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Informal Sector Enterprise Survey 2023

Central African Republic, 2022 - 2023
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Data file: Central-African-Republic-2023-ISES-full-data.dta

Central African Republic 2023 Informal Sector Enterprise Survey data

Cases: 1727
Variables: 191

Variables

idstd
WEB STD FIRMID
id
Firm ID
id_square
Square ID
id_cluster
ID of Cluster of Squares
status
Status of Interview
city
Name of city
a14d
Day
a14m
Month
a14y
Year
a14h
Hour
a14min
Minutes
a1
Country code
a1a
Language of Interview
c1a
Type of Premises
a41a
Type of activity
a4m
Main Business: Manufacturing
a4r
Main Business: Retail
a4s
Main Business: Services
a4x
Other (Specify)
sc0
Willing to Participate in the Survey
sc2
Num. of People Who Worked Last Month
sc3a
Registered at National level?
sc3b
Registered at Provincial level?
lf_select
Selected for interview
lf_resp
Willing to Participate in interview
b0
Respondent Is the Main Owner of this Business or activity
b1
Num. of Owners in this Business
b2
Num. of Female Owners
b2a
The Owner Is Female
b3
Year this Business or activity originally Started
COVb3a
Month business started
CARb1
Business part of ROSCA?
CARb2
Main benefit of ROSCA?
b4
Did You or Largest Owner Start this Business or activity?
b6a
Reason Started: Convenience of Location or Hours
b6b
Reason Started: Opportunity to Start and Develop a Profitable Business
b6c
Reason Started: to Have Secondary Source of income
b6d
Reason Started: Unable to Find another Source of income
b8
Main Source of Money to Start or acquire this Business or activity
b8a
Occupation Prior to this Business or activity
b9
Age of Main Owner
b10
Owner Years of Experience
b11
Owner Highest Level of Completed Education
CARb3
Owner's Parents' Higest Level of Completed Education
CARb4
Owner's Parents' owned or own a beusiness?
b12
Num. of Years Lived in this City
b14
Num. of Household Members of the Owner
b15
Num of Household Members Less Than 6 Years Old
b16
Owner the Primary income Earner of the Household
b17
Owner Currently Have a Job with Either a Temporary or Permanent Contract
b18
Owner Had a Job with Temporary or Permanent Contract
b19
Year Main Owner Had Job with Temporary or Permanent Contract
b20
Actively Look for a Job with a Temporary or Permanent Contract
b21
Did Owner Get the Job
CARb5
If wage comparable would owner leave and find a full time job?
b22
Num. of Household Members with Job with a Temporary or Permanent Contract?
b23
Household Members Ever Had a Job with a Temporary or Permanent Contract
b24
Years Household Members Had a Job with a Temporary or Permanent Contract
ir4
This Business or activity Keep Written Business Records
k3
Accounts of the Business Kept Separately from the Household Expenses
c1a1
Reason Located within HH: Costs Less to Run a Business from Home
c1a2
Reason Located within HH: Easier to Manage Family Responsibilities
c1a3
Reason Located within HH: No Benefit to Working Outside the Household Premises
c1a4
Reason Located within HH: Safer and Secure
c1a5
Reason Located within HH: Minimizes Chance of Being Identified by Tax auth.
c3
Main Reason for the Choice of Location for Business
c4
You or Largest Owner Own the Location Occupied by the Business or activity
c5
Business or activity Pays any Rent for the Location It Occupies
c31
Business or activity Requires Electricity to Produce Goods or Provide Services
c31a
Business or activity Connected to the Electricity Grid
c31b
Business or activity Pays for Electricity
c32
Last Month, Business or activity Experienced Power Outage
c38
Business or activity Uses Water for Its activity
c39
Last Month, Business or activity Experienced insufficient Water Supply
c42a
Uses Computers or Tablets
c42c
Uses Cellphone or Smartphone
COVir1a
In Response to COVID: Changed Business Location
COVir1b
In Response to COVID: Changed Products Sold or Services Rendered
COVir1c
In Response to COVID: adapted No-contact Sales Method
CARc1
Business affected by crime or violence over last 12 month?
CARc2a
Besiness change operation hous due to crime or violence past 12 month
CARc2b
Business relocate due to crime or violast past 12 month
CARc2c
Besiness increased spending on security
d4
Total Sales: Last Month
COVd1a
Since COVID Outbreak, total Sales in Regular Month
d6
Total Sales: Regular Month
d7
Total Sales: Lowest Sale Month
d8
Total Sales: Highest Sale Month
d9
Months of Operation Per Year
d10
Hours of Normal Operation
d11a
Business Produces goods or Provides Services Under Contract or agreement
d13a
Business Purchases inputs or Supplies from Suppliers Under Contract or agreement
CARd1
Business Advertise on the Internet?
CARd2
Business Make Sales on the Internet?
CARd3
Business Purchased Input on the Internet?
CARd4
Main Customer of the Business
CARd5
Business Sales to Business?
CARd6
Business Mainly Purchsed Input
ir1a
Visited Competitors to See What Products They Have available for Sale
ir1b
Asked Customers Whether to Sell or Produce any Other Products
ir1c
Talked with former Customers to Find Out Why They Have Stopped Buying
ir1d
Used any Special offer to attract Customers
ir1e
Asked Suppliers Which Products are Selling Well
ir2
Attempted to Negotiate with Supplier for a Lower Price
ir3
Frequency of Running Out of Stock of inventories or Raw Materials
ir6
Has a Written Budget for Monthly Costs
ir7
Has a Target for Sales Over the Next Year
ir8
Frequency this Business or activity Compares actual Sales to Target
ir9
Made a Budget of the Costs for Next Year
ir10
Prepares a Profit and Loss State at Least once a Year
CARir1
Most Inportant Skill for Business
CARir1x
Most Inportant Skill for Business (Other)
CARir2
Rate the Most Important Skill of Workers
k4b
Financial Source for Day-to-Day Operations: Moneylenders
k4c
Financial Source for Day-to-Day Operations: Microfin. inst./Non-bank Fin. Comp.
k4d
Financial Source for Day-to-Day Operations: Banks
k4e
Financial Source for Day-to-Day Operations: Friends or Relatives
k3b
Bought inputs on Credit or Received advances from Customers
k3c
Receive Advances from customers
k5
Sold Goods or Services on Credit
k6
Bought any Machinery or Equipment, Vehicles or Other Means of Transport
k8b
Purch. Machinery/Equip./Veh./Transp. Using: Moneylenders
k8c
Purch. Machinery/Equip./Veh./Transp. Using: Microfin. inst./Non-bank Fin. Comp.
k8d
Purch. Machinery/Equip./Veh./Transp. Using: Banks
k8e
Purch. Machinery/Equip./Veh./Transp. Using: Friends or Relatives
k10
Have a Bank account to Run this Business
k11
Use a Separate Bank account for the Household
k11a
Uses Digital Money
k11b
Uses Digital Money to Pay Suppliers
k11c
Uses Digital Money to Save
k11d
Uses Digital Money to Pay Utility Bills
k11e
Uses Digital Money to Receive Payments from Customers
k11f
Uses Digital Money to Pay Loans
k11g
Uses Digital Money Pay Workers, including Family Members
k12
Has a Loan for the Business
k13
Source of the Most Recently Obtained Loan
k16
Financing the Most Recent Loan Required a Guarantee
k17
Applied for any Loans in the Last Year
k18
Main Reason Why this Business Did Not apply for Loan
COVk1
Received national/local gov. support in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak?
l1a
Num. of People Who Worked Last Month: Paid
l1b
Num. of People Who Worked Last Month: Unpaid
l2
Num. of People Who Worked Last Month: Family Members of Owner
l6
Num. of Female Workers in the Last Month
l3
Num. of People Who Worked in a Regular Month
l4
Num. of People Who Worked in the Month with Most Workers
l5
Num. of People Who Worked in the Month with Least Workers
COVl1a
Since COVID Outbreak, in a Regular Month, Change in Number of Workers
COVl1b
Since COVID Outbreak, in a Regular Month, Num. Workers that are Owner's Family
l7a
Num. of People with the Skill: Can Read
l7b
Num. of People with the Skill: Can Write
l7c
Num. of People with the Skill: Can use a computer
r13
Owner aware of registration with Commercial Registrar?
r2a
Reason not registered: Cost and time
r2f
Reason not registered: Lack information about where and how to register
r2e
Reason not registered: No benefit to being registered
r2b
Reason not registered: Taxes That Need to Be Paid If Registered
r2c
Reason not registered: inspections and Meetings with Govt officials
r2d
Reason not registered: informal Payments if Registered
r6a
Benefit If Registered: Better access to Financing or Loans
r6b
Benefit of Registered: access to Raw Mat., infrastr. and Govt Services
r6c
Benefit If Registered: Less Bribes to Pay
r6d
Benefit If Registered: Better access to Potential Customers
CARr1
Reason not registered
r10
How Prices Compare to Similar products / services of Registered Businesses
r5
Have to Give Gifts, informal Payments or Bribes to Remain in Business
CARr2
Have to Give Gifts, informal Payments or Bribes to Remain Unregistered
n2a
Total Cost of Labor in the Last Month
n2c
Total Cost of Electricity in the Last Month
n3
Business or activity Uses any Machinery or Equipment
n4
Business or activity Uses Vehicles
n7
Profitability of the Business in the Last Month
n7a
Net Profits/ Losses in the Last Month
a15a1a
Postion if Main Repondent
a15a2a
Respondent's Years with the Business
a15a3a
Respondent's Gender
a12
Interviewer Code
a2
Supervisor Code
a15b
Name of City
a15c
Name of Neighborhood
a15y
Year
a15m
Month
a15d
Day
a15h
Hour
a15min
Minutes
wweak
Interview Weight According to Weak Eligibility (including all refusals)
wmedian
Interview Weight According to Median Eligibility (including refusals that don't
wstrict
Interview Weight According to Strict Eligibility (only confirmed informal busine
stratificationregioncode
Stratification Region Code
stratificationprobabilitycode
Stratification Probability Code
strata
Strata
Total: 191
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