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It finds use very low (in Montevideo only 1% of all complaints to the Intendencia), reports skewed to better-off municipalities (46.7% from the two with the fewest poor households, which hold 23.2% of the population), two thirds of users men, users' comments centred on the Intendencia's lack of response, and municipal partners unable to sustain their initial commitment. 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