diff --git a/src/show.jl b/src/show.jl
index 5dd5b21a..3319e653 100644
--- a/src/show.jl
+++ b/src/show.jl
@@ -6,20 +6,16 @@ function makeshort(x)
         x = round.(x, sigdigits=3)
     end
     # print short vectors or single values as they are, compress otherwise
-    if length(x) > 1
-        return "[" * (length(x) < 3 ? join(x, ", ") : join(x[1:3], ", ") * "  …  " * string(last(x))) * "]"
-    end
-
-    return x
+    x = length(x) < 3 ? join(x, ", ") : join(x[1:3], ", ") * ", ..., " * string(last(x))
 end
 
 """
 Print information in the form:
     **name:** content[\n]
 """
-function printinfo(io::IO, name::String, content, args...; newline::Bool=true)
+function printinfo(io::IO, name::String, content::String; newline::Bool=true)
     printstyled(io, name, ": "; bold=true)
-    newline ? println(io, content, args...) : print(io, content, args...)
+    newline ? println(io, content) : print(io, content)
 end
 
 "Print information about a survey design."
@@ -37,37 +33,24 @@ function Base.show(io::IO, ::MIME"text/plain", design::AbstractSurveyDesign)
     printinfo(io, "ignorefpc", string(design.ignorefpc); newline=false)
 end
 
-"Print information about a survey design."
-Base.show(io::IO, ::MIME"text/plain", design::SurveyDesign) = 
-    surveyshow(IOContext(io, :compact=>true, :limit=>true, :displaysize=>(50, 50)), design)
 
-function surveyshow(io::IO, design::SurveyDesign)
-    # structure name
+"Print information about a survey design."
+function Base.show(io::IO, ::MIME"text/plain", design::SurveyDesign)
     type = typeof(design)
     printstyled(io, "$type:\n"; bold=true)
-    # data info
-    printinfo(io, "data", summary(design.data))
-    # strata info
-    strata_content =
-        design.strata == :false_strata ?
-            "none" :
-            (string(design.strata), "\n    ", makeshort(design.data[!, design.strata]))
-    printinfo(io, "strata", strata_content...)
-    # cluster(s) info
-    cluster_content =
-        design.cluster == :false_cluster ?
-            "none" :
-            (string(design.cluster), "\n    ", makeshort(design.data[!, design.cluster]))
-    printinfo(io, "cluster", cluster_content...)
-    # popsize and sampsize info
-    printinfo(io, "popsize", "\n    ", makeshort(design.data[!, design.popsize]))
-    printinfo(io, "sampsize", "\n    ", makeshort(design.data[!, design.sampsize]))
-    # weights and probs info
-    printinfo(io, "weights", "\n    ", makeshort(design.data[!, :weights]))
-    printinfo(io, "probs", "\n    ", makeshort(design.data[!, :probs]); newline=false)
+    printstyled(io, "data: "; bold=true)
+    println(io, size(design.data, 1), "x", size(design.data, 2), " DataFrame")
+    printinfo(io, "cluster", string(design.cluster); newline=true)
+    printinfo(io, "design.data[!,design.cluster]", makeshort(design.data[!,design.cluster]))
+    printinfo(io, "popsize", string(design.popsize); newline=true)
+    printinfo(io, "design.data[!,design.popsize]", makeshort(design.data[!,design.popsize]))
+    printinfo(io, "sampsize", string(design.sampsize); newline=true)
+    printinfo(io, "design.data[!,design.sampsize]", makeshort(design.data[!,design.sampsize]))
+    printinfo(io, "design.data[!,:probs]", makeshort(design.data.probs))
+    printinfo(io, "design.data[!,:allprobs]", makeshort(design.data.allprobs))
 end
 
-"Print information about a replicate design."
+"Print information about a repliocate design."
 function Base.show(io::IO, ::MIME"text/plain", design::ReplicateDesign)
     type = typeof(design)
     printstyled(io, "$type:\n"; bold=true)