Business Register Update 2006-2007
Uganda, 2006 - 2007
Identification
UGA_2006_BR_v01_M
Business Register Update 2006-2007
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Uganda | UGA |
Enterprise Census [en/census]
The 2006/2007 Business Register update was an exercise to bring up to date the 2001/02 BR mainly on businesses employing 5 or more persons with the exception of the following areas: Health and Social Work sector; Nursery Schools; Business Services including Legal Services, Accountancy Firms and other Consultancy Firms; Financial Intermediation and Insurance; Travel Agencies and Tour Operators; Radio Stations and Posts and Telecommunication and some Manufacturing businesses.
The 2006/2007 Business Register (BR) update was an exercise covering all the sectors of the economy except the Public sector and it aimed at providing an updated list of businesses employing 5 or more persons. This BR survey was based on the 2001 to 2002 Business Register which was already in place.
The objectives of the survey were to:
• Establish the number and size of private sector associations and businesses operating in Uganda by activity, location and level of employment.
• Analyse and present the geographical categorization of enterprises by district
• Establish business ownership (by sex, nationality and type)
• Establish the level of female involvement in business activities
Although some businesses provided information on Membership to Business Associations, a majority did not due to the fact that the respondents in most cases were employees with limited knowledge of the business’ affiliations. Due to the Cosmopolitan nature of Kampala and because more than 45 percent of the businesses in the country are located in this district, regional analysis has been done in such a way that Kampala is taken as a region. To the extent possible an attempt has been made to compare the BR results of 2006/07 with the 2001/02 BR results. The Bureau undertook the update of the BR with 50 percent funding from the Private Sector Foundation Uganda, (PSFU) and 50 percent from the UK Department of International Development, (DFID). We therefore wish to acknowledge and appreciate the support of DFID and the co-partnership of PSFU and encourage the continuation of such collaboration in the future.
We are grateful to the Business Community for providing the required data amidst competing demands and to the District Officials for the guidance they provided to the staff when undertaking the exercise. We look forward to their continued cooperation.
Administrative records data [adm]
Business establishments, firm, individuals
Scope
It contains structural information about each business, including (but not limited to) name, economic activity, location and employment by sex. This structural information is central to the collection of business statistics because it enables one to identify and describe more precisely each business participation in the economy.
A Business Register provides a starting point for many studies and related surveys in an economy. It provides the means of selecting a sample that accurately represents a population of business establishments to be surveyed and studied.
| Topic | URI |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | http://www.ubos.org |
| Mining and quarrying | http://www.ubos.org |
| Maufacturing | http://www.ubos.org |
| Utilities | http://www.ubos.org |
| Construction | http://www.ubos.org |
| Trade | http://www.ubos.org |
| Hotels and restaurants | http://www.ubos.org |
| Transport , storage and tele communications | http://www.ubos.org |
| Finance | http://www.ubos.org |
| Insurance | http://www.ubos.org |
| Health | http://www.ubos.org |
Coverage
National
The criterion for update was only those businesses that employed five or more persons. The exclusion to this were businesses such as Nursery Schools, Clinics, Law Firms, Forex Bureaus among others.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) | Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Private Sector Foundation Uganda | Funding 50% |
| UK Department of International Development | Funding 50% |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Business Community | Providing the required data | |
| District Officials | Government of uganda | Guidance they provided to the data collectors when undertaking the exercise |
Sampling
Phase 1
Phase 1 of the update exercise was restricted to businesses within Kampala and Wakiso districts that did not require over night stay. The bulk of the field work was covered in the months of September to December 2006.
Phase 2
Phase 2 of the field work which covered the rest of the country was embarked in Mid December 2006 and completed in February 2007; the method of update remained the same. However to ease the exercise the teams were provided with letters of introduction to top District Officials
Survey instrument
All the information obtained from the respondents was written down in questionnaires which were numbered serially.
Each questionnaire had 15 sheets each with a provision of 15 businesses and each questionnaire had a unique batch number for easy identification. In Kampala and Wakiso districts a batch was restricted to a division while in the rest of the country a batch was restricted to a district.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2006-05 | 2007-02 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Uganda Bureau of Statistics | Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development |
The field work was structured in such a way that there were 4 teams each with a Team Leader and each team constituted of 4 persons. The update exercise was undertaken in the following manner:
• The exercise started with a briefing at the office for both the Interviewers and drivers
• During this briefing allocation of specific areas of coverage, code of conduct and allocation of vehicles was discussed, among other things.
• Each team would then sort and pack all the required materials mentioned above. Questionnaires and other materials were packed in boxes in bulk and kept in the vehicle.
• Once at the District, team members would report to the District Officials who included the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) District Internal Security Officer (DISO), District Police Commander (DPC)14 and Town Clerks.
The key person at the district was the CAO who in turn provided letters of introduction to the Lower Administrative Officials such as Sub County and Parish Chiefs.
• The Parish Chief or his designate acted as a guide for the Interviewer by introducing him/her to the businesses proprietors. (In such a way to ensure obtaining a response from proprietors)
• The Interviewers worked in pairs, one with a new questionnaire and the other with the old list of businesses. This helped ascertain whether businesses initially registered still existed and determine the new ones that had started operations
• Once all villages in a specified parish were completed, the team moved on to another parish and the exercise would be repeated until all village by village, street by street until the whole division/district was completed.
• In the office the Interviewer allocated the right administrative codes and ISIC Rev III codes to the activities. Thereafter the questionnaire was handed to the Team Leader who would in turn hand it over to the Supervisor ready for data entry.
The Bureau embarked on the update of the Business Register in May 2006 covering Jinja district and Nakawa division in Kampala. The field work was categorized into two, Kampala and Wakiso Districts and the Rest of the Country. This was because Kampala and Wakiso districts have close to 50 percent of the businesses in the entire country.
The bulk of the field work was covered in the months of September to December 2006
Data processing
Data entry was done in an application designed using Visual Basic and MSAccess 2003. The data was captured by four Data Entry Operators (DEO) on four networked terminals and data was stored centrally in the UBOS server. DEO were supervised by a Statistician who was in charge of allocation of work, receiving of completed questions and general supervision; and by a Programmer who was responsible for identifying and solving any faults with the software system. Subsequent analysis was analysis of the data was undertaken in STATA.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) | Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development | http://www.ubos.org/ | male.mukasa@ubos.org |
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | Confidentiality of respondents is guaranteed by Article 19 of The Uganda Bureau of Statistics Act, 1998. Before being granted access to the dataset, all users have to formally agree: 1. To make no copies of any files or portions of files to which s/he is granted access except those authorized by the data depositor. 2. Not to use any technique in an attempt to learn the identity of any person, establishment, or sampling unit not identified on public use data files. 3. To hold in strictest confidence the identification of any establishment or individual that may be inadvertently revealed in any documents or discussion, or analysis. Such inadvertent identification revealed in her/his analysis will be immediately brought to the attention of the data depositor. |
The dataset is available as an internaluUse dataset. It is accessible to all for statistical and research purposes only, under the following terms and conditions:
1.The data and other materials will not be redistributed or sold to other individuals, institutions, or organizations without the written agreement of Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
2.The data will be used for statistical and scientific research purposes only. They will be used solely for reporting of aggregated information, and not for investigation of specific individuals or organizations.
3.No attempt will be made to re-identify respondents, and no use will be made of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently. Any such discovery would immediately be reported to Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
4. No attempt will be made to produce links among datasets provided by Uganda Bureau of Statistics, or among data from Uganda Bureau of Statistics and other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations.
5. Any books, articles, conference papers, theses, dissertations, reports, or other publications that employ data obtained from Uganda Bureau of Statistics will cite the source of data in accordance with the Citation Requirement provided with each dataset.
6. An electronic copy of all reports and publications based on the requested data will be sent to Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
7. The original collector of the data, Uganda Bureau of Statistics, and the relevant funding agencies bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the Uganda Bureau of Statistics and the relevant funding agency(ies) bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such users.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) | Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development | ubos@ubos.org | http://www.ubos.org/ |
Metadata production
DDI_UGA_2006_BR_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) | Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development |
2007-07
Metadata version
Version 01: Adopted from "DDI-UGA-BR-2006/07-v01" DDI that was done by metadata producers mentioned in "Metadata Production" section.