Enterprise Survey 2003-2006-2010-2016
Nicaragua, 2003 - 2017
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Percent Of Total Annual Sales Paid In Informal Payments (j7a)
Data file: Nicaragua_2003_2006_2010_2016_test
Overview
Valid:
1043
Invalid:
556
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
848
End:
850
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, or estimated total annual value, do establishments like this one pay in informal payments or gifts to public officials for this purpose?
- Percentage of total annual sales paid as informal payment
- Percentage of total annual sales paid as informal payment
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| -9 | Don't know (spontaneous) |
| -8 | Refusal (spontaneous) |
| 0 | No payments or gifts are paid |
| 0.00999999977648258 | |
| 0.0500000007450581 | |
| 0.100000001490116 | |
| 0.150000005960464 | |
| 0.25 | |
| 0.5 | |
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 2.5 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 7.5 | |
| 8 | |
| 10 | |
| 12 | |
| 15 | |
| 20 | |
| 25 | |
| 30 | |
| 33.2999992370606 | |
| 40 | |
| 60 | |
| 70 | |
| 100 | |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
Size of informal payments/gifts Informal payments are payments made to government officials that are unaudited and 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.
Sensitive question, no clarification can be offered
Sensitive question, no clarification can be offered