| Value |
Category |
| 1 |
Laws and regulations regarding hiring, firing of Lebanese wo |
| 2 |
Laws and regulations regarding hiring, firing of foreign wor |
| 3 |
Union agreements or pressure |
| 4 |
High minimum wage or mandatory benefits |
| 5 |
Pressure from politicians or political groups |
| 6 |
Fear of social sanctions |
| 7 |
Skilled people are unaffordable |
| 8 |
Not enough skilled labor in this sector |
| 9 |
Owner does not fire employees |
| 10 |
(Recode 28) |
| 11 |
(Recode 8) |
| 12 |
Loss (high expenses) |
| 13 |
Economic uncertainty |
| 14 |
Employees with the right qualifications are hard to find |
| 15 |
Unsteady performance of company due to macroeconomy |
| 16 |
(Recode 28) |
| 17 |
(Recode 13) |
| 18 |
In order to survive in the market |
| 19 |
Depends on development of business |
| 20 |
(Recode -9) |
| 21 |
High taxes |
| 22 |
Laws and regulations of the country in general |
| 23 |
(Recode 8) |
| 24 |
Lack of space |
| 25 |
Optimistic about the market situation |
| 26 |
In order to shrink the business |
| 27 |
|
| 28 |
Due to inability of employees to find other jobs |
| 29 |
It is a family business |
| 30 |
Decrease workers in low season |
| 31 |
Lack of financing |
| 32 |
Lack of economic growth |
| 33 |
(Recode 31) |
| 34 |
|
| 35 |
Not in need right now |
| 36 |
Up to parent company |
| 92 |
None |
| 95 |
Refused |
| 97 |
Do not know |
| 999 |
N/A |
| Sysmiss |
|
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.