Microenterprise Growth and the Flypaper Effect, Randomized Experiment 2008-2010
Ghana, 2008 - 2010
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Single most important reason for working in this industry (Business_19)
Data file: GhanaBaselineSingle_la
Overview
Valid:
886
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Start:
1686
End:
1761
Width:
76
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Which of these was the single most important reason you decided to work in this industry? (Business_19)
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| BECAUSE I LOVE THE JOB | |
| BECAUSE MY INTEREST IS IN THAT JOB | |
| BECAUSE THERE WAS NO POPCORN SELLER IN THE AREA | |
| Because a family member had worked in the same industry. | |
| Because friends had worked in the same industry. | |
| Because it is socially acceptable for a male/female to work in this industry | |
| Because it provides a steady, reliable income | |
| Because of high earnings in this industry | |
| Because of low capital requirements | |
| Because of previous experience as a wage worker in this industry | |
| Because of previous experience as an apprentice in this industry | |
| Because of the need to balance family obligations and work | |
| COULD NOT CONTINUE HIS EDUCATION | |
| HAVE INTEREST | |
| Had interest in it | |
| He has interest in it from childhood. | |
| I AM TALENTED IN THAT FIELD | |
| I HAVE INTEREST IN THIS BUSINESS | |
| I JUST STARTED ON MY OWN | |
| I LIKE THE JOB AND I HAVE THE TALENT | |
| I LOVE THE JOB | |
| I decided to enter into it my self | |
| I like trading | |
| I love it | |
| I love the trade | |
| I love trading | |
| INFLUENCED BY HER FATHER | |
| INTEREST AND DESIRE | |
| INTEREST TO SELL IT | |
| It has always been my dream to be a trader | |
| MY MUM ADVISED ME TO LEARN THE BUSINESS | |
| NATURALY I LOVE TO TRADE | |
| PERSONAL INTEREST IN THE JOB | |
| SHE HAS INTEREST IN SHE HAS INTEREST SHECATERING | |
| She had interest in it | |
| THAT WAS MY DREAM FROM CHILDHOOD | |
| TO TAKE CARE OF MY CHILDREN AND MY SELF | |
| To reduce stress | |
| WORK OUTSIDE GHANA | |
| Was sacked from where he had is previous work. | |
| a friend informed | |
| a friends idea | |
| because am physically challenged | |
| because have no one to take care of me | |
| because i had personal interest in the business | |
| because of the interest l nad in it | |
| becos of my love for the job | |
| buy it more than any other t.ttthing | |
| did not get employment after school | |
| docters advise | |
| dream work | |
| felt like selling cooked rice | |
| goods involve are not perishable | |
| had a lot of income from it | |
| had been sucessful in thisbusiness | |
| had interest | |
| had interest in selling | |
| had interest in the business | |
| had interest in this type of business | |
| had nothing doing after school so i started. | |
| had the interest | |
| had the interest since | |
| had the passin for it | |
| had the talent | |
| has self interest in it | |
| has the desire | |
| have a leg problem hence want to stay at one place | |
| have interest & also& studied in craftship | |
| health | |
| highly interested | |
| hussling | |
| imposed on me by my father | |
| increase income | |
| interest | |
| interest in job | |
| interest in the vocation | |
| interested in it from school | |
| interested in sewing | |
| it was the only available optio for me optio | |
| lack finance for schooling | |
| like the profession | |
| love and interest | |
| my daughter | |
| my mother introduce me into it | |
| my own doin | |
| necessity | |
| no one to farther education | |
| no other reason | |
| passion | |
| passion for it | |
| passion for that line of business | |
| passionate about it | |
| personal interest | |
| personal interest in job | |
| personal interest in the job | |
| personal interest in the work | |
| personal lnterest | |
| personql interest | |
| provides steady income and the family eat the same | |
| saw it to be beautiful | |
| the most sucessful ever tried | |
| to get a proffession | |
| to get a steady and reliable proffession | |
| to mee customers'expectation from previous busines | |
| to practice abroad | |
| to provide for my family | |
| to while away | |
| unsucessful businesses | |
| was interested in it | |
| was interested in the business | |
| was talented with it since j.s.s.and had the passi | |
| work to earn a living |
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.