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Microenterprise Survey 2005-2010

Sri Lanka, 2005 - 2010
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LKA_2005_SLMS_v01_M
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Suresh de Mel, David McKenzie, Christopher Woodruff
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Data file: SLMSround1

Sri Lanka Microenterprise Survey firms' data, baseline

Cases: 617
Variables: 781

Variables

q1_36c22
Condition of machinery when acquired
q1_36c23
Condition of machinery when acquired
q1_36c24
Condition of machinery when acquired
q1_36c25
Condition of machinery when acquired
q1_36c31
Condition of furniture and equipment when acquired
q1_36c32
Condition of furniture and equipment when acquired
q1_36c33
Condition of furniture and equipment when acquired
q1_36c34
Condition of furniture and equipment when acquired
q1_36c35
Condition of furniture and equipment when acquired
q1_36c41
Condition of business vehicles when acquired
q1_36c42
Condition of business vehicles when acquired
q1_36c43
q1_36c51
Condition of land and building when acquired
q1_36c52
Condition of land and building when acquired
q1_36c53
Condition of land and building when acquired
q1_36c61
Condition of other physical assets when acquired
q1_36c62
Condition of other physical assets when acquired
q1_36c63
Condition of other physical assets when acquired
q1_36co1
q1_36co2
q1_36d11
Ownership status of business tools or utensils when acquired
q1_36d12
Ownership status of business tools or utensils when acquired
q1_36d13
Ownership status of business tools or utensils when acquired
q1_36d14
Ownership status of business tools or utensils when acquired
q1_36d15
Ownership status of business tools or utensils when acquired
q1_36d21
Ownership status of machinery when acquired
q1_36d22
Ownership status of machinery when acquired
q1_36d23
Ownership status of machinery when acquired
q1_36d24
Ownership status of machinery when acquired
q1_36d25
Ownership status of machinery when acquired
q1_36d31
Ownership status of furniture and equipment when acquired
q1_36d32
Ownership status of furniture and equipment when acquired
q1_36d33
Ownership status of furniture and equipment when acquired
q1_36d34
Ownership status of furniture and equipment when acquired
q1_36d35
Ownership status of furniture and equipment when acquired
q1_36d41
Ownership status of business vehicles when acquired
q1_36d42
Ownership status of business vehicles when acquired
q1_36d43
q1_36d51
Ownership status of land and building when acquired
q1_36d52
Ownership status of land and building when acquired
q1_36d53
Ownership status of land and building when acquired
q1_36d61
Ownership status of other physical assets when acquired
q1_36d62
Ownership status of other physical assets when acquired
q1_36d63
Ownership status of other physical assets when acquired
q1_36do1
q1_36do2
q1_36m11
Acquisition month of business tools or utensils
q1_36m12
Acquisition month of business tools or utensils
q1_36m13
Acquisition month of business tools or utensils
q1_36m14
Acquisition month of business tools or utensils
q1_36m15
Acquisition month of business tools or utensils
q1_36m21
Acquisition month of machiney
q1_36m22
Acquisition month of machiney
q1_36m23
Acquisition month of machiney
q1_36m24
Acquisition month of machiney
q1_36m25
Acquisition month of machiney
q1_36m31
Acquisition month of furniture and equipment
q1_36m32
Acquisition month of furniture and equipment
q1_36m33
Acquisition month of furniture and equipment
q1_36m34
Acquisition month of furniture and equipment
q1_36m35
Acquisition month of furniture and equipment
q1_36m41
Acquisition month of business vehicles
q1_36m42
Acquisition month of business vehicles
q1_36m43
q1_36m51
Acquisition month of land and buildings
q1_36m52
Acquisition month of land and buildings
q1_36m53
Acquisition month of land and buildings
q1_36m61
Acquisition month of other physical assets
q1_36m62
Acquisition month of other physical assets
q1_36m63
Acquisition month of other physical assets
q1_36mo1
q1_36mo2
q1_36y11
Acquisition year of business tools or utensils
q1_36y12
Acquisition year of business tools or utensils
q1_36y13
Acquisition year of business tools or utensils
q1_36y14
Acquisition year of business tools or utensils
q1_36y15
Acquisition year of business tools or utensils
q1_36y21
Acquisition year of machiney
q1_36y22
Acquisition year of machiney
q1_36y23
Acquisition year of machiney
q1_36y24
Acquisition year of machiney
q1_36y25
Acquisition year of machiney
q1_36y31
Acquisition year of furniture and equipment
q1_36y32
Acquisition year of furniture and equipment
q1_36y33
Acquisition year of furniture and equipment
q1_36y34
Acquisition year of furniture and equipment
q1_36y35
Acquisition year of furniture and equipment
q1_36y41
Acquisition year of business vehicles
q1_36y42
Acquisition year of business vehicles
q1_36y43
q1_36y51
Acquisition year of land and buildings
q1_36y52
Acquisition year of land and buildings
q1_36y53
Acquisition year of land and buildings
q1_36y61
Acquisition year of other physical assets
q1_36y62
Acquisition year of other physical assets
q1_36y63
Acquisition year of other physical assets
q1_36yo1
q1_36yo2
q1_36f11
Cost to replace these business tools or utensils in similar conditions
q1_36f12
Cost to replace these business tools or utensils in similar conditions
q1_36f13
Cost to replace these business tools or utensils in similar conditions
q1_36f14
Cost to replace these business tools or utensils in similar conditions
q1_36f15
Cost to replace these business tools or utensils in similar conditions
q1_36f21
Cost to replace the machinery in similar conditions
q1_36f22
Cost to replace the machinery in similar conditions
q1_36f23
Cost to replace the machinery in similar conditions
q1_36f24
Cost to replace the machinery in similar conditions
q1_36f25
Cost to replace the machinery in similar conditions
q1_36f31
Cost to replace the furniture and equipment in similar conditions
q1_36f32
Cost to replace the furniture and equipment in similar conditions
q1_36f33
Cost to replace the furniture and equipment in similar conditions
q1_36f34
Cost to replace the furniture and equipment in similar conditions
q1_36f35
Cost to replace the furniture and equipment in similar conditions
q1_36f41
Cost to replace the business vehicles in similar conditions
q1_36f42
Cost to replace the business vehicles in similar conditions
q1_36f43
q1_36f51
Cost to replace the land and buildings in similar conditions
q1_36f52
Cost to replace the land and buildings in similar conditions
q1_36f53
Cost to replace the land and buildings in similar conditions
q1_36f61
Cost to replace the other physical assets in similar conditions
q1_36f62
Cost to replace the other physical assets in similar conditions
q1_36f63
Cost to replace the other physical assets in similar conditions
q1_36fo1
q1_36fo2
q1_36g11
Are these business tools and utensils used by your household for non-business us
q1_36g12
Are these business tools and utensils used by your household for non-business us
q1_36g13
Are these business tools and utensils used by your household for non-business us
q1_36g14
Are these business tools and utensils used by your household for non-business us
q1_36g15
Are these business tools and utensils used by your household for non-business us
q1_36g21
Is this machinery used by your household for non-business uses?
q1_36g22
Is this machinery used by your household for non-business uses?
q1_36g23
Is this machinery used by your household for non-business uses?
q1_36g24
Is this machinery used by your household for non-business uses?
q1_36g25
Is this machinery used by your household for non-business uses?
q1_36g31
Are these furniture and equipment used by your household for non-business uses?
q1_36g32
Are these furniture and equipment used by your household for non-business uses?
q1_36g33
Are these furniture and equipment used by your household for non-business uses?
q1_36g34
Are these furniture and equipment used by your household for non-business uses?
q1_36g35
Are these furniture and equipment used by your household for non-business uses?
q1_36g41
Are these business vehicles used by your household for non-business uses?
q1_36g42
Are these business vehicles used by your household for non-business uses?
q1_36g43
q1_36g51
Is this land and buildings used by your household for non-business uses?
q1_36g52
Is this land and buildings used by your household for non-business uses?
q1_36g53
Is this land and buildings used by your household for non-business uses?
q1_36g61
Are these other physical assets being used by your household for non-business us
q1_36g62
Are these other physical assets being used by your household for non-business us
q1_36g63
Are these other physical assets being used by your household for non-business us
q1_36go1
q1_36go2
q1_36_7
Total replacement costs of all physical business assets
q1_37
Do you have inventories, product for sale, raw materials, goods in production, o
q1_38
Calculated market value of your current inventories
q2_14
Amount owed by you to suppliers for items bought on credit
q2_15
Do you have a bank account for business use?
q2_16
Current account balance in this account
q2_17
Does this account have an overdraft facility?
q2_18
Do you have a checkbook for this account?
q2_19
Do you have a personal bank account with checkbook?
q3_13a1
If you had 5,000 Rupees to invest in any way, what would you purchase?
q3_13a2
If you had 5,000 Rupees to invest in any way, what would you purchase?
q3_13a3
If you had 5,000 Rupees to invest in any way, what would you purchase?
q3_13b1
Cost of purchase
q3_13b2
Cost of purchase
q3_13b3
Cost of purchase
q3_14a1
If you had 10,000 Rupees to invest in any way, what would you purchase?
q3_14a2
If you had 10,000 Rupees to invest in any way, what would you purchase?
q3_14a3
If you had 10,000 Rupees to invest in any way, what would you purchase?
q3_14b1
Cost of purchase
q3_14b2
Cost of purchase
q3_14b3
Cost of purchase
q3_15a1
If you had 15,000 Rupees to invest in any way, what would you purchase?
q3_15a2
If you had 15,000 Rupees to invest in any way, what would you purchase?
q3_15a3
If you had 15,000 Rupees to invest in any way, what would you purchase?
q3_15b1
Cost of purchase
q3_15b2
Cost of purchase
q3_15b3
Cost of purchase
q3_16
How much would you need to purchase the single most important asset to increase
q3_17_1
What is that asset?
q3_17_2
What is that asset?
q3_17_3
What is that asset?
q3_17_4
What is that asset?
q3_17_5
What is that asset?
q3_21_1
If you had 10,000 Rupees, how much would you spend on your business?
q3_21_2
If you had 10,000 Rupees, how much would you spend on household durable goods?
q3_21_3
If you had 10,000 Rupees, how much would you spend on household nondurable goods
q3_21_4
If you had 10,000 Rupees, how much would you spend on other uses?
q3_22a1
q3_22a2
q3_22a3
q3_22b1
q3_22b2
q3_22b3
gender
rh
Relationship to the head of the household
q1_1
How many workers work in your enterprise, including yourself
q1_8
What is the highest level of education you have attained?
q1_9
What is the highest level of education attained by your father?
q1_10
What is the highest level of education attained by your mother?
q1_11
Has your father ever owned a business?
q1_12
Has your mother ever owned a business?
q1_13
Did your father's father (paternal grandfather) ever own a business?
q1_14
In what type of site your business operates?
q1_15
Is this site...?
q1_16
Did you have to pay a fee or bribe to begin business in this location?
q1_17
How much was this fee? (amount in Rupees)
q1_18
Do you have to pay a regular fee or bribe to local merchants, police, or governm
q1_19a
How much is this fee?
q1_19b
How often you pay it?
q1_24
What type of accounts do you keep for your business?
q1_25a1
Is the firm registered with the D.S. Office?
q1_25a2
Is the firm registered with the Pradeshya Saba?
q1_25a3
Is the firm registered with the Provincial Govt.?
q1_25a4
Is the firm registered with the Central Govt.?
q1_25a5
Is the firm registered with the Business Chamber in your sector?
q1_25a6
Is the firm registered with other business group?
q1_25a7
Is the firm registered with any other group?
q1_25b1
How much is the one-time registration payment to the D.S. Office?
q1_25b2
How much is the one-time registration payment to the Pradeshya Saba?
q1_25b3
How much is the one-time registration payment to the Provincial Govt.?
q1_25b4
How much is the one-time registration payment to the Central Govt.?
q1_25b5
How much is the one-time registration payment to the Business Chamber in your se
q1_25b6
How much is the one-time registration payment to other business group?
q1_25b7
How much is the one-time registration payment to any other group?
q1_25c1
How much is the annual licence fee to the D.S. Office?
q1_25c2
How much is the annual licence fee to the Pradeshya Saba?
q1_25c3
How much is the annual licence fee to the Provincial Govt.?
q1_25c4
How much is the annual licence fee to the Central Govt.?
q1_25c5
How much is the annual licence fee to the Business Chamber in your sector?
q1_25c6
How much is the annual licence fee to other business group?
q1_25c7
How much is the annual licence fee to any other group?
q1_26_1
How many wage or salaried workers currently have in your business
q1_26_2
How many partners currently have in your business
q1_26_3
How many unpaid workers currently have in your business
q1_26_4
How many total workers currently have in your business
q1_27a1
Worker 1's gender
q1_27a2
Age of worker 1
q1_27a3
Worker 1's relation to you
q1_27a4
Worker 1's years of schooling
q1_27a5
Hours worker 1 worked last week
q1_27a6
Hours does worker 1 works in a normal week
q1_27a7
Worker 1's position
q1_27a8
Worker 1's pay last month
q1_27a9
Worker 1's hire year
q1_27b1
Worker 2's gender
q1_27b2
Age of worker 2
q1_27b3
Worker 2's relation to you
q1_27b4
Worker 2's years of schooling
q1_27b5
Hours worker 2 worked last week
q1_27b6
Hours does worker 2 works in a normal week
q1_27b7
Worker 2's position
q1_27b8
Worker 2's pay last month
q1_27b9
Worker 2's hire year
q1_27c1
Worker 3's gender
q1_27c2
Age of worker 3
q1_27c3
Worker 3's relation to you
q1_27c4
Worker 3's years of schooling
q1_27c5
Hours worker 3 worked last week
q1_27c6
Hours does worker 3 works in a normal week
q1_27c7
Worker 3's position
q1_27c8
Worker 3's pay last month
q1_27c9
Worker 3's hire year
q1_28
Have you laid off or dismissed any employees in the last 12 months?
q1_29
In what month was the employee dismissed?
q1_30
What was the reason for the dismissal?
q2_1_1
Total amount spent last month
q2_1_2
Amount spent last month on electricity, water, gas and fuel
q2_1_3
Amount spent last month on payment of loan interest
q2_1_4
Amount spent last month on employees' wages and salaries
q2_1_5
q2_1_6
Amount spent last month on rent for land or buildings
q2_1_7
Amount spent last month on purchases of materials and items for resale
q2_1_8
Amount spent last month on telephone and cellphone
q2_1_9
Amount spent last month on taxes
q2_1_10
Amount spent last month on other expenses
q2_1_11
qm2
Last month's total sales of made or altered products
qm3a
3 main products made or altered
qm3b
3 main products made or altered
qm3c
3 main products made or altered
qm4
Percentage of last month's sales these three products represent
qm5
Total sales the month before the tsunami
qt2
Last month's total sales of products not made by the business
qt3a
3 main goods you sell
qt3b
3 main goods you sell
qt3c
3 main goods you sell
qt4
Percentage of last month's sales these three products represent
qt5
Total sales the month before the tsunami
qs2
Last month's total revenue from selling services
qs3a
3 main services you provided
qs3b
3 main services you provided
qs3c
3 main services you provided
qs4
Percentage of last month's service income these three represent
qs5
Total revenue from selling services the month before the tsunami
q2_6
Did the business earned income from rental of property or interest on a business
q2_7
Total amount earned from rental of property or interest on a business account
q2_11
Business profits the month before the tsunami
q2_12
Percentage of profits reinvested in your firm over the past 12 months
q2_13
Amount owed to you by customers for items sold on credit
q2_20_1
Percentage of start-up capital that came from own savings
Total: 781
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