Informal Survey 2008
Afghanistan, 2008
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percent of total annual sales paid in informal payments (j7a)
Data file: Afghanistan_idstd_Informal
Overview
Valid:
419
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
1031
End:
1033
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
It is said that establishments are sometimes required to make gifts or informal payments to public officials to “get things done” with regard to customs, taxes, licenses, regulations, services, etc. On average, what
percentage of total annual sales do establishments like this one pay in informal payments or gifts to public
officials for this purpose?
percentage of total annual sales do establishments like this one pay in informal payments or gifts to public
officials for this purpose?
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| -9 | don't know |
| -8 | refused |
| 0 | no payments/gifts paid |
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 5 | |
| 7 | |
| 10 | |
| 12 | |
| 14 | |
| 15 | |
| 20 | |
| 21 | |
| 25 | |
| 50 | |
| 100 |
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
1) Size of informal payments/gifts Informal payments are payments made to government officials that are unaudited or unreported. They are generally given to an official with the expectation that a service will be performed (such as granting a business license), a violation overlooked (such as violation of health regulation), or because the official threatens the business.
Notice the wording (phrasing) of the question: it asks for the respondent to answer for establishments “like this one” rather than the establishment being interviewed.
2) Sensitive question, no clarification can be offered
Notice the wording (phrasing) of the question: it asks for the respondent to answer for establishments “like this one” rather than the establishment being interviewed.
2) Sensitive question, no clarification can be offered