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Consumer rights in Bulgaria.Topics: recent awareness of messages about consumer rights; topics of these messages; recent awareness of advertisements or articles saying people to stand up for consumer rights; recent awareness of information about consumer rights regarding returning mobile phones, holiday packages, or consumer credits; recent perception of information about consumers knowing their rights; source of the information; assessment of the usefulness of the information; assessment of the information as: easy to understand, easy to remember, convincing; first point of information in case of problems with products, services, or sellers; way of looking for information; knowledge of selected institutions and organisations dealing with the protection of consumer rights and use of the provided services; most trustworthy sources of information on consumer rights; assessment of the services received from Aktivni Potrebiteli as: helpful, useful, effective; recommendation of Aktivni Potrebiteli to friends; assessment of the services received from the European Consumer Centre as: helpful, useful, effective; recommendation of the European Consumer Centre to friends; interest in an independent consumer magazine or website; willingness to pay for an independent magazine or website; willingness to support an independent consumer association by paying an annual membership fee, by giving this organisation a percentage of the own taxes instead of paying them to the government, or by giving a donation deductible from income taxes; comparison of Bulgarian consumer rights and protection with other EU countries; sellers in Bulgaria respect consumer rights the same as in other EU countries; efficiency of the Bulgarian justice in punishing misleading or cheating businesses. Demography: sex; age; age at end of education; occupation; professional position; type of community. Additionally coded was: interview ID; country; date of interview; time of the beginning of the interview;...