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@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ Title: Useful functions for LEO surveys
 Version: 0.2.2
 Author: Gregor Dutz
 Maintainer: Gregor Dutz <gregor.dutz@uni-hamburg.de>
-Description: Useful functions for LEO surveys.
+Description: Implements simple functions to handle data from two German surveys 
+    (LEO 2010 and LEO 2018). This includes correct use of survey weights and
+    plausible values using the packages "survey" and "mitools".
 License: MIT + file LICENSE
 Encoding: UTF-8
 LazyData: true