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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: SLMSround4

Sri Lanka Microenterprise Survey firms' data, round 4

Cases: 585
Variables: 975

Variables

sheno
Enterprise Code Number
dtm
Treatment Method
dac
Accounts Bks and Gift Clock Distribution
dts
Tsunami Effect
dpr
Province
ddi
District
dds
D.S. Division
dgn
G.N. Division
dfi_1
Interviewer
ddate
Date Completed
dtin
Time in
dtout
Time Out
dsup1
Supervisor
dm1
Has the Household Moved Since Last Survey?
d1_1
Still working in the same line of business and in same location as last survey?
d1_2
In what type of site your business operates now?
d1_3
Is this site...?
d1_5m
In what month did you stop working in the previous business?
d1_5d
In what day did you stop working in the previous business?
d1_6
What is the main reason for stop working in the previous business?
d1_7
Is the previous business being operated by another household member?
d1_8
Did you sell your previous business to someone else to run?
d1_9
How much did you sell your business for?
d1_10
Did you sell any of the equipment or other assets when you closed the business?
d1_11
d1_12
Do you plan on reopening this business within the next 3 months?
d1_13
After closing the business, your main activity is...
dx1
In what type of enterprise do you work as a wage worker?
dx2
In what sector are you working as a wage worker?
dx3
How many people work in the enterprise where you are employed?
dx4
How many hours did you work as a wage worker last week?
dx5
How much did you earn fromt this work last week?
dx6
In your new job, do you supervise any other employees?
dx7
dx8
Do any other members of your family work at this enterprise?
dx9_1
What was the number one reason you left self employment for wage work?
dx9_2
What was the number two reason you left self employment for wage work?
dx9_3
dx9_4
dx9_5
dx9_6
dx9_7
dx10
Do you intend to reenter self employment withing the next year?
dx11
Will you start a business in the same or different industry?
dx12
Are you looking for a wage job, or another opportunity to enter self employment?
dx13
How much time do you expect it will take to find a job?
dx14
In which sector are you looking for work?
dn1
How many employees (paid and unpaid) work in your enterprise, including yourself
dn2
Did you work at least one hour in your new business last week?
dn3
What was the main reason you did not work at least one hour last week?
dn4
In how many weeks will you resume work?
dn5
In what industry does your new business operate?
dn6
Does your new business operate in the same site as your old business?
dn7
What is the type of site where your new business operates?
dn8
Is this site...?
dn9
Do you have any inventories in stock, products for sale, raw material, products
dn10
What is the market value you calculate of your current inventories?
dn11_1
Percentage of December's revenue from customers within 1 km of the business
dn11_2
Percentage of December's revenue from customers in the same G.N. but more than 1
dn11_3
Percentage of December's revenue from customers in the same D.S. but different G
dn11_4
Percentage of December's revenue from customers in the same district, but differ
dn11_5
Percentage of December's revenue from customers in the same province, but differ
dn11_6
Percentage of December's revenue from customers in other provinces
dn11_7
dn12_1
Percentage of revenue from sales to customers
dn12_2
dn12_3
dn12_4
dn12_5
dn13
Do you have one major customer who accounts for a quarter or more of your sales?
dn14
Approximately, how many customers did your business make a sale to the last full
dn15b1_1
dn15b1_2
dn15b1_3
dn15b1_4
dn15b2_1
dn15b2_2
dn15b2_3
dn15b3_1
dn15b3_2
dn15b3_3
dn15b4_1
dn15b4_2
dn15b4_3
dn15b5_1
dn15b5_2
dn15b5_3
dn15b6_1
dn15b6_2
dn15b6_3
dn15b6_4
dn15c1_1
dn15c1_2
dn15c1_3
dn15c1_4
dn15c2_1
dn15c2_2
dn15c2_3
dn15c3_1
dn15c3_2
dn15c3_3
dn15c4_1
dn15c4_2
dn15c4_3
dn15c5_1
dn15c5_2
dn15c5_3
dn15c6_1
dn15c6_2
dn15c6_3
dn15c6_4
dn15d1_1
dn15d1_2
dn15d1_3
dn15d1_4
dn15d2_1
dn15d2_2
dn15d2_3
dn15d3_1
dn15d3_2
dn15d3_3
dn15d4_1
dn15d4_2
dn15d4_3
dn15d5_1
dn15d5_2
dn15d5_3
dn15d6_1
dn15d6_2
dn15d6_3
dn15d6_4
dn15e1_1
dn15e1_2
dn15e1_3
dn15e1_4
dn15e2_1
dn15e2_2
dn15e2_3
dn15e3_1
dn15e3_2
dn15e3_3
dn15e4_1
dn15e4_2
dn15e4_3
dn15e5_1
dn15e5_2
dn15e5_3
dn15e6_1
dn15e6_2
dn15e6_3
dn15e6_4
dn15f1_1
dn15f1_2
dn15f1_3
dn15f1_4
dn15f2_1
dn15f2_2
dn15f2_3
dn15f3_1
dn15f3_2
dn15f3_3
dn15f4_1
dn15f4_2
dn15f4_3
dn15f5_1
dn15f5_2
dn15f5_3
dn15f6_1
dn15f6_2
dn15f6_3
dn15f6_4
dn15g1_1
dn15g1_2
dn15g1_3
dn15g1_4
dn15g2_1
dn15g2_2
dn15g2_3
dn15g3_1
dn15g3_2
dn15g3_3
dn15g4_1
dn15g4_2
dn15g4_3
dn15g5_1
dn15g5_2
dn15g5_3
dn15g6_1
dn15g6_2
dn15g6_3
dn15g6_4
dn15_7
Total replacement cost of all your physical business assets
dn15f
d2_1
Did you work at least one hour in your business last week?
d2_2
What is the main reason you did not work last week?
d2_3
In how many weeks will you resume work?
d2_4
How many hours did you personally spent working in the business last week?
d2_5
Have you hired new workers in the last 3 months, including paid or unpaid family
d2_6
How many new workers have you hired?
d2_7
Are any of the new workers related to you?
d2_7_1
d2_8
How many hours did these new workers spent working in the business last week?
d2_9a1
To confirm, how many wage or salaried workers you currently have in your busines
d2_9a2
To confirm, how many partners you currently have in your business?
d2_9a3
To confirm, how many unpaid workers you currently have in your business?
d2_9a4
To confirm, What is the total number of workers in your business?
d2_9b1
How many of these are family members?
d2_9b2
How many of these are not family members?
d2_10
How many hours in total did family members, excluding yourself, worked last week
d2_11
How many hours in total did non family members worked last week?
d2_12
Do you have any inventories in stock, products for sale, raw materials, products
d2_13
What is the market value of your current inventories?
d2_14
How your current inventories have changed relative to 3 months ago?
d2_15
What is the market value of your current inventories held as raw materials?
d2_16
What is the market value of your current inventories held as finished goods?
d2_17
Approximately, how many customers did your business made a sale to on the last f
d2_18
Have you started manufacturing or selling any new products in the last 3 months?
d2_19
What is the main new product you are now making or selling?
d2_20
What percentage of total sales does this new product or products represent?
d3_1_1
Amount spent in December on purchase of materials and items for resale
d3_1_2
Amount spent in December on electricity, water, gas and fuel
d3_1_3
Amount spent in December on interest paid on loans
d3_1_4
Amount spent in December on wages and salaries for employees
d3_1_5
Amount spent in December on rent of machinery and equipment
d3_1_6
Amount spent in December on rent of land or buildings
d3_1_7
Amount spent in December on telephone or cellphone
d3_1_8
Amount spent in December on taxes
d3_1_9
Amount spent in December on maintenance and general repairs
d3_1_10
Amount spent in December on travelling
d3_1_11
Amount spent in December on other expenses
d3_1_12
Total amount spent in December
d3_1a1
Were any of the business goods and materials listed above used for home consumpt
d3_1a2
What is the value of business goods and materials listed above used for home con
d3_1b
Did the enterprise use any inputs which were paid for by someone other than the
d3_1c
What is the approximate value of those inputs?
d3_1d
In your list of expenses above, was the value of these inputs included?
dm3_2
What was the total sales in December of products your business makes or alters?
dm3_3a
What is the value of inventories purchased in December which were held as raw ma
dm3_3b
What is the value of inventories purchased in December which were used to produc
dm3_3c
What is the value of inventories purchased in December which were used to produc
dm3_3d
What is the value of inventories purchased in December which got spoilt or waste
dt3_2
What was the total sales in December of products your business did not make?
dt3_3a
What is the value of inventories purchased in December which were sold in Decemb
dt3_3b
What is the value of inventories purchased in December which were sold after Dec
dt3_3c
What is the value of inventories purchased in December which got spoilt or waste
ds3_2
What was the total business revenues in December from selling services?
ds3_3a
What is the value of inventories purchased in December which were used in servic
ds3_3b
What is the value of inventories purchased in December which were used in servic
ds3_3c
What is the value of inventories purchased in December which got spoilt or waste
d3_4
What was the total revenues of your business in December from all sources, inclu
d3_5a
What was the total revenues of your business in October 2005 from all sources?
d3_5b
What was the total revenues of your business in November 2005 from all sources?
prof
What was the total PROFITS of your business in December?
d3_7
Did you pay yourself a salary for running the business?
d3_7_1
When estimating profits for the business, did you include this salary as part of
d3_7_2
How much was this salary in December?
d3_8
Where revenues from the business used to pay for expenditures in the household?
d3_8_1
When estimating profits for the business, are you reducing revenues to account f
d3_8_2
How much were these household expenditure payments in December?
d3_9
In addition to running the business, did you have a secod job in December?
d3_9_1
In the second job, did you work as a wage worker or did you run another business
d3_9_2
How many hours per week did you work in this other job in December?
d3_9_3
How much did you earn per week in the second job?
d3_10
Have any members of the household started a new business in the last 3 months?
d3_11_1
I feel I am living a normal everyday life
d3_11_2
I have come to feel that everyday life consists of repetitive routines
d3_11_3
I no longer talk about the tsunami these days
d3_11_4
I have changed my outlook on life as a result of the tsunami
d3_12
How many business days did you close in December for the Holidays?
d3_13
How December's profits compare to what you expected from the previous survey?
d3_14
d4_1
Have you made any improvements or repairs to business assets in the last 3 month
d4_2b1_1
d4_2b1_2
d4_2b1_3
d4_2b1_4
d4_2b2_1
d4_2b2_2
d4_2b2_3
d4_2b3_1
d4_2b3_2
d4_2b3_3
d4_2b4_1
d4_2b4_2
d4_2b4_3
d4_2b5_1
d4_2b5_2
d4_2b5_3
d4_2b6_1
d4_2b6_2
d4_2b6_3
d4_2b6_4
d4_2c1_1
d4_2c1_2
d4_2c1_3
d4_2c1_4
d4_2c2_1
d4_2c2_2
d4_2c2_3
d4_2c3_1
Total: 975
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