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World Bank Enterprise Survey 2009-2023

Sierra Leone, 2008 - 2023
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Data file: Sierra Leone_2009_2017_2023.dta

Sierra Leone 2009, 2017, and 2023 World Bank Enterprise Survey panel data

Cases: 511
Variables: 510

Variables

l30b
How Much of An Obstacle: Inadequately Educated Workforce?
m1a
Biggest Obstacle Affecting The Operation of This Establishment
_2023_m1a_finance_pos
m1a: Position of Access to Finance
_2023_m1a_land_pos
m1a: Position of Access to land
_2023_m1a_permit_pos
m1a: Position of Business licensing and permits
_2023_m1a_corruption_pos
m1a: Position of corruption
_2023_m1a_courts_pos
m1a: Position of Courts
_2023_m1a_crime_pos
m1a: Position of Crime, theft and disorder
_2023_m1a_trade_pos
m1a: Position of Customs and trade regulations
_2023_m1a_electricity_pos
m1a: Position of Electricity
_2023_m1a_workforce_pos
m1a: Position of Inadequately educated workforce
_2023_m1a_labor_pos
m1a: Position of Labor regulations
_2023_m1a_instability_pos
m1a: Position of Political instability
_2023_m1a_informal_pos
m1a: Position of Practices of competitors in the informal sector
_2023_m1a_taxadmin_pos
m1a: Position of Tax administration
_2023_m1a_taxrate_pos
m1a: Position of Tax rates
_2023_m1a_transport_pos
m1a: Position of Transport
n2a
Total Labor Cost (Incl. Wages, Salaries, Bonuses, Etc) In Last Fiscal Year
_2023_BEEn2a2
Social security payments and employment-based taxes
n2b
Total Annual Costs of Electricity In Last Fiscal Year
n2e
Cost of Raw Materials And Intermediate Goods Used In Prod. In Last Fiscal Year
_2017_2023_n2i
Total Annual Cost of Finished Goods/Materials Bought To Resell In Last FY
_2023_n2a1
Total Labor Cost (Incl. Wages, Salaries, Bonuses, Etc) 2 fiscal years ago
_2023_n2e1
Total Cost of Raw Materials And Intermediate Goods Used In Production
_2017_2023_n7a
Cost For Establishment To Re-Purchase All of Its Machinery
_2023_BEEn1
Effective income-based tax rate
_2023_BEEn3
Effective consumption tax rate
a15d
Day
a15m
Month
a15y
Year
a15h
Hour
a15min
Minutes
a16
Perception of The Questions Regarding Opinions And Perceptions
a17
Responses To The Questions About Figures Are…
a18
This Questionnaire Was Completed In:
a19h
If Option 2 or 3 In A.18, Estimate Duration of The Whole Interview: Hours
a19m
If Option 2 or 3 In A.18, Estimate Duration of The Whole Interview: Minutes
a13
Supervisor Number
_2017_2023_a3b
official Capital City?
_2017_2023_a3c
Main Business City?
a3
Size of Locality
_2023_d1a2_v4
Main Product/Service ISIC (Rev. 4) Code
_2017_2023_d1a2
Main Product/Service ISIC (Rev. 3.1) Code
a4b
suggested_d1a2
_2023_date
Date when the action was taken
_2023_j30_crime_pos
J30: rotation position 7
stratificationregioncode
stratification region code
stratificationsizecode
stratification size code
stratificationsectorcode
stratification sector code
stratificationpanelcode
panel code
wstrict
Weight according to strict eligibility
wmedian
Weight according to median eligibility
wweak
Weight according to weak eligibility
strata
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_2009_2017_b3
What Percentage of This Firm Does The Largest Owner(S) Own?
_2009_2017_b6a
Was Establishment Formally Registered When It Began Operations?
_2017_c15
Did You Experience Insufficient Water Supply For Production In Last FY?
_2009_2017_c16
Frequency of Incidents of Water Shortages In A Typical Month In Last FY
_2009_2017_c17
Average Length of Water Shortages (Affecting Production) In Last Fiscal Year
_2009_2017_c22a
Do You Currently Communicate With Clients And Suppliers By E-Mail?
_2017_c30b
How Much of An Obstacle: Telecommunications to Operations of This Establishment?
_2009_2017_d4
In Last Fy, Avg. Num. of Days For Exported Goods to Clear Customs?
_2017_d5a
In Clearing Exports Through Customs,Informal Gift/Payment Expected or Requested?
_2009_2017_d6
In Last Fy, Export Losses Due to Theft As % of Value of Products
_2009_2017_d7
In Last Fy, Export Losses Due to Breakage or Spoilage As % of Value of Products
_2009_2017_d10
In Last Fy, % of Value of Products Lost In Transit Due to Theft
_2017_d11
In Last Fy, % of Value of Products Lost In Transit Due to Breakage or Spoilage?
_2009_2017_d14
Avg. Num. of Days For Imported Goods to Clear Customs In Last Fiscal Year
_2017_d15a
In Clearing Imports Through Customs,Informal Gift/Payment Expected or Requested?
_2017_AFe31
Establishment Part of Formal or Informal Business Association?
_2017_AFe32
In Last Fiscal Year, Used External Advice For Business Management?
_2017_AFe33a
Peers (Other Business) - Type of Advisors
_2017_AFe33b
Paid Professionals (Consultants) - Type of Advisors
_2017_AFe33c
Clients or Suppliers - Type of Advisors
_2017_AFe33d
Governments or Donor Funded Institutions - Type of Advisors
_2017_AFe33e
Incubators - Type of Advisors
_2017_AFe33f
Accelerator Programs - Type of Advisors
_2017_AFe33g
Other
_2017_AFe33gx
Other Specify
_2017_AFe34
Rate Overall Business Support Systems In City Establishment Is Located
_2017_f2
Number of Hours Per Week Operated By The Establishment In Last Fiscal Year
_2017_g6a
Percentage of The Building Occupied: Owned By This Establishment
_2017_g6b
Percentage of The Building Occupied: Leased or Rented By This Establishment
_2017_g6c
Percentage of The Building Occupied: Other
_2017_g1a
Percentage of The Land Occupied: Owned By This Establishment
_2017_g1b
Percentage of The Land Occupied: Rented or Leased By This Establishment
_2017_g1c
Percentage of The Land Occupied: Other
_2009_2017_i1
In Last Fy, Did This Establishment Pay For Security?
_2009_2017_i2a
Percentage of Total Annual Sales Paid For Security In Last Fiscal Year
_2009_2017_i2b
In Last Fiscal Year, What Is The Total Annual Cost of Security?
_2009_2017_i3
Losses Due to Theft, Robbery, Vandalism or Arson Experienced In Last Fiscal Year
_2009_2017_i4a
Losses Due to Theft, Robbery, Vandalism or Arson In Last FY (% of Sales)
_2009_2017_i4b
Value of Losses Due to Theft, Robbery, Vandalism or Arson In Last FY
_2009_2017_k1c
In Last Fy, % of Material Inputs or Services Paid For After Delivery
_2009_2017_k2c
In Last Fy, % of Total Annual Sales Paid For After Delivery
_2017_AFk3a
Working Capital - % Microfinance Institutions
_2017_AFk5hdj_a1
Fixed Assets - % Quasi Equity Instrument
_2017_AFk5hdj_a1_1
Fixed Assets - Value Quasi Equity Instrument
AFk5hdj_a2
Fixed Assets - % Other
AFk5hdj_a2_1
Fixed Assets - Value Other
_2017_AFk5e2
Fixed Assets - % Microfinance Institutions
_2009_2017_k8
Establishment Has A Line of Credit or Loan From A Financial Institution?
_2017_mc1
Line of Credit or Loan From Microfinance Institution?
_2009_2017_k16
In Last FY, Did Establishment Apply For New Loans/Lines of Credit?
_2017_MMs1
Does Establishment Use Mobile Money For Transactions
_2017_MMs1a
In A Typical Month In Last Fiscal Year How Many Days Were Mobile Money Used?
_2017_MMs2
Main Reason Establishment Started Using Mobile Money?
_2017_MMs3
In Last Fiscal Year Was Mobile Money Used to Pay Employees?
_2017_MMs4
% Total Labor Cost Paid Using Mobile Money Last Fiscal Year?
_2017_MMs5
In Last Fiscal Year Was Mobile Money Used to Pay Suppliers?
_2017_MMs6
% Annual Cost of Raw Materials Paid Using Mobile Money Last Fiscal Year
_2017_MMs7
In Last Fiscal Year Was Mobile Money Used to Pay Utilities Bill?
_2017_MMs8
% Annual Cost of Utilities Paid Using Mobile Money
_2017_MMs9
In Last Fiscal Year, Used Mobile Money to Receive Payments From Customers?
_2017_MMs10
% Annual Sales to Receive Payments From Customers
_2017_MMs11a
Reason Establishment Did Not Use Mobile Money - Do Not Know About Mobile Money
_2017_MMs11b
Reason Establishment Did Not Use Mobile Money - Fees to High
_2017_MMs11c
Reason Establishment Did Not Use Mobile Money - Payments too Large
_2017_MMs11d
Reason Establishment Did Not Use Mobile Money - Not Easy to Use
_2017_MMs11e
Reason Establishment Did Not Use Mobile Money - Customers Do Not Use Mobile Mone
_2017_MMs11f
Reason Establishment Did Not Use Mobile Money - Suppliers Do Not Use Mobile Mone
_2017_mc2
In Fiscal Years 2013-2016, Used Finance From Microfinance Institutions?
_2017_mc3
Stopped or Reduced Financing From Microfinance Institutions Since Fy 2012-2015?
_2017_mc4
Main Reason Stopped or Reduced Financing From Microfinance Institutions?
_2017_mc4x
Other
_2017_mc5
In FY 2015-2016, Used Alternate Financing After Reduction/Termination of Micro-f
_2017_mc6
Main Reason Not Using Financing From Microfinance Institutions?
_2017_mc6x
Other
_2009_2017_h7a
The Court System Is Fair, Impartial And Uncorrupted
_2009_2017_j6
% of Contract Value Avg. Firm Pays In Informal Gifts to Govt to Secure Contract?
_2017_AFl11a
Accounting Skills
_2017_AFl11b
Marketing Skills
_2017_AFl11c
Interpersonal And Communication Skills
_2017_AFl11d
Writing Skills
_2017_AFl11e
English Skills
_2017_AFl11f
Computer Skills / General It Skills
_2017_AFl11g
Technical Skills, Other Than Computers / Vocational, Job-Specific Skills
_2017_AFl12
Over The Last Two Years, Hire or Try to Hire Any Skilled Workers?
_2017_AFl13a
There Were No or Few or Applicants
_2017_AFl13b
Applicants Lacked Required Skills
_2017_AFl13c
Applicants Expected Higher Wages Than We Can offer
_2017_AFl13d
Applicants Did Not Like The Working Conditions
_2017_AFl13e
Other
_2017_AFl13x
Please Specify
_2017_AFl14a1x
Name of University
_2017_AFl14d1
Quality of Employees Hired
_2017_AFl14a2x
Name of University
_2017_AFl14d2
Quality of Employees Hired
_2017_AFl14a3x
Name of University
_2017_AFl14d3
Quality of Employees Hired
_2017_n2p
Total Cost of Sales In Last Fy
_2009_2017_n6a
Net Book Value of Machinery Vehicles, And Equipment In Last Fiscal Year
a15a1ax
Main Respondent Position In The Firm
_2009_2017_a15a2a
Main Respondent Years Working In The Firm:
a15a3
Main Respondent's Gender
a15a1bx
Second Respondent Position In The Firm
_2009_2017_a15a2b
Second Respondent Years Working In The Firm:
_2017_a15b3
Second Respondent's Gender
_2017_a15a1cx
Third Respondent Position In The Firm
_2017_a15a2c
Third Respondent Years Working In The Firm:
_2017_a15c3
Third Respondent's Gender
_2009_f
_2009_a3x
city/town/village
_2009_a5
a.5 sector match between screener information and sample frame
_2009_a8
a.8 type of establishment
_2009_a10
a.10 establishment financial statements separate from other establishments
_2009_b3a
are the owner of the firm:
_2009_AFb4a
ethnic origin of the current largest owner
_2009_AFb4a1
main african ethnic group
_2009_AFb4a4
main 'other asian ethnic groups'
_2009_b3c
how did the largest owner acquire ownership of this firm
_2009_b3d
the family business was joined by:
_2009_b3e
why did largest owner start or take over this firm?
_2009_b3f
largest owner's involvement in decision making in this firm(s)?
_2009_AFb7a
what is the highest level of education of the current top manager?
_2009_AFb8a
is this establishment located in an export processing or other industrial zone?
_2009_c19
application to obtain a telephone connection submitted over the last two years
_2009_c20
how many days did it take for you to receive a telephone connection service?
_2009_c21
when you applied for a telephone connection was an informal gift requested?
_2009_AFd3f
in 2007, what % of annual export revenue was to: neighboring countries
_2009_k2a
% of total annual sales paid for before the delivery in last fiscal year
_2009_k2b
and what percent were: paid on delivery?
_2009_k5j
% fixed assets financed from issued new debt fy 07
_2009_k5hd
% fixed assets financed from other sources fy 07
_2009_AFk7a
for this establishment’s overdraft facility, what is the average interest rate?
_2009_AFk8a
was this most recent credit in the form of?
_2009_AFk10a
what is the rate of interest of this most recent [line of credit or loan]?
_2009_k12
was est. granted to pay off the loan/lline of credit from time received?
_2009_k18a
apply for any new loans/lines of credit that were rejected in last fiscal year?
_2009_k19
how many of those loan or line of credit applications were rejected?
_2009_AFk20
in 2007, what was the main reason given by the lender for those rejections?
_2009_j8
what % of sales does your typical competitor firm declare for tax purposes?
_2009_AFs1y
do you currently have a pre-employment health check for new employees?
_2009_AFs2a
affected in past 2yrs by: high absenteeism due to hiv/aids
_2009_AFs2b
affected in past 2yrs by: high absenteeism as employees care for those with hiv
_2009_AFs3a
did you undertake to prevent hiv/aids among employees? hiv prevention messages
_2009_AFs3b
did you undertake to prevent hiv/aids among employees? free condom distribution
_2009_AFs3c
did you undertake to prevent hiv/aids among employees? anonymous hiv testing
_2009_AFs4
in 2007, how much did you spend on all aids/hiv programs and activities?
_2009_m1d
rotation order
_2009_n6b
net book value of land and buildings in last fiscal year
a15b3
second respondent gender
_2009_b20
can we provide the wb with your contact information?
_2009_a17x
interviewer comments
_2009_a2_2
a.2 sampling region
_2009_a3ax
a.3a region of the establishment
a3b
id2009
ID number of 2009 survey
id2017
ID number of 2017 survey
id2023
ID number of 2023 survey
Total: 510
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