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Informal Survey 2010

Argentina, 2010
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ARG_2010_InS_v01_M_WB
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Data file: Argentina-2010-Informal-full data-

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Cases: 384
Variables: 177

Variables

idstd
Standardized Firm ID
id
ID
a0
Questionnaire
a1
Country
a3a
Region of the business
a3b
Size of locality
Sc1
Is this business or activity currently registered?
Sc2x
What is your main activity or business?
Sc2a
Main business
Sc2b
Activity for the interview
Sc3x
description of all businesses or activities in addition to the main activity
Sc4d
Day
Sc4m
Month
Sc4y
Year
S4ch
Hour
Sc4min
Minutes
Sc5
Does the business or activity have a physical location?
Sc6
Do you have more than one business activity in this location?
Sc7
Do you have more than one business activity?
b1
How many owners does this business or activity have?
b2
How many owners are male?
b3
Is the largest owner female?
b7
In past 3 years how many businesses or activities started by the largest owner?
b8
How many of these … still owned or managed by the largest owner?
b8a
In past 3 years...# of emp, machinery used, or the space occupied…increased?
b9
Is the largest owner also the main decision maker of this business or activity?
b10
Is the main decision maker female?
b11
How many yrs of experience...in this sector does the main decision maker have?
b12
What year did this business or activity originally start?
b13
How many people, incl. owner and family members, worked...at start up?
b14
Was this business or activity formally registered...at start up?
b14a
Was this business or activity formally registered..at any moment in the past?
b15
What is the age of the largest owner?
b16
What is the marital status of the largest owner?
b17
For how many years has the largest owner lived in this city?
b18
Where did the largest owner live before moving to this city?
b19
How many people live within the largest owner’s household premises?
b19a
...people w/in largest owner’s household...less than 6 yrs old?
b20a
...people w/in largest owner’s household premises...employment under a contract?
b21
What is the highest level of education of the largest owner?
b22
Has the largest owner completed any vocational training or technical education?
b23
...highest level of education of either of the largest owner’s parents?
b24
...either of the largest owner’s parents own a business...?
b25
Prior to starting this business...previous occupation of the largest owner?
b25a
What was the main reason to change to a different activity?
b25ax
Other reason. Specify
b26
Does the largest owner currently have a job in a formal business?
b27
In past 2 years, did the largest owner try to get a job in a formal business?
b28
Did the largest owner get the job?
c1
Where is this business or activity located?
c1a
...main reason the business or activity is located within household premises?
c1ax
Other (spontaneous) SPECIFY
c2
What kind of location does this business or activity have?
c3a
What is the total area occupied by this business or activity?
c3b
SPECIFY UNITS
c3bx
Other (SPECIFY)
c4
...owner or owners own the location or space occupied by the business...?
c5
...business or activity pay any rent for the location or space it occupies?
c7
...have a title...at the land registry office...over the land it occupies?
c9
last 12 months...change main business location…due to lack of formal title...?
c30
Is limited access to land a severe obstacle to...current operation...?
c31
Does your business or activity use electricity?
c31a
Is the business or activity connected to the electricity grid?
c31b
How does this business or activity pay for electricity?
c32
In [last completed month]...experience power outages?
c33
In [last completed month] how many power outages...?
c34
How long did these power outages last on average?
c36
Do you own or share a generator for business activities?
c37
In[last completed month]...% of electricity...from a generator…owned or shared?
c38
...use water for its activity aside from typical consumption and hygiene?
c38a
...water...for its operations come from public or private sources?
c39
In [last completed month]...experience insufficient water supply?
c40
In [last completed month], how many incidents of insufficient water supply...?
c41
How long did these incidents of insufficient water supply last on average?
c50
Are problems with electricity supply a severe obstacle to...current operation..?
c60
Are problems with water supply a severe obstacle to...current operation...?
i1
In [last completed month]...pay for security...or protection payments?
i2
Please estimate the total cost of security in [insert last completed month]
i3
In [last completed month]...experience losses as a result of crime?
i4
...estimate the value of losses...due to crime...in [last completed month].
i4a
In [last completed month], how many incidents of crime...?
i5
unregistered bus's give informal payments/gifts/bribes/protection payments...?
i6
In [last completed month]...experience harassment by govt officials or police?
i30
Is crime a severe obstacle to...current operation...?
i31
Is corruption a severe obstacle to...current operation...?
d1x
In [last completed month], what was...main product or service...(in value)?
d2
Do you manufacture this product yourself?
d3
In [last completed month]...estimate total sales of...main product or service?
d4
...the total sales of this business or activity in [last completed month]?
d5
The total sales in [insert last completed month] represented:
d6
please estimate total sales for this business or activity in a regular month...?
d7
...please estimate total sales...in the slowest month of the year?
d8
...please estimate total sales...in the busiest month of the year?
d10
Does this business..produce/sell under contract for another business or person?
d11
how many yrs business has worked w/primary supplier of main input or sales item?
d12
How many hours per week does this business or activity normally operate?
d13
At the present time, does this business...use cell phone(s) for its operations?
k3
Are the accts of the business...kept separately from the household expenses?
k4a
finance day–to-day ops...by using: Own funds
k4b
finance day–to-day ops...by using:Credit fr suppliers/advances fr customers
k4c
finance the day–to-day ops ...by using: Moneylenders
k4d
finance day–to-day ops...by using: Microfinance institutions
k4e
finance day–to-day ops...by using: Banks
k4f
finance day–to-day ops...by using: Friends or relatives
k4g
finance day–to-day ops...by using: Other sources
k4gx
Other sources (specify)
k5
Of the options listed above, which is the most used?
k6
In last 3 yrs...buy any machin/vehic/other transport, equip., land or buildings?
k7an
In last 3 yrs...how much...spend on purchases of: Machinery new or used
k7bn
In last 3 yrs...how much...spend on purchases of: Equip. and tools new or used
k7cn
In last 3 yrs...how much...spend on purchases of:Vehicles...and other transport
k7dn
In last 3 yrs...how much...spend on purchases of: Land
k7en
In last 3 yrs...how much...spend on purchases of:Bldgs
k8an
In last 3 yrs...financed purchases of [fixed assets] using: Own funds
k8bn
last 3yrs finance purch of[fixed assets]using:Cred fr suppls/advances fr custmrs
k8cn
In last 3 yrs...financed purchases of [fixed assets] using: Moneylenders
k8dn
In last 3 yrs...financed purchases of[fixed assets] using: Microfinance inst's
k8en
In last 3 yrs...financed purchases of[fixed assets] using: Banks
k8fn
In last 3 yrs..financed purchases of[fixed assets]using:Frnds/Relatives
k8gn
In last 3 yrs...financed purchases of[fixed assets] using: Other sources
k8gnx
Other sources (specify )
k9
Of the options listed above, which was the most important?
k10
Do you have a bank account to run this business or activity?
k11
Do you use a separate bank account for your household?
k12
does this business...have a loan or does the owner have a loan for the business?
k13
Referring to the most recently obtained loan, where did you get the loan from?
k13x
Other (specify)
k16
Referring only to the most recent loan, did the financing require guarantee?
k17
In the last year, did you apply for any loans for this business or activity?
k18
What was the main reason why you did not apply for any loan...?
k30
Is limited access to finance or loans a severe obstacle to current operation?
l1a
In [last completed month], how many ppl who work in this business were: Paid
l1b
In [last completed month], how many ppl who work in this business were: Unpaid
l2
...in [ last completed month] the # of ppl working in the business was:
l3a
Considering a usual month...how many ppl who worked in this business were:Paid
l3b
Considering a usual month...how many ppl who worked in this business were:Unpaid
l4a
In the month with the highest # of ppl working...how many workers were: Paid
l4b
In the month with the highest # of ppl working...how many workers were: Unpaid
l5a
In the month with the lowest # of ppl working...how many workers were: Paid
l5b
In the month with the lowest # of ppl working...how many workers were: Unpaid
l6a
In [last completed month] how many females worked in this business [were]: Paid
l6b
In [last completed month] how many females worked in this business[were]:Unpaid
l7
In[last completed month]...fam members of owner(s)...working in this business?
l8
What is the approx avg monthly salary for a worker in this business...?
l9
What is the approx avg monthly salary for a female worker in this business...?
r1
Would you like for your business…to be registered...?
r2a
not registered: Because of time, fees, and paper work required...
r2b
not registered: Because of the taxes that need to be paid if registered
r2c
not registered: Because of the inspections and meetings with govt officials…
r2d
not registered: Because of the bribes registered businesses need to pay
r2e
not registered: Because...no benefit for my business from being registered
r5
...have to give gifts, informal payments or bribes to remain unregistered?
r6a
benefit from being registered:Better access to financing or loans
r6b
ben fr being registered:Better access raw mats/infrastr services/govt services
r6c
benefit from being registered: Less bribes to pay
r6g
benefit from being registered: Being able to issue receipts to attract customers
r8
On average, how long do you think it would take to register...?
r9
What is the max time...it can take to register?
r10
What is the min time...it can take to register?
m1
Which of the following...represents the biggest obstacle faced by this business
n1a
last completed month: Tot. cost of workers incl. salaries & any other payment
n1c
last completed month: Tot. cost of electricity
n1d
last completed month: Tot. cost in transportation
n1b
last completed month: Tot. cost of raw materials (if manufacturing)
n2
In current ops does business use machinery(excl. tools, equip and computers)?
n3
If business [purchased] all machinery in current cond. how much would they cost?
n4
In current ops does business use its own vehicles or other means of transport?
n5
If business [purchased]own vehicles...in current cond. how much would they cost?
n6
If business[purchased]tools/equip/CPU in current cond. how much would they cost?
a15a1ax
Position in the business
a15a2a
Years with the business
a15a3a
Gender
a15d
Day
a15m
Month
a15h
Hour
a15min
Minutes
sect
sector
Total: 177
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