The general guidelines for coding unstructured questions and questionnaires include all of the following except .
A) category codes should be mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive
B) data should be coded to retain as much detail as possible
C) answers should be abbreviated as much as possible
D) category codes should be assigned for critical issues even if no one has mentioned them

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Abbreviating answers as much as possible is not a guideline for coding unstructured questions; instead, the focus should be on retaining as much detail as possible.

The General Guidelines for Coding Unstructured Questions and Questionnaires Include