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Results From Verbal Counting Survey
| Sample Size |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Words | 5 | 10 | 20 | 50 |
| Couple | ||||
| Lower limit | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Upper limit | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Few | ||||
| Lower limit | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Upper limit | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
| Some | ||||
| Lower limit | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Upper limit | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Many | ||||
| Lower limit | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Upper limit | 5 | 9 | 20 | 50 |
| Several | ||||
| Lower limit | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Upper limit | 4 | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| Majority | ||||
| Lower limit | 3 | 6 | 11 | 26 |
| Upper limit | 5 | 10 | 20 | 50 |
| Most | ||||
| Lower limit | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 |
| Upper limit | 5 | 10 | 20 | 50 |
