As I list some factors that can affect the current operations of a business, please look at this card and tell me if you think that each factor is No Obstacle, a Minor Obstacle, a Moderate Obstacle, a Major Obstacle, or a Very Severe Obstacle to the current operations of this establishment.
Business licensing and permits
Categories
Value
Category
-9
Don’t know
-7
Does not apply
-6
Still in process
-5
Application denied
0
No obstacle
1
Less than one day
2
Moderate obstacle
3
Major obstacle
4
Very severe obstacle
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
The manager should be given a card with the different alternatives for "degree of obstacle" (from 0 to 4).
Sensitive question, no clarification can be offered