7%
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| He was very truthful in every thing, where he did not know and understand he jus | 1 |
0.7%
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| He was willing to answer my questions | 1 |
0.7%
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| He was willing to answer the questions and he did not encounter any problems | 1 |
0.7%
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| I am of the opinion that the respondent is not familiar with what the general ru | 1 |
0.7%
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| I assume that the answers she gave were truthful because she refered to the comp | 1 |
0.7%
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| I believe the information they gave me was true because every answer that needed | 1 |
0.7%
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| I found the information provided to be very truthful, although some of the figur | 1 |
0.7%
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| It was an interesting interview because Mr Lesenya was very co-operative and wil | 1 |
0.7%
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| It was not easy interviewing the owner and manager because he went through a pri | 1 |
0.7%
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| It was not easy to conduct the interview as the respondent was a Chinese, and En | 1 |
0.7%
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| It was perfect. I had to go there 2 times because the Accountant was not there | 1 |
0.7%
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| It was successfully conducted | 1 |
0.7%
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| Manager was very Cooperative | 1 |
0.7%
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| Most of the amounts were estimated | 1 |
0.7%
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| Most of the company's amounts were taken fom their books and some of the figures | 1 |
0.7%
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| No comment | 1 |
0.7%
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| No problems occurred, it all went well. The respondents were very welcoming and | 1 |
0.7%
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| Not easy going, doesn't speak english very well, and had doubts. | 1 |
0.7%
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| Ok | 1 |
0.7%
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| Over the last two years sales figures decreased due to increased competition | 1 |
0.7%
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| Respondent busy, he had to attend to other clients during the interview. | 1 |
0.7%
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| Rumdel Constructions Lesotho is a branch of Rumdel Construction group based in D | 1 |
0.7%
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| She seemed sure of herself and was highly cooperative | 1 |
0.7%
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| She was harsh, as she feltthat I was waisting her time, but as our conversation | 1 |
0.7%
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| She was nice and cooperative, willing to help | 1 |
0.7%
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| She was quite cooperative and understanding, though somewhat doubtful when it ca | 1 |
0.7%
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| She was so open as far as giving the café's downfalls | 1 |
0.7%
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| She was very cooperative | 1 |
0.7%
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| Since the receipts for income and expenditures are kept in the fle they smethime | 1 |
0.7%
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| Some figure were estimates and some were directly from the records. The business | 1 |
0.7%
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| Th interview was easy as the manager was accommodating and willing to help. Some | 1 |
0.7%
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| The Company has problems because it operates in a school premises. He does not h | 1 |
0.7%
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| The Gentleman was willing o give me all the information I needed. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The M.D did not pose any problem whatsoever, he was very cooperative. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The M.D was willing to answer any question dispite the fact that he was on a ver | 1 |
0.7%
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| The Sigma Construction is a sole proprietorship company, whose owner looks deter | 1 |
0.7%
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| The amount were done by the accountant and all the information was done by human | 1 |
0.7%
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| The business is doing very good as compared to other years. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The business is doing well as compared to the last three years, the sales are go | 1 |
0.7%
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| The business is going well compared to last years. The annual sales are improvin | 1 |
0.7%
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| The company collect rubbish brought by the Maseru city council, Brewery and some | 1 |
0.7%
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| The company is doing well so far though there is shortage of electricity which m | 1 |
0.7%
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| The company is doing well, although they keep on record of losses incurred due t | 1 |
0.7%
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| The company is still growing and the information given seems to be truthful. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The company was good, it has a steady growth, and has more growth potential. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The company was registered in November 2006, the only work which his constructio | 1 |
0.7%
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| The compony seems to be growing but the land it is on seems too small to hold al | 1 |
0.7%
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| The establishment is not that big, so it was easy to get accurate answers. I cou | 1 |
0.7%
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| The establishment seems to be doing very well. The figures he gave are evidence | 1 |
0.7%
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| The information given is complete. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The information given was somewhat truthful but the relating figures were estima | 1 |
0.7%
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| The information provided wa tuthful though the figures were estimates were compu | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interview took two days to complete. The Accountant was not there the first | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interview was easily conducted | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interview was good. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interview was so good. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interview was so perfect | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interview was successful and there was no problem. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interview was well done. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interview went perfectly, although the interviewee was persistant on the fac | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interview went well | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interview went well but the respondent said it took a lot of his time. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interview went well no problems occurred. He was just so nice and willing to | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interview went well, the owner answered everything respectfully. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interview went well. | 2 |
1.3%
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| The interviewee and I were cooperating well though after a phone call, he was so | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interviewee did not want to give me the financial figures at first so I had | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interviewee has only been the manager or Afrisam for three months but he see | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interviewee seem to be clueless about the Business Enviroment in Lesotho, sh | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interviewee seems very easily distracted and thought the interview was too l | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interviewee spoke fluent Sesotho and Chinese, | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interviewee was cooperative and fair. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interviewee was cooperative and got all the information from his computer. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interviewee was coopertative and seemed interested in helping me out in ever | 1 |
0.7%
|
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| The interviewee was distracted by his subordinates, he seems to be estimating f | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interviewee was fair and the business is growing. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interviewee was friendly and I believe the information he provided was truth | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interviewee was getting his answers directly from the establishments records | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interviewee was not in a good mood and he was not fair, he also estimated fi | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interviewee was patient and willing to answer questions, she was explaining | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interviewee was really sure about the information she gave and was cooperati | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interviewee was smiling but rude. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interviewee was very cooperative, although there were times when he kept me | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interviewee was very cooperative. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interviewee was very nice and estimated some figures. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interviewee was very nice and willing to answer. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interviewee was vey cooperative and was willing and looknig forward to heari | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interviewees were very cooperative and were very interested in what will hap | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interviewees were very nice to me. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interviewees were very willing to answer the survey, but became tired and bo | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interviwee was first rude telling me that he won't tell me anything about th | 1 |
0.7%
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| The lady was very nice and friendly, willing to explain everythingeven when was | 1 |
0.7%
|
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| The language barrier was a big problem. The respondent is a chinese man wo owns | 1 |
0.7%
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| The owner could not communicate properly she thought the survey was a waste of h | 1 |
0.7%
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| The owner of the firm is uneducated and does not have much interest in finances | 1 |
0.7%
|
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| The owner was fair to give information about his company. | 1 |
0.7%
|
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| The partners were cooperative and the information they gave was truthful. | 1 |
0.7%
|
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| The repondent was too busy and secretive and did not give full attention to the | 1 |
0.7%
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| The respondant was ver friendly, cooperartive and patient. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The respondence gave me problems because I had to keep repeating a question over | 1 |
0.7%
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| The respondent Knows how to work with people and was very open in regards to his | 1 |
0.7%
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| The respondent conducted himself in a very professional manner. Although confide | 1 |
0.7%
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| The respondent estimated figures on sales for scal year 2007 and 2005 after assu | 1 |
0.7%
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| The respondent gave me estimates when it came to figures. | 1 |
0.7%
|
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| The respondent was cooperative and willling to respond. | 1 |
0.7%
|
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| The respondent was easy to communicate with. | 1 |
0.7%
|
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| The respondent was friendly, cooperative and patient | 1 |
0.7%
|
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| The respondent was intererested and willing to answer everything | 1 |
0.7%
|
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| The respondent was not certain about the exact figures so he kept asking others | 1 |
0.7%
|
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| The respondent was not very kin on answering the questions, she did not take the | 1 |
0.7%
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| The respondent was patient and helpful and cooperative. | 1 |
0.7%
|
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| The respondent was very a focused interviewee. She seemed to have a head for inc | 1 |
0.7%
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| The respondent was very friendly and welcoming, he seemed to be very eger to ans | 1 |
0.7%
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| The respondent was willing to answer the questions. No interruptions; full atten | 1 |
0.7%
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| The respondent was willing to help though we were often interrupted by phone cal | 1 |
0.7%
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| The respondents were welcoming and friendly, seemed to answer the questions with | 1 |
0.7%
|
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| The type of establishment doses appear on the screener but not on the questionai | 1 |
0.7%
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| Their figures were estimated and the respondent was very cooperative. | 1 |
0.7%
|
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| There were no problems incurred as the respondant was nice and accommodating, wi | 1 |
0.7%
|
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| They do not keep their financial records. No account with the bank. Could not sh | 1 |
0.7%
|
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| They were doubtful but cooperative, and were a bit in a hurry for a workshop. | 1 |
0.7%
|
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| Very Cooperative | 1 |
0.7%
|
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| Very cooperative | 2 |
1.3%
|
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| Very cooperative. No time Wasted | 1 |
0.7%
|
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| Very polite | 1 |
0.7%
|
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| Very productive with the answers, willing to help where he could | 1 |
0.7%
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| Way Yare is a company which has a foreign registration, which helps the companys | 1 |
0.7%
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Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.