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Informal Survey 2009

Cameroon, 2009
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CMR_2009_InS_v01_M_WB
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World Bank,
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Data file: Cameroon-2009-Informal-full data-

The file contains the cleaned, raw database.

Cases: 122
Variables: 189

Variables

idstd
WEB STD FIRMID
ser
your questionnaire number
a0
questionnaire
a1
country code
a2x
city/town/village
a3a
region of the business
a3b
size of locality
a4
is this business registered with [insert name of the registration office]
a5
Interviewer code
a6
Supervisor code
a20
a.20 type of product or service that represents the largest proportion of the ye
a8d
day
a8m
month
a8y
year
a8h
hour
a8min
minutes
a9
More than one main business activity
b1
Number of owners
b2
Number of male owners
b3
Female as the largest owner
afb4a
Ways largest owner acquired ownership of the business
afb5
The family business was joined by:
afb6
Reasons owner started the business
b7
Number of businesses started by owner
b8
Number of businesses still owned by largest owner
b9
Largest owner decision maker
b10
Female as main decision maker
b11
Years of experience working in this business main decision maker has
b12
Year business started
b13
Number of people worked at start up
b14
Registration when business began operation
b15
Age of the largest owner
b16
Marital status of the largest owner
b17
Number of years the largest owner lived in this city
b18
Place the largest owner lived before moving to this city
b19
Number of people who live within the largest owner’s household premises
b20
Number of people in household who work under contract
b21
Highest level of education of the largest owner
b22
Largest owner completed any vocational training or adult education
b23
Highest level of education of owner's parents
b24
Largest owner’s parents owned a business
b25
Previous occupation of the largest owner
b26
Owner currently has a job in an established business
b27
Owner tried to get a job in an established business
b28
Owner got a job in an established business
c1
Electricity use
c1a
Connection to the electricity grid
c1b
Ways to pay for electricity
c2
Power outages in the last month
c3
Number of power outages in the last month
c4
Average duration of power outage, hours
c5a
Loss as percent of total monthly sales due to power outages
c5b
Monthly losses due to power outages
c6
Own/ share a generator
c7
Percentage of electricity from generators
c8
Water use
c8a
Sources of water
c9
Insufficient water supply
c10
Number of incidents of water insufficiency
c11
Average duration of insufficient water supply, hours
c12
Business use cell phone(s) for its activity
d1x
Description of this business main product\service
d2
Business as main product manufacturer
d3
Total sales of main product or service
d4
Last complete month’s total sales, LCU
d5
The total sales last month represented:
d6
Regular month’s total sales
d7
Slowest month’s total sales
d8
Busiest month’s total sales
d9a
Business’ total sales to final consumers, LCU
d9b
Business’ total sales to other firms or businesses, LCU
d9c
Business’ total sales to others, LCU
d9cx
Business’ total sales to others (specify), LCU
d10
Produce under contract for another business or person
d11
Number of years of relations with primary supplier
d12
Number of hours of normal operation
e1
Location of business
e2
Type of location business has
e3a
Area occupied by the business
e3b
Area occupied by the business: units
e3bx
Area occupied by the business: other
e4
Business owns building /temporary structures it occupies
e5
Business pays rent for the land/ buildings it occupies
e6a
Monthly rent of land
e6b
Monthly rent of building/temporary structure
e6c
Monthly rent of land and building/temporary structure
e7
Business has title registered at the land registry office
e8
Estimated monthly rent of land and building/temporary structure
e9
Business changed location due to a lack of formal title to its land or building
i1
Payment for security
i2
Total cost of security, LCU
i3
Losses as a result of theft, robbery, vandalism or arson
i4
Total value of losses, LCU
i5
Informal payments by registered firms: opinion
i30
How big an obstacle crime, theft and disorder are
k1
Purchase of inputs or supplies on credit
k2
Sale of goods or services on credit
k3
Financial accounts of business run separately from the accounts of household
k4a
Day to day operations financed from: Internal funds
k4b
Day to day operations financed from: Credit from suppliers or advances from customers
k4c
Day to day operations financed from: Moneylenders
k4d
Day to day operations financed from: Microfinance institutions
k4e
Day to day operations financed from: Banks
k4f
Day to day operations financed from: Friends/ Relatives
k4g
Day to day operations financed from: Other sources
k4gx
Day to day operations financed from: Other sources (specify)
k5
Most used option in question k4
k6
Purchase of machinery/equipment/land/buildings
k7a
LCU spent on purchases of: Machinery new or used
k7b
LCU spent on purchases of: Equipments and tools new or used
k7c
LCU spent on purchases of: Vehicles new or used and other means of transport
k7d
LCU spent on purchases of: Land
k7e
LCU spent on purchases of: Buildings (purchased or constructed by yourself)
k8a
Sources to purchase equipment, land, buildings: Internal funds
k8b
Sources to purchase equipment, land, buildings: Credit from suppliers or advances from customers
k8c
Sources to purchase equipment, land, buildings: Moneylenders
k8d
Sources to purchase equipment, land, buildings: Microfinance institutions
k8e
Sources to purchase equipment, land, buildings: Banks
k8f
Sources to purchase equipment, land, buildings: Friends/ Relatives
k8g
Sources to purchase equipment, land, buildings: Other sources
k8gx
Sources to purchase equipment, land, buildings: Other sources (specify)
k9
Most important source to purchase equipment, land, buildings
k10
Establishment has bank account to run business
k11
Establishment has separate bank account for household
k12
Business has a loan
k13
Sources of loan
k16
Loan collateral
k17
Loan application last year
k18
Reasons for not applying for a loan
l1a
Number of paid workers, last month
l1b
Number of unpaid workers, last month
l2
Number of people working in business, difference
l3a
Number of paid workers, usual month
l3b
Number of unpaid workers, usual month
l4a
Number of paid workers, month with the highest number of people
l4b
Number of unpaid workers, month with the highest number of people
l5a
Number of paid workers, month with the lowest number of people
l5b
Number of unpaid workers, month with the lowest number of people
l6a
Number of paid female employees
l6b
Number of unpaid female employees
l7
Number of family members working in the establishment
l8
Average monthly salary for a full-time worker, LCU
l9
Average monthly salary for a full-time female worker, LCU
r1
Would like to register business
r2a
Main reasons for not registering
r2ax
Main reason for not registering: other
r5
Informal gift to remain unregistered
r6a
Benefits from registering: Better access to financing
r6b
Benefits from registering: Better access to raw materials
r6c
Benefits from registering: Less bribes to pay
r6d
Benefits from registering: Better legal foundations on the property rights of land and buildings
r6e
Benefits from registering: More access to government programs or services
r6f
Benefits from registering: Better access to workers
r6g
Benefits from registering: Better opportunities with formal firms
r6h
Benefits from registering: Better access to markets
r6i
Benefits from registering: Better access to infrastructure services
r7a
Main benefit of registering
r7b
Main benefit of registering : rotation
r8
Time to register the business
r9
Maximum time to register the business, days
r10
Minimum time to register the business, days
afs1a
Affect business: High absenteeism due to sickness of the employee
afs1b
Affect business: High absenteeism as employees need to care of family/friends due to sickness
afs2a
AIDS affect on business: High absenteeism due to HIV/AIDS of the employee
afs2b
AIDS affect on business: High absenteeism as employees need to care of family/friends due to HIV/AIDS
m1a
Biggest obstacle faced by business
m1d
Biggest obstacle: Rotation
n1a
Total cost of labor, LCU
n1b
Total cost of raw materials and intermediate goods used in production, LCU
n1c
Total costs of electricity including fuel for generators, LCU
n2
Machinery use
n3
Cost of machinery, LCU
n4
Vehicles use
n5
Cost of vehicles, LCU
n6
Cost of tools and equipment, LCU
a15a1ax
Main respondent position in the business
a15a2a
Main respondent years working in the firm
a15a3a
Main respondent gender
a15d
day
a15m
month
a15h
hour
a15min
minutes
a16
perception of the questions regarding opinions and perceptions
a17
the questions regarding figures (productivity and employment numbers):
a17a
Ability to read show cards
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
Total: 189
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