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Enterprise Survey 2009

Syrian Arab Republic, 2009
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Data file: Syria-2009--full data-

The file contains the cleaned, raw database.
Questions' wording for all variables can be found in "Syria Enterprise Survey Manufacturing plus Services Module Questionnaire" in "Questionnaires" folder.

Cases: 508
Variables: 405

Variables

idstd
WEB STD FIRMID
id
SERIAL NUMBER
a1
Country code
a1a
Location / Governorate
a2a
City/town
a3a
Sector 1
a3b
Sector 2
a4a
Sampling size
a4b
Screener Size
a5a
what percent of this establishment's total annual sales came from manufacturing
a5b
what percent of this establishment's total annual sales came from services
a5c
what percent of this establishment's total annual sales came from others
a6a
Interviewer code
a6b
Interviewer code 2
a7a
Supervisor code
a7b
Supervisor code 2
a8a
Time face-to-face interview begins:
a8b
Hour
a8c
Minutes
a8d
AM/PM
a9a
Company / Establishment name
q1a
What is this firm's current legal status?
q1b
Other
q2a
What percent of this firm is owned by Private domestic
q2b
What percent of this firm is owned by private foreign
q2c
Government/State
q2d
Other
q3a
How many Factories does your firm have in this country?
q3b
How many Stores does your firm have in this country?
q3c
How many Service Outlets does your firm have in this country
q4a
Is the principal owner (or one of the principal owners) a female
q5a
Are any of the senior managers female?
q6a
In what year did this establishment begin operations in this country
q7a1
First Product Description
q7a2
First Product Code
q7a3
First Product % of total revenue
q7b1
Second Product Description
q7b2
Second Product Code
q7b3
Second Product % of total revenue
q7c1
First Product Description - Services Sector
q7c2
First Product Code - Services Sector
q7c3
First Product % of total revenue - Services Sector
q7d1
Second Product Description - Services Sector
q7d2
Second Product Code - Services Sector
q7d3
Second Product % of total revenue - Services Sector
q8a
National sales as Last year's percent of sales
q8b
Indirect exports as Last year's percent of sales
q8c
Direct exports as Last year's percent of sales
q9a
percentage of domestic sales to the government
q9b
percentage of domestic sales to state owned firms
q9c
percentage of domestic sales to large Syrian private firms
q9d
percentage of domestic sales to small and medium firms
q9e
percentage of domestic sales to wholesalers
q9f1
percentage of domestic sales to others
q9f2
specify others
q10a
In what year did this establishment first export
q11a1
1st biggest destinations country of exports
q11a2
1st biggest destinations country percentage of exports
q11b1
2nd biggest destinations country of exports
q11b2
2nd biggest destinations country percentage of exports
q11c1
3rd biggest destinations country of exports
q11c2
3rd biggest destinations country percentage of exports
q12a
average number of days that it took from the time this est.
q12b
longest number of days that it took from the time this est.
q12c
extra payment to expedite the clearance process
q13a
percent of the products exported directly was lost while in transit because of theft
q13b
percent of the products exported directly was lost while in transit because of breakage or spoilage
q14a
what percent of the products shipped to domestic markets was lost while in transit because of theft
q14b
what percent of the products shipped to domestic markets was lost while in transit because of breakage or spoilage
q15a
percent of material are of domestic origin
q15b
percent of material are of foreign origin
q16a
were any of the material inputs in 2008 imported directly
q17a
average number of days that it took from the time goods arrived to their point o
q17b
longest number of days that it took from the time goods arrived to their point o
q17c
extra payment to expedite the clearance process
q18a
how many days of inventory do you typically have on hand
q19a
percent of purchased material are of lower than agreed upon
q20a1
Telecommunications
q20a2
Electricity
q20a3
Transportation
q20a4
Access to water
q20a5
Access to land
q20a6
Regulatory uncertainty
q20a7
Tax rates
q20a8
Tax administration
q20a9
Customs administrations
q20a10
Labor regulations
q20a11
Foreign trade regulations
q20a12
Skills and education of available workers
q20a13
Business licensing and operating permits
q20a14
Access to financing
q20a15
Macroeconomic uncertainty
q20a16
Corruption
q20a17
Crime, theft and disorder
q20a18
Anti-competitive or informal practices
q20a19
Legal system / conflict resolution
q20b1
First Biggest obstacle
q20b2
Second Biggest obstacle
q21a1
Power Outages Number of Times
q21b1
Power Outages Average Duration
q21c1
Power Outages Lost Value (%)
q21a2
Insufficient Water Supply Number of Times
q21b2
Insufficient Water Supply Average Duration
q21c2
Insufficient Water Supply Lost Value (%)
q21a3
Interruption in Telecommunication Number of Times
q21b3
Interruption in Telecommunication Average Duration
q21c3
Interruption in Telecommunication Lost Value (%)
q21a4
Internet Connection Number of Times
q21b4
Internet Connection Average Duration
q21c4
Internet Connection Lost Value (%)
q22a
Establishment own or share a generator
q23a
generator's original cost
q24a
percent of electricity that comes from a generator
q25a
Public sources
q25b
Your own well
q25c
Purchased from private vendors
q26a
Percent shipped with own transport
q27a
main transport mode
q28a
Communications with Clients or Suppliers use E-mail
q28b
Communications with Clients or Suppliers use Own Website
q29a
Internet Connection used to Communicate with clients and suppliers
q29b
Internet Connection used to Make purchases
q29c
Internet Connection used to Deliver services
q29d
Internet Connection used to Do research and develop ideas
q30a
Total Number of Competitors You Face
q30b
Local Private Competitors You Face
q30c
Foreign Private Competitors You Face
q30d
Public Sector Competitors You Face
q31a1
Sales of 2007 increased/decreased
q31b1
Sales of 2007 change
q31a2
Sales of 2008 increased/decreased
q31b2
Sales of 2007 change
q32a
Expectation for sales of the main product
q32b1
Expectation for sales increase
q32b2
Expectation for sales decrease
q33a
Prices of the main product change
q33b1
Prices of the main product increase
q33b2
Prices of the main product decrease
q34a
Pressure from domestic competitors
q34b
Pressure from foreign competitors
q35a
fixed price in local market
q35b
fixed price for exports
q36a
compete against unregistered or informal firms
q37a
Avoid sales tax
q37b
Do not pay duties
q37c
Avoid labor taxes
q37d
Violate my copyrights
q37e
Receive subsidies from government
q37f
Having favored access to credit
q37g
Conspire to limit my access to markets
q38a
Capacity utilization 2007
q38b
Capacity utilization 2008
q39a
Typical hours of operation in a week
q40a
The Establishment has a Quality Certification
q41a
The Establishment uses Licensed Technology
q42a
expectation of firm's level of investment
q42b1
expectation of firm's level of investment's increase
q42b2
expectation of firm's level of investment's decrease
q43a
Developed an Important New Product Line
q43b
Upgraded an Existing Product Line
q43c
Discontinued At Least One Product (Not Production) Line
q43d
Agreed To a New Joint Venture with Foreign Partner
q43e
Obtained a New Licensing Agreement
q43f
Outsourced a Major Production Activity That Was Previously conducted in-house
q44a
Payment for Security
q45a
Percentage of Annual Sales paid for Security
q46a
Losses as a Result of Theft
q47a
Losses from theft as percent of total annual sales
q48a
Interpretations of Regulations are Predictable
q49a
Percentage of Increase or Decrease Current Workforce
q50a
most important reason for not changing the number of regular full time workers?
q50b
most important reason for not changing the number of regular full time workers? specify other
q51a
Senior management's time spent in dealing with regulations
q52a
Percentage of total workforce that is reported
q53a
Percentage of total sales a typical establishment reports
q54a
Corporate Income Tax
q54b
Social Security Payments
q54c
Built-up Property Taxes
q54d
Municipal Taxes
q54e
Stamp Duty
q55a1
Telephone Did you experience delays in obtaining . . . ?
q55b1
Telephone What was the actual delay experienced?
q55c1
Telephone Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected
q55a2
Electricity Did you experience delays in obtaining . . . ?
q55b2
Electricity What was the actual delay experienced?
q55c2
Electricity Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected
q55a3
Water Did you experience delays in obtaining . . . ?
q55b3
Water What was the actual delay experienced?
q55c3
Water Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected?
q55a4
Construction Did you experience delays in obtaining . . . ?
q55b4
Construction What was the actual delay experienced?
q55c4
Construction Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected
q55a5
Import license Did you experience delays in obtaining . . . ?
q55b5
Import license What was the actual delay experienced?
q55c5
Import license Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected?
q55a6
Main operating license Did you experience delays in obtaining . . . ?
q55b6
Main operating license What was the actual delay experienced?
q55c6
Main operating license Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected
q56a
Percent of total annual sales paid as informal payment
q57a
Has this establishment secured a government contract
q57b
what percent of the contract value would be typically paid in informal payments
q58z1
Tax inspectorate Were you required having meetings with officials?
q58a1
Tax inspectorate How many times in total
q58b1
Tax inspectorate What was the average duration?
q58c1
Tax inspectorate Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected at
q58z2
Labor and social security Were you required having meetings with officials?
q58a2
Labor and social security How many times in total
q58b2
Labor and social security What was the average duration?
q58c2
Labor and social security Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected a
q58z3
Fire and building safety Were you required having meetings with officials?
q58a3
Fire and building safety How many times in total
q58b3
Fire and building safety What was the average duration?
q58c3
Fire and building safety Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected at
q58z4
Sanitation / epidemiology Were you required having meetings with officials?
q58a4
Sanitation / epidemiology How many times in total
q58b4
Sanitation / epidemiology What was the average duration?
q58c4
Sanitation / epidemiology Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected
q58z5
Municipality Were you required having meetings with official
q58a5
Municipality How many times in total
q58b5
Municipality What was the average duration?
q58c5
Municipality Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected
q58z6
Municipal police Were you required having meetings with officials
q58a6
Municipal police How many times in total
q58b6
Municipal police What was the average duration? (hours)
q58c6
Municipal police Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected
q58z7
Environmental Were you required having meetings with officials
q58a7
Environmental How many times in total
q58b7
Environmental What was the average duration?
q58c7
Environmental Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected
q58z8
Other Meetings with officials in the context of regulation of your business
q58x8
Other description
q58a8
Other How many times in total
q58b8
Other What was the average duration?
q58c8
Other Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected
q59a
Is your establishment a member of a business association or chamber of commerce
q59b
Is membership mandatory in the most important association
q59c1
services the association provide Lobbying government
q59c2
services the association provide Resolution of disputes (with officials, workers, or other firms)
q59c3
services the association provide Information and/or contacts on product and input markets
q59c4
services the association provide Accrediting standards or quality of products; reputational benefits
q59c5
services the association provide Information on government regulations
q59c6
Other, Specify the service does the associatin provide
q59c7
Other, Specify the service does the associatin provide
q59d
Of the services provided, which one is the most important for establishment
q59e
How much do you pay annually in dues to this main association
q60a
To what degree do you agree or disagree with this statement:
q61a
On average over the last year what percent of your monthly total sales to privat
q62a
What percent of your sales to government agencies or state owned enterprises wer
q63a
Has your establishment been involved in a court case in the last 3 years?
q64a
On average how many months did those court cases take o resolve, that is from th
q64b
Were the decisions of the court (whether in your favor or not) generally enforced
q65a1
Internal funds Working Capital %
q65b1
Internal Funds New Investments %
q65a2
Domestic Working Capital %
q65b2
Domestic New Investments %
q65a3
International Working Capital %
q65b3
International New Investments %
q65a4
Leasing Working Capital %
q65b4
Leasing New Investments %
q65a5
Special development Working Capital %
q65b5
Special development New Investments %
q65a6
Trade credit Working Capital %
q65b6
Trade credit New Investments %
q65a7
friends Working Capital %
q65b7
friends New Investments %
q65a8
Informal sources Working Capital %
q65b8
Informal sources New Investments %
q65z9
Other Specify
q65a9
Other Working Capital %
q65b9
Other New Investments %
q66a
At this time, does this establishment have an overdraft facility or a line of credit
q66b
or a line of credit (short term credits excluding loans) ?
q67a
If YES what percent is currently unused? Overdraft facility
q67b
If YES what percent is currently unused? Line of credit
q68a
Does your establishment currently have a loan from a financial institution?
q69a
What year was the most recent loan approved?
q69b
Did the loan require collateral or a deposit?
q69c1
Land Which of the following were used as collateral?
q69c2
Immoveable plant / machinery Which of the following were used as collateral?
q69c3
Moveable machinery and equipment (incl vehicles) Which of the following were used as collateral?
q69c4
Other tangible Which of the following were used as collateral
q69c5
Personal assets Which of the following were used as collateral
q69d
What was the approximate value of the collateral required as a percentage of the loan value
q69e
Over the last year, what was the loan's approximate annual rate of interest?
q69f
What is the total duration (term) of the loan (from the mome
q69g1
machinery What was the main use of this loan?
q69g2
fixed assets What was the main use of this loan?
q69g3
inputs,What was the main use of this loan?
q69g4
loans What was the main use of this loan?
q69g5
Other What was the main use of this loan?
q69g6
Other (Specify) What was the main use of this loan?
q69h
Referring to this a loan what type of financial institution granted this loan
q69h2
type of financial institution granted loan, Other
q70z
Why don't you currently have a loan?
q70a
If the establishment did not apply for a loan, what was the principal reason
q70a1
Other what was the principal reason?
q70b
principal reason for application rejection
q70b1
Other what was the principal reason for application rejection?
q71a
What share of your total borrowing (loans, accounts payable) in foreign currency
q72a1
The current global financing instability
Total: 405
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