Financial Crisis Survey 2010
Bulgaria, 2010
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a17x INTERVIEWER COMMENTS: (Problems occurred or extraordinary circumstances whi (a17x)
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INTERVIEWER COMMENTS: (Problems occurred or extraordinary circumstances which could influence results)
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 9 employees are in unpaid leave; e6 - initially given approximate figure: 150 000. Call back made and the new figure given, with huge unwillingness, is 100 000 | |
| According to respondent's opinion the firm is on the verge of shut down | |
| All employees are part-timers | |
| All employees are part-timers. Firm is on the verge of bankruptcy. | |
| Approximate (rounded) figures - documentation not used, but e6 figure confirmed during the call-back | |
| Approximate (rounded) figures. Respondent confident in firm's stability. Call-back: we were not able to re-contact the firm = no result | |
| Approximate data | |
| Approximate data for the work force | |
| Approximate data. Salaries decreased with 50% | |
| Approximate data; e6 figure confirmed - call-back made | |
| Approximate figure for e6 | |
| Approximate figures | |
| Approximate figures, especially when asked for percentages | |
| Call back made and e6 verified versus the documentation. | |
| Call back made: e6 verified versus the documentation | |
| Call-back made for e6 - no clear answer given - something between 750 000 and 800 000 | |
| Call-back made for e6: figure given is according the documentation | |
| Call-back made for e6: refused to answer. Figure given in round 2 used | |
| Call-back: e6: answer again is DK | |
| Call-back: e6: refusal. figure given in round 2 used | |
| Call-back: e6: respondent gave approximate figure | |
| Call-back: e6: respondent not willing to share information, answered DK again | |
| Call-back: e6: respondents again answerd DK (and refused to check the documentation) | |
| Call-back: respondent not willing to give amount for e6 - the figure from round 2 used | |
| Call-back: respondent refused to give figure for e6 | |
| Call-back: we were not able to recontact the firm = no result | |
| Certain and precise in all data provided - made checks vs. company documentation. B4 - they didn't make analysis on this | |
| Certain in all data provided. They employ 10 temporary employees, but part-timers | |
| Certain in most of the data and figures provided, only e6 is approximate figure | |
| Comment on e2a: because of the reforms in healthcare system and precisely - shutting down of hospitals | |
| Comment: we survive only because financial help from friends | |
| Concerned about the data confidentiality. Call back: no result for e6 - respondent refused again | |
| Confident in firm's stability | |
| Data provided are according to official company documentation | |
| Data provided by accountancy firm, last completed month - May, but data for work force are based on April | |
| Declared that d7 and e6 are confidential data | |
| Declared: sales are higher, but profit is lower. Call-back: for e6: respondent again answered with DK. The figure given in round 2 used | |
| Elusive answers when comes to future periods / estimations. Call-back made for e6 - note that figure given is approximate | |
| Initial figure for e6 - 320 000. Call-back made: no clear answer received, range provided: between 340 000 and 350 000 | |
| Initial figure for e6: 7,5 mln. Call-back made: the new figure given is 6,5 mln, but without willingness | |
| Kind and responsive, approximate figures | |
| Kind and responsive, but gave rounded figures | |
| Most of the data - according to official company documentation. Old credit in foreign currency with maturity date in year 2015. Facing serious difficulties - all 10 employees are working part time. | |
| No sales last completed month | |
| Not sure in firm's future, believes that firm's situation is unstable. e6 - initially stated 1,2 mln. without check vs documents. Call-back made: no clear answer given - about 1 mln | |
| Participated with unwillingness | |
| Refused to answer d7 and e6 - generally any exact figure | |
| Respondent confident in data given, re-confirmed both figures provided for d7 and e6. | |
| Responsive and kind. Call-back made and e6 confirmed | |
| Seemed confident in data provided and in firm's stability as well | |
| Specific activity - retail trade with flowers. They are facing serious difficulties resulting in staff decreasing and problems in covering debts | |
| Stated that firm is on the verge of shut down. Not willing to give precise answers. | |
| The firm is facing huge difficulties. No sales during the last month. They intend to hire 30 workers. | |
| The owner actually refused to give figure for e6 and confirmed that firm currently has no debts/liabilities | |
| There is possibility firm to hire 10-15 seasonal workers, but part-timers. | |
| There is possibility to discharge all employees because of the crisis. Call-back: e6: respondent refused to answer | |
| They employ 4 seasonal workers, but part-timers | |
| They got credit in March. Data verified versus the firm's documentation. | |
| They tried to work on orders when materials are provided by the client, but didn't succeeded to pay to workers. They had to borrow. Now they own small store and own activity is retail trade. | |
| They use 20 part-timers | |
| Very kind, responsive and precise, only e6 is missing - not sure | |
| b3 comment: big decrease in sales, e2a: firm's problems are due to wrong Government policies. Call-back: we were not able to re-contact the firm = no result | |
| c1 - the employees are working on 4 hours | |
| d6 and e6 - approximate figures | |
| e2a - temporary constraints (recostruction activities on the street), e6 - approximate figure. Call-back: we were not able to re-contact the firm = no result | |
| e6 - approximate figure | |
| e6 - approximate figure. Optimist for firm's future | |
| e6 and d7 figures confirmed versus firm's documentation (call-back made) | |
| e6 coded refusal because 15 mln stated initially. Call-back made and new figure stated was 12 mln | |
| e6 figure checked in call-back. Stated that this figure is rounded, but precise enough - could be plus-minus 5 000. | |
| e6 figure checked versus the documentation - call-back | |
| e6 figure confirmed during call-back, but explained it's an approximate figure | |
| e6 figure confirmed during the call-back | |
| e6 figure confirmed during the call-back - respondent stated this is the figure given by the accountants | |
| e6 figure confirmed in call-back | |
| e6 figure confirmed in call-back, but respondent seemed to be not very confident | |
| e6 revised in call-back | |
| e7 and e6 - approximate figures. Call-back made and e6 re-confirmed. |
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.