         that.$el.html _.template(template)
         return
 
-      countries = new Countries()
-      countries.fetch
+      @countries = new Countries()
+      @countries.fetch
         dataType: "jsonp"
         success: (countries) ->
           $(countries.models).each (index, country) ->
-            $("#birth-country").append $("<option></option>").attr("value", country.get("country")).text(country.get("country"))
+            $("#birth-country").append $("<option></option>").attr("value", country.cid).text(country.get("country"))
             return
           return
 

          $("#" + set + "-start").val ""  if $("#" + set + "-start").val() is "0000"
          $("#" + set + "-end").val ""  if $("#" + set + "-end").val() is "9999"
        else
      console.log "data"
      return
  )



        dataType: "jsonp"
        success: (occupations) ->
          $(occupations.models).each (index, occupation) ->
            $("#occupation-category").append $("<option></option>").attr("value", occupation.get("category")).attr("data-id",occupation.get("id")).text(occupation.get("category"))
            return
          return
      return
