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Enterprise Survey 2016

Lesotho, 2016
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Data file: lesotho_2016_full_data

Cases: 150
Variables: 306

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idstd
WEB STD FIRMID
id
Firm Id
a4a
Industry Sampling Sector
a6a
Sampling Size
a2
Sampling Region
a5
Sector Match Between Screener Information And Sample Frame
a3b
Official Capital City?
a3c
Main Business City?
a3
Size Of Locality
a13
Supervisor Number
a4b
Industry Screener Sector
a0
Questionnaire
a3a
Region Of The Establishment
a6b
Screener Size
a14d
Day
a14m
Month
a14y
Year
a14h
Hour
a14min
Minutes
a1
Country Code
a12
Interviewer Number
a1a
Language Of The Interview
a7
Establishment Is Part Of A Large Firm
a7a
Number Of Establishments In The Firm
a7b
Is This Establishment The Headquarters Location?
a7c
Does This Headquarters Location Engage In Production Or Sales At This Location?
a11
If Hq, Financial Statements Independent Of The Rest Of Establishment
a9
Establishment'S Financial Statements Prepared Separately From Hq Statements
b1
Legal Status Of The Firm
b1x
Other (Specify)
b3
What Percentage Of This Firm Does The Largest Owner(S) Own?
b2a
% Owned By Private Domestic Individuals, Companies Or Organizations
b2b
% Owned By Private Foreign Individuals, Companies Or Organizations
b2c
% Owned By Government/State
b2d
% Owned By Other
leb1
Establishment Located In An LNDC Factory Shell?
leb2
Amongst The Owners Of The Firm, Are Any From South Africa?
b4
Amongst The Owners Of The Firm, Are There Any Females?
b4a
% Of The Firm Owned By Females
b5
Year Establishment Began Operations
b6
Number Of Full-Time Employees Of The Establishment When It Started Operations
b6a
Was Establishment Formally Registered When It Began Operations?
b6b
In What Year Was This Establishment Formally Registered?
b7
How Many Years Of Experience Working In This Sector Does The Top Manager Have?
b7a
Is The Top Manager Female?
b8
Does Establishment Have An Internationally-Recognized Quality Certification?
b8x
Specify The Internationally-Recognized Quality Certifications
c3
Application To Obtain An Electrical Connection Submitted Over The Last 2 Years
c4
How Many Days Did It Take For You To Receive An Electrical Connection Service?
c5
Informal Gift/Payment Expected Or Requested For An Electrical Connection?
c6
Over Last Fy, Did This Establishment Experience Power Outages?
c7
Number Of Power Outages Experienced In A Typical Month In Last Fiscal Year
c8a
Average Duration Of Power Outages {Hours; Minutes}
c8b
How Long Did These Power Outages Last On Average?
c9a
In Last Fy, Losses As % Of Annual Sales Due To Power Outages
c9b
In Last Fy, Value Of Losses Due To Power Outages
c10
Generator Shared Or Owned Over The Course Of Last Fiscal Year?
c11
% Electricity From Generator Owned/Shared By The Establishment In Last Fiscal Yr
c12
Application To Obtain A Water Connection Submitted Over The Last 2 Years
c13
How Many Days Did It Take For You To Obtain A Water Connection?
c14
When You Applied For A Water Connection, Was An Informal Gift/Payment Requested?
c15
Did You Experience Insufficient Water Supply For Production In Last Fiscal Yr?
c16
Frequency Of Incidents Of Water Shortages In A Typical Month In Last Fiscal Yr
c17
Average Length Of Water Shortages (Affecting Production) In Last Fiscal Year
c22a
Do You Currently Communicate With Clients And Suppliers By E-Mail?
c22b
Establishment Has Its Own Website
c30a
How Much Of An Obstacle: Electricity To Operations Of This Establishment?
c30b
How Much Of An Obstacle: Telecommunications To Operations Of This Establishment?
d1a1a
Establishment'S Main Product/Service Last Fiscal Yr
d1a1x
Main Product/Service (By The Largest % Of Annual Sales) In Last Fiscal Year
d1a2
Main Product/Service Isic (Rev. 3.1) Code
d1a3
Main Product/Service: Percent Of Total Annual Sales
d2
In Last Fiscal Year, What Were This Establishment’S Total Annual Sales?
d2x
Please Also Write Out The Number
n3
What Were The Establishment Sales 3 Years Ago
d3a
% Of Sales: National Sales
d3b
% O Sales: Indirect Exports
d3c
% Of Sales: Direct Exports
d4
In Last Fy, Avg. Num. Of Days For Exported Goods To Clear Customs?
d5a
In Clearing Exports Through Customs,Informal Gift/Payment Expected Or Requested?
d6
In Last Fy, Export Losses Due To Theft As % Of Value Of Products
d7
In Last Fy, Export Losses Due To Breakage Or Spoilage As % Of Value Of Products
led8
Value Of Establishments Total Annual Exports, Direct And Indirect?
led9a
% Of Annual Exprots, Direct Or Indirect, To SADC
led9b
% Of Annual Exprots, Direct Or Indirect, To Other African Countries
led9c
% Of Annual Exprots, Direct Or Indirect, To EU
led9d
% Of Annual Exprots, Direct Or Indirect, To Asia
led9e
% Of Annual Exprots, Direct Or Indirect, To Australia
led9f
% Of Annual Exprots, Direct Or Indirect, To USA
led9g
% Of Annual Exprots, Direct Or Indirect, To Other Regions
led9h
Other Regions
led10
Would The Establishment Continue To Operate If AGOA Suspended?
led11
Did This Establishment Chose Products Because Of AGOA
d8
In What Year Did This Establishment First Export Directly Or Indirectly?
led13
What Is The Main Obstacle To Growth Of This Establishment'S Exports?
led14
% Of Sales Directly To Government?
led15
Did This Establishment Have Any Payment Disputes Over Sales To Governement?
led16
How Long Did It Take For Dispute To Be Resolved?
d10
In Last Fy, % Of Value Of Products Lost In Transit Due To Theft
d11
In Last Fy, % Of Value Of Products Lost In Transit Due To Breakage Or Spoilage?
d12a
% Of Material Inputs And Supplies Of Domestic Origin In Last Fiscal Year
d12b
% Of Material Inputs And Supplies Of Foreign Origin In Last Fiscal Year
d13
Were Any Of These Material Inputs And Supplies Imported Directly?
d14
Avg. Num. Of Days For Imported Goods To Clear Customs In Last Fiscal Year
d15a
In Clearing Imports Through Customs,Informal Gift/Payment Expected Or Requested?
d30a
How Much Of An Obstacle: Transport?
d30b
How Much Of An Obstacle: Customs And Trade Regulations?
e1
In Last Fy, Main Market For Establishment'S Main Product
e2b
Competitors For The Main Product/Service In The Main Market
e6
Do You Use Technology Licensed From A Foreign-Owned Company?
e11
Does This Establishment Compete Against Unregistered Or Informal Firms?
e30
How Much Of An Obstacle: Practices Of Competitors In Informal Sector?
h1
New Products/Services Introduced Over Last 3 Yrs
h2
New Products/Services Also New For Thr Establishment'S Main Market
h3x
Describe In Detail The Main New Or Significantly Improved Product Or Service
h4x
Describe How The Main New/Significantly Improved Product Or Service Is Different
h5
During Last 3 Yrs, Establishment Introduced New/Significantly Improved Process
h6x
Describe Main New/Significantly Improved Process This Establishment Introduced
h7x
How The Main New/Significantly Improved Process Is Different
h8
During Last Fiscal Year, Establishment Spent On R&D (Excl Market Research)?
h9
How Much Spent On R&D, Either In-House Or External?
f1
In Last Fy, What Was The Capacity Utilization (%) Of This Establishment?
f2
Number Of Hours Per Week Operated By The Establishment In Last Fiscal Year
lef1a
Lack Of Demand Is An Obstacle?
lef1b
Unavailability Of Inputs Is An Obstacle?
lef1c
Uncertainty About Future Is An Obstacle?
lef1d
Obsolete Machinery Is An Obstacle?
lef1e
Lack Of Financing Mechanisms Is An Obstacle?
lef1f
Brain Drain Is An Obstacle?
lef1g
Abundance Of Cheap Imports Is An Obstacle?
lef1h
Failure In Electricity Supply Is An Obstacle?
lef1i
Property/Rental Costs Are An Obstacle?
lef1j
Lack Of Adequate Infrastructure Is An Obstacle?
lef1k
Other Is An Obstacle?
lef1kx
Specify Other
g6a
Percentage Of The Building Occupied: Owned By This Establishment
g6b
Percentage Of The Building Occupied: Leased Or Rented By This Establishment
g6c
Percentage Of The Building Occupied: Other
g1a
Percentage Of The Land Occupied: Owned By This Establishment
g1b
Percentage Of The Land Occupied: Rented Or Leased By This Establishment
g1c
Percentage Of The Land Occupied: Other
g2
Applic. To Obtain A Construction-Related Permit Submitted Over The Last 2 Years
g3
How Many Days Did It Take For You To Obtain A Construction-Related Permit?
g4
Informal Gift/Payment Expected Or Requested For A Construction-Related Permit
g5a
What Is The Total Selling Area In This Establishment?
g5b
The Area Is Measured In:
g5bx
Specify Other Units (If Not Included Above) The Area Is Measured In
g30a
How Much Of An Obstacle: Access To Land?
i1
In Last Fy, Did This Establishment Pay For Security?
i2a
Percentage Of Total Annual Sales Paid For Security In Last Fiscal Year
i2b
In Last Fiscal Year, What Is The Total Annual Cost Of Security?
i3
Losses Due To Theft, Robbery, Vandalism Or Arson Experienced In Last Fiscal Year
i4a
Losses Due To Theft, Robbery, Vandalism Or Arson In Last Fiscal Yr (% Of Sales)
i4b
Value Of Losses Due To Theft, Robbery, Vandalism Or Arson In Last Fiscal Yr
i30
How Much Of An Obstacle: Crime, Theft And Disorder?
k1c
In Last Fy, % Of Material Inputs Or Services Paid For After Delivery
k2c
In Last Fy, % Of Total Annual Sales Paid For After Delivery
k3a
% Of Working Capital Financed From Internal Funds/Retained Earnings
k3bc1
Borrowed From Banks Based In Lesotho: Private And State-Owned
k3bc2
Borrowed From Banks Based Outside Lesotho: Private And State-Owned
k3e
% Of Working Capital Borrowed From Non-Bank Financial Institutions
k3f
% Of Working Capital Purchased On Credit/Advances From Suppliers /Customers
k3hd
% Of Working Capital Financed By Other (Money Lenders, Friends, Relatives, Etc)
k4
Did This Establishment Purchase Any Fixed Assets In Last Fiscal Yr?
n5a
Total Annual Expenditure For Purchases Of Equipment In Last Fiscal Yr
n5b
Total Annual Expenditure For Purchases Of Land And Buildings In Last Fiscal Yr
k5a
Last Fy, % Fixed Assets Funded By: Internal Funds/Retained Earnings
k5a1
Fixed Assets - Value Internal Funds Or Retained Earnings
k5i
Last Fy, % Fixed Assets Funded By: Owner's Contributions Or Issued New Equity
k5i1
Fixed Assets - Value Owner's Contribution Or Issued New Equity Shares
k5bca
Borrowed From Banks Based In Lesotho: Private And State-Owned
k5bc1a
Borrowed From Banks Based In Lesotho: Private And State-Owned
k5bcb
Borrowed From Banks Based Outside Lesotho: Private And State-Owned
k5bc1b
Borrowed From Banks Based Outside Lesotho: Private And State-Owned
k5e
Last Fy, % Fixed Assets Funded By: Non-Bank Financial Institutions
k5e1
Fixed Assets - Value Borrowed From Non-Bank Financial Institutions
k5f
Last Fy, % Fixed Assets Funded By: Credit From Suppliers/Advances From Customers
k5f1
Fixed Assets - Value Purchases On Credit From Suppliers, Advances From Customers
k5hdj
Last Fy, % Fixed Assets Funded By: Other (Money Lenders\Friends\Relatives\Etc)
k5hdj1
Fixed Assets - Value Other
k4b
Purchase Any New/Used Fixed Assets?
n5c
Total Annual Expenditure For Purchases Of Equipment In Year Prior To Last Fy
n5d
Total Annual Expenditure On Land And Buildings In Year Prior To Last Fy
k6
Does This Establishment Have A Checking And\Or Saving Account?
k7
At This Time, Does This Establishment Have An Overdraft Facility?
k8
Establishment Has A Line Of Credit Or Loan From A Financial Institution?
k9
Type Of Financial Institution That Granted The Line Of Credit Or Loan
k10
Year When The Most Recent Loan/Line Of Credit Approved
k11
For The Most Recent Loan, What Was The Value At The Time Of Approval?
k13
Financing Required For The Most Recent Line Of Credit Or Loan
k14a
Type Of Collateral Required For The Most Recent Loan? Land, Buildings
k14b
Type Of Collateral Required For The Most Recent Loan? Equipment
k14c
Type Of Collateral Required For The Most Recent Loan? Accounts
k14d
Type Of Collateral Required For The Most Recent Loan? Personal Assets
k14e
Type Of Collateral Required For The Most Recent Loan? Other
k15a
Value Of Collateral Required For The Most Recent Credit/Loan
k15b
Total Number Of Outstanding Loans/Lines Of Credit Held By This Establishment
k15c
Total Value Of Outstanding Loans/Lines Of Credit Held By This Establishment (Lcu
k15d
Outstanding Personal Loans Used To Finance Establishment'S Business Activities?
k16
In Last Fiscal Yr, Did Establishment Apply For New Loans/Lines Of Credit?
k17
Main Reason For Not Applying For New Loans Or New Lines Of Credit
k20a1
What Was The Outcome Of That Most Recent Application For Loan/Line Of Credit?
k21
Financial Statements Checked & Certified By External Auditor In Last Fiscal Yr?
k30
How Much Of An Obstacle: Access To Finance
h7a
The Court System Is Fair, Impartial And Uncorrupted
j2
What % Of Senior Management Time Was Spent In Dealing With Govt Regulations?
j3
Over The Last 12 Months, Was This Establishment Inspected By Tax Officials?
j4
Frequency Of Inspections/Requirement For Meeting By Tax Officials
j5
In Any Of These Inspections Was A Gift/Informal Payment Requested ?
j6a
Government Contract Secured (Or Attempted) In The Last 12 Months?
j6
% Of Contract Value Avg. Firm Pays In Informal Gifts To Govt To Secure Contract?
j7a
Percent Of Total Annual Sales Paid In Informal Payments
j7b
Total Annual Informal Payment
j10
Application To Obtain An Import License Submitted Over The Last 2 Years?
j11
How Many Days Did It Take To Obtain Your Import License?
j12
When You Applied For An Import License, Was An Informal Gift/Payment Requested?
j13
Application To Obtain An Operating License Submitted Over Last 2 Years?
j14
How Many Days Did It Take To Obtain Your Operating License?
j15
When You Applied For Operating License Was An Informal Gift/Payment Requested?
j30a
How Much Of An Obstacle: Tax Rates
j30b
How Much Of An Obstacle: Tax Administrations
j30c
How Much Of An Obstacle: Business Licensing And Permits
j30e
How Much Of An Obstacle: Political Instability
j30f
How Much Of An Obstacle: Corruption
h30
How Much Of An Obstacle: Courts
l1
Num. Permanent, Full-Time Employees At End Of Last Fiscal Year
lel1a
Did Establishment Lose Workers To Public Sector?
lel1b
How Many Employees Were Lost To Public Sector?
l2
Num. Permanent, Full-Time Employees At End Of 3 Fiscal Years Ago
lel2
In Past Two Years, Did Establishment Try To Hire New Employees?
lel2a
Were You Successful In Hiring?
lel2ax
Describe Main Reason Why Unsuccesful
lel3
How Many Employees Were Hired Last Year?
lel4
How Long Did It Take To Fill Most Recent Skilled Vacancy?
lel5
How Long Did It Take To Fill Most Recent Unskilled Vacancy?
lel6
How Long Did It Take To Fill Manager Vacancy?
l3a
Num. Full-Time Employees At End Of Last Fiscal Yr: Production Workers
l3b
Num. Full-Time Employees At End Of Last Fiscal Yr: Non-Production Workers
l4a1
Num. Of Permanent, Full-Time Highly Skilled Production Workers, Last Fy
l4a2
Num. Of Permanent, Full-Time Semi Skilled Production Workers, Last Fy
l4b
Num. Of Permanent, Full-Time Unskilled Production Workers, Last Fy
l5a
Num. Full-Time Employees At End Of Last Fiscal Yr: Female Production Workers
l5b
Num. Full-Time Employees At End Of Last Fiscal Yr: Female Non-Production Workers
l5
Num. Full-Time Employees At End Of Last Fiscal Yr: Female
l6
Num. Full-Time Temporary Employees At End Of Last Fiscal Yr
l6a
Female Temporary, Full-Time Workers Employed Throughout Last Fiscal Yr
l8
Avg. Length Of Employment Of All Full-Time Temporary Employees In Last Fiscal Yr
l9b
% Of Full Time Workers Completed High School
lel7
Does The Establishment Need Skills That Are Hard To Find?
lel7x
What Is The Main Skill That Is Hard To Find?
lel8
Do You Have Problems Because Staff Has Inefficient Proeficiency
lel9
Did The Establishment Apply For Work Permit?
lel10
Was A Gift Expected To Obtain Work Permit?
l10
Formal Training Programs For Permanent, Full-Time Employees In Last Fiscal Yr
l11a
% Permanent Full-Time Production Employees Received Formal Training In Last Ffy
l11a1
Training Programs Amount: Production Full-Time Permanent Employees Trained
l11b
% Permanent Fulltime Nonproduction Employees Received Formal Training In Last Fy
l11b1
Training Programs Amount:Non-Production Full-Time Permanent Employees Trained
l30a
How Much Of An Obstacle: Labor Regulations?
l30b
How Much Of An Obstacle: Inadequately Educated Workforce?
les1y
Does The Establishment Conduct Pre-Employment Health Check?
les1a
Does The Establishment Have High Absenteesim Due Sickness?
les1b
Have High Absenteesim Due To The Employee'S Need To Take Care Of Family Members?
les2a
Does The Establishment Have High Absenteesim Due To Hiv/Aids?
les2b
Have High Absenteesim Due To The Employee'S Need To Care For Family Members With
les3a
Did The Establishment Undertake HIV Prevention Messages?
les3b
Did The Establishment Distributed Free Condoms?
les3c
Did The Establishment Undertake Anonymous HIV Testing?
les4
Total Cost Of HIV/AIDS Programs And Activites (Lcu)
m1a
Biggest Obstacle Affecting The Operation Of This Establishment
m1d
Rotation Order
n2a
Total Labor Cost (Incl. Wages, Salaries, Bonuses, Etc) In Last Fiscal Year
n2e
Cost Of Raw Materials And Intermediate Goods Used In Prod. In Last Fiscal Year
n2b
Total Annual Costs Of Electricity In Last Fiscal Year
n2i
Total Annual Cost Of Finished Goods/Materials Bought To Resell In Last Fiscal Yr
n2p
Total Cost Of Sales In Last Fy
n6a
Net Book Value Of Machinery Vehicles, And Equipment In Last Fiscal Year
n7a
Cost For Establishment To Re-Purchase All Of Its Machinery
a15a1ax
Main Respondent Position In The Firm
a15a2a
Main Respondent Years Working In The Firm:
a15a3
Main Respondent'S Gender
a15a1bx
Second Respondent Position In The Firm
a15a2b
Second Respondent Years Working In The Firm:
a15b3
Second Respondent'S Gender
a15a1cx
Third Respondent Position In The Firm
a15a2c
Third Respondent Years Working In The Firm:
a15c3
Third Respondent'S Gender
a15d
Day
a15m
Month
a15y
Year
a15h
Hour
a15min
Minutes
a16
Perception Of The Questions Regarding Opinions And Perceptions
a17
Responses To The Questions About Figures Are…
a17x
Interviewer Comments
a18
This Questionnaire Was Completed In:
a19h
If Option 2 Or 3 In A.18, Estimate Duration Of The Whole Interview: Hours
a19m
If Option 2 Or 3 In A.18, Estimate Duration Of The Whole Interview: Minutes
stratificationregioncode
stratification region code
stratificationsizecode
stratification size code
Total: 306
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