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MOZ_2018_ISBS_V01_M
Informal Business Sector Survey 2018
Mozambique
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2018
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MOZ_2018_ISBS_v01_M
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World Bank Group (WBG)
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mozambiqueinformal_2018_full_data_long_form.dta
Data file: mozambiqueinformal_2018_full_data_long_form.dta
Mozambique 2018 Informal Sector Business Survey data
Cases:
554
Variables:
238
Variables
idstd
WEB STD FIRMID
id
Business ID
id_square
Enumerated Square ID
id_cluster
ID of Cluster of Squares
status
Status of Interview
city
City
a1
Country
a1a
Language of Interview
a2a
enumerator_ID
a3d
Day of interview (Start)
a3m
Month of interview (Start)
a3y
Year of interview (Start)
a3h
Hour of interview (Start)
a3min
Minutes of interview (Start)
a3sec
Seconds of interview (Start)
a41a
Observed Main Business Activity
a4
Main Business Activity
c1a
Type of Premises
c1b
Where is the business or activity primarly carrid out from?
sc2
Number of people working in the business last month
sc3a
The business has Operating License (From Muncipiality Or BAU)?
sc3b
The business has Business Registration Certificate?
sc3c
The business has NUIT (in the name of owner(s) or business)?
b0
Is respondent the main owner of business or activity?
b1
Number of owners of the business or activity
b2
Number of female owners of business or activity
b2a
Owner of the business is female?
b3
Year the business or activity started
b4
Did [owner] start this business or activity?
b5
How did [owner] acquire the business or activity?
b6a
Conveniance of location and/or hours as reason for starting the business
b6b
Profit opportunity as reason for starting the business
b6c
Secondary source of income as reason for starting the business
b6d
Inability to find another source of income as reason for starting the business
b7a
Conveniance of location and/or hours as reason for joining the business
b7b
Profit opportunity as reason for joining the business
b7c
Secondary source of income as reason for joining the business
b7d
Inability to find another source of income as reason for joining the business
b8
Main source of funding used to start/acquire the business or activity
b8a
Occupation of owner(s) prior to this business or activity
b9
Age of owner/main owner
b10
Number of years [owner] has experience working in the industry
b11
Highest level of education of main owner
b12
Number of years the main owner lived in this city
b13
Where did the main owner live before moving to this city?
b14
Number of household members of the main owner
b15
Number of household members of the owner that are younger than 6 years old
b16
Main owner the primary income earner of the household?
b17
Main owner currently has a job with a wage?
b18
Main owner ever had a job with a wage?
b19
In what year did main owner had a job with a wage last time?
b20
In the last two years, did main owner activley look for a job with a wage?
b21
Did main owner get the job?
MZb1
Would main owner leave Current Business if offered Full-Time Employment, ?
b22
Number of household members, other than main owner, that have a job with a wage
b23
Any of main owner's household members ever had a job with a wage?
b24
Year when a household member last time had a job with a wage
c1a1
Reason for business located in hh: Lower cost to run a business
c1a2
Reason for business located in hh:easier to manage family responsibilities&work
c1a3
Reason for business located in hh: no benefit of working outside household
c1a4
Reason for business located in hh: customer safety and security
c1a5
Reason business's located in hh:minimize visibility to tax authorities
c3
Main reason for choice of location for this business or activity
c4
Main owner owns the location or space occupied by the business or activity?
c5
Does the business or activity pay any rent for the space it occupies?
c31
Business requires electricity to produce goods or render services?
c31a
Is the business or activity connected to the electricity grid?
c31b
How does this business or activity pay for electricity?
c32
Last month, did this business or activity experience power outage?
c33
Last month, how many power outages did this business experience?
c34h
Average duration of power outage last month (hours)
c34min
Average duration of power outage last month (minutes)
c38
Business use water for its activity, aside from typical consumption and hygiene?
c39
Last month, did this business or activity experience insufficient water supply?
c40
No. of incidents of insufficient water supply last month?
c41h
Average duration of incidents of insufficent water supply last month (hours)
c41min
Average duration of incidents of insufficent water supply last month (minutes)
MZc1
Does the business have Access To Internet For Business Purposes?
MZc2
Does the business Use Computer(s)?
MZc3
Does the business have Its Own Website Or Social Media Account?
i1
In last three months, did this business pay for security?
i2
Total cost of security for the last three months
i3
In last three months, did this business had losses as a result of a crime?
i4a
Number of crime incidents experianced by business in the last three months
i4
Total value of losses due to crime in the last three months
i6
Business experianced harassment by govt. officials or police in last 3 months?
d4
Total sales last month (in LCU)
d5
Volume of last month's sales compared to average
d6
Total sales in a regular month (in LCU)
d7
Total sales in the lowest month (in LCU)
d8
Total sales in the highest month (in LCU)
d9
Number of months operated in a normal year?
d10
Number of hours operated per week?
MZd10
Business Produce Or Provide Services To Other Businesses?
d11
Business produce/provide services under contract for another business/person?
d13
Business purchases inputs/supplies from suppliers under contract?
d14
Months of relations with primary supplier
d15
Description of a typical customer
d16
Agreements fulfilled without problems, disputes, or delays with customers?
d17
Agreements fulfilled without problems, disputes, or delays with suppliers
d18a
Effectivness of personal trust/future business interest in resolving problems
d18b
Effectivness of a paid third party in avioding or resolving problems
d18c
Effectivness of unpaid third party in avioding or resolving problems
ir1a
Visited competitor to see products available for sale
ir1b
Asked existing customers products the business should sell or produce
ir1c
Talked to former customers to find reasons they stopped buying from the business
ir1d
Used a special offer to attract customers
ir1e
Asked suppliers which products are selling well
ir2
Negotiated a lower price from suppliers in the last 3 months?
ir3
How often does the business run out of stock of inventories or raw materials?
ir4
Does the business keep written business records?
k3
Accounts of business are kept separatley from household expenses?
ir6
Business keeps a written budget for monthly costs?
ir7
Business has target for sales over the next year?
ir8
Frequency at which actual and target sales are compared
ir9
Business has a budget of costs it will likely face next year
ir10
Business prepares a profit and loss statement at least once a year
ir16
Business uses mobile money for it's day to day activities
k4a
Use of own funds to finance day-to-day operations
k4b
Use of moneylenders to finance day-to-day operations
k4c
Use of Microfinance institutions to finance day-to-day operations
k4d
Use of banks to finance day-to-day operations
k4e
Use of friends or relatives to finance day-to-day operations
k4f
Use of other sources to finance day-to-day operations
k3b
Purchased inputs on credit or received advances from customers last year?
k5
Business sold goods or services on credit last year?
k6
Purchased new or used machinery, vehicles, or fixed assets last 3 years?
k7a
Total expenditure on new or used machinery and equipment (LCU) in last 3 yrs?
k7b
Total Annual Expenditure For Purchases of Land And Buildings In Last FY
k8a
Use of own funds to finance purchase fixed assets
k8b
Use of moneylenders to finance purchase fixed assets
k8c
Use of Microfinance institutions to finance purchase fixed assets
k8d
Use of banks to finance purchase fixed assets
k8e
Use of friends or relatives to finance purchase fixed assets
k10
Main owner has a bank account to run this business?
k11
Main owner has a separate bank account for the household?
MZk11
Main owner use Mobile Money To Pay Suppliers?
MZk12
Does main owner use Mobile Money For Savings?
k12
Currently, does main onwer have a loan for the buisness?
k13
Institution that granted the most recent loan
k16
Guarantee required for the most recent loan
k17
In last year, did the business apply for any loans?
k18
Main reason for not applying for a loan
l1a
Number of paid workers last month
l1b
Number of unpaid workers last month
l2
How does total number of workers last month compare to the average?
l3
Total number of workers in a regular month
l4
Total number of workers in amonth with the highest number of people working
l5
Total number of workers in a month with lowest number of people working
l6
Number of female workers (paid and unpaid) working in the busines last month
MZs3
Years Of Experience Of a Typical Worker
MZs6a
Level of Numeracy Or Math Skills Of Workers In The Business
MZs6b
Level Of Problem Solving Or Critical Thinking Of Workers In The Business
MZs6c
Level Of Foreign Languages Of Workers In The Business
MZs6d
Level Of Managerial and Leadership Skills Of Workers In The Business
MZs6e
Level Of Interpersonal And Communication Skills Of Workers In The Business
MZs6f
Level Of Job-Specific Technical Skills Of Workers In The Business
MZs5a
Main owner's Level Of Numeracy Or Math Skills
MZs5b
Main owner's Level Of Problem Solving Or Critical Thinking skills
MZs5c
Main owner's Level Of Foreign Languages skills
MZs5d
Main owner's Managerial And Leadership Skills
MZs5e
Main owner's Interpersonal and Communication Skills
MZs5f
Main owner's Job-Specific Technical Skills
l7a
No. of workers (including the owner) that can read
l7b
No. of workers (including the owner) that can write
l7c
No. of workers (including the owner) that can use a computer
l7d
No. of workers (including the owner) that can speak a language other than native
r1
In last 3 yrs considered to legally register business?
MZr1
Interested In Registering Biz W/Conservatória Do Registo Das Entidades Legais
r7
In last 3 years, has main owner taken any steps to register the business?
r2a
Unregistered bcoz of Time, fees, and paperwork required to complete registration
r2b
Unregistered bcoz of Taxes that need to be paid
r2c
Unregistered bcoz of Inspections from government officials
r2d
Unregistered bcoz of Bribery
r2e
Unregistered bcoz of no benefits from being registered
r2f
Unregistered bcoz of Lack of information on the process or where to register
MZr2a
Main Reason the Business Is Not Registered
MZr2b
Second main Reason Why Business Is Not Registered
r6a
Would the business gain better access to financing or loans if registered?
r6b
Business gains better access to raw materias, and other services if registered?
r6c
Would the business pay less in bribes if registered?
r6d
Would the business gain better access to potential customers if registered?
r8
Has a customer refused to do business because of lack of registration?
r9
Are there registered firms providing same good or service as this business?
r10
Prices compared to similar products or services from registered firms
r5
Does this business give informal payments to remain unregistered?
i5
Do unregistered business give informal payments in order to stay in business?
n1
Total cost of sales in last month (in LCU)
n2a
Total cost of workers in last month (in LCU)
n2c
Total cost of electricity in last month (in LCU)
n3
Does the business use machinery and equipment (excluding tools)?
n4
Does the business use its own vehicles?
MZn7a
Market value of Tools And Utensils
MZn7b
Market value of Machinery And Equipment
MZn7c
Market value of Furniture
MZn7d
Market value of Vehicles, Carts, And Other Transportation Devices
MZn7e
Market value of Site, Including Land And Buildings
MZn7f
Market value of Other Physical Assets Excluding Inventories
MZn8
Market Value Of Current Inventories
MZn1
Value of Last Month's Net Profit Or Losses
MZn1a
Did The Firm Experience Net Profits Or Losses Last Month?
MZn2
How does last month's net Profits Or Losses compare to Average?
MZn3
Regular Month's Net Profit Or Losses
MZn3a
Did The Firm Experience Net Profits Or Losses In A Regular Month
cg1
In My Work Assignments, I Try To Be My Own Boss
cg2
Entrepreneurship Is An Important Part Of Who I Am
cg3
I think of myself As Someone Who Thinks About Entrepreneurship
cg4
New Ideas Sometimes Distract Me From Previous Ones
cg5
Setbacks Don’t Discourage Me
cg6
Obsessed With Certain Idea But Later Lost Interest
cg7
I Am A Hard Worker
cg8
I Often Set A Goal But Later Choose To Pursue A Different One
cg9
I Have Difficulty Maintaining My Focus On Projects That Take Longer
cg10
I Finish Whatever I Begin
cg11
I Am Diligent
cg12
I Am Strong Enough To Overcome Life’s Struggles
cg13
At Root, I Am A Weak Person
cg14
I Can Handle The Situations That Life Brings
cg15
I am Usually An Unsuccessful Person
cg16
I Often Feel That There Is Nothing I Can Do Well
cg17
I Feel Competent To Deal Effectively With The Real World
cg18
I Often Think That I’m A Failure
cg19
I Usually Feel I Can Handle Problems That Come Up In Life
cg20
I Go My Own Way At Work, Regardless Of Opinions Of Others
cg21
I Disregard Rules And Regulations That Hamper Freedom
cg22
I Consider Myself A “Team Player” At Work
cg23
I Try My Best To Work Alone On A Job
a15a3a
Gender of main respondent
a15d
Day of interview (end)
a15m
Month of interview (end)
a15y
Year of interview (end)
a15h
Hour of interview (end)
a15min
Minutes of interview (end)
a15sec
Seconds of interview (end)
stratificationregioncode
Stratification Region Code
stratificationprobabilitycode
Stratification Probability Code
strata
Strata
weight_LF
Long-Form Interview Weight
Total: 238
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