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Micro-Enterprise Survey 2009

Togo, 2009
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Data file: Togo-2009-Micro-full data-

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Cases: 145
Variables: 249

Variables

idstd
WEB STD FIRMID
ser
your questionnaire number
rec_number
record number
preference
preference
a0
a.0 questionnaire
a1
a.1 country code
a2
a.2 sampling region
a3a
a.3x city/ town/ village
a3
size of locality
a4a
a.4.a industry samplig sector
a4b
a.4.b industry screener sector
a5
a.5 sector match between screener information and sample frame
a6a
a.6.a samplig size
a6b
a.6.b screener size
a7
a.7 establishment is part of a large firm
a7a
a7a. number of establishments that form the firm
a8
a.8 type of establishment
a9
a.9 establishment financial statements prepared separately of hq statements
a10
a.10 establishment financial statements separate from other establishments
a11
a.11 if hq, financial statements independent of the rest of establishment
a12
a.12 intevierwer number
a13
a.13 supervisor number
a14d
day
a14m
month
a14y
year
a14h
hour
a14min
minutes
b1
what is this firm's current legal status?
b1x
b1x.other (specify)
b3
what percentage of this firm does the largest owner(s) own?
b2a
b.2a private domestic individuals, companies or organizations
b2b
b.2b private foreign individuals, companies or organizations
b2c
b.2c government/state
b2d
b.2d other
b3a
are the owners of the firm:
b3b
is the largest owner female?
afb4a
what is the nationality of origin of the current largest owner?
afb4a1
main african nationality
afb4a4
main “other asian” nationality
b3c
how did the largest owner acquire ownership of this firm?
b3d
the family business was joined by:
b3e
which of the following best describes why the largest owner took over this firm?
tgb4a
prior to start, was largest owner employed in same sector as current business?
tgb4b
what was the main source of start-up capital for this business?
b3f
involvement of the largest owner in decision making
b3fx
b.3f other
b5
in what year did this establishment begin operations in this country?
b6
number of full-time employees of the establishment when it started operations
b6a
was establishment formally registered when it began operations in this country?
tgb6a
tax department (attestation de patente)
tgb6b
registre de commerce
tgb6c
social security (cnss – caisse nationale de sécurité sociale
tgb6d
mairie
tgb6e
other
b6b
in what year was this establishment formally registered?
afb7a
what is the highest level of education of the current top manager?
b7
how many years of experience working in this sector does the top manager have?
b7a
is the top manager female?
b8
does establishment have an internationally-recognized quality certification?
tgb9a
does you presently operate under epz status or any other special economic zone?
tgb9b
in what year did this establishment begin to operate under epz status?
tgb9c
main reason why this establishment decided to be installed in the togo epz
tgb10a
does this establishment still operate under tax exemption status?
tgb10b
impact of the expiration of tax incentives on your company
tgb10c
in what year the tax exemption status has expired?
c3
applied to obtain an electrical connection submitted over the last two years?
c4
how many days did it take for you to receive an electrical connection service?
c5
informal gift/payment expected or requested for an electrical connection?
c6
over fiscal year 2006, did this establishment experience power outages?
c7
number of power outages experienced in a typical month in last fiscal year
c8
how long did the average power outage last?
c9a
in last fiscal year, what were your losses that resulted from power outages?
c9b
total annual losses due to power outages
c10
generator shared or owned over the course of last fiscal year?
c11
% electricity from generator owned/shared by the establishment in last fiscal yr
c12
application to obtain a water connection submitted over the last 2 fiscal years?
c13
how many days did it take for you to obtain a water connection?
c14
when you applied for a water connection, was an informal gift requested?
c15
did you experience insufficient water supply for production in last fiscal yr?
c16
frequency of incidents of water shortages in a typical month in last fiscal yr
c17
average length of water shortage (affecting production) in last fiscal year
c19
application to obtain a telephone connection submitted over the last two years
c20
how many days did it take for you to receive a telephone connection service?
c21
when you applied for a telephone connection was an informal gift requested?
c22a
do you currently communicate with clients and suppliers by e-mail?
tgc23
how often do you use e-mail to communicate with clients or suppliers?
tgc24
does this business have its own internet connection in its premises?
tgc25
what type of internet connection does this business have?
tgc26
total monthly cost that this establishment pays for its own internet connection
tgc27a
look for business opportunities in the west africa or overseas?
tgc27b
do research and develop ideas on new products and services
tgc28
main reason why this establishment does not have its own internet connection
c22b
do you currently communicate with clients and suppliers via your website?
tgc29
has this establishment developed new business through its own website?
c30a
how much of an obstacle is electricity to the current operations of this firm?
d1a1x
main product\service (by the largest % of annual sales) in last fiscal year
d1a2
first product/service isic code
d1a3
first product/service, percent of total annual sales
d2
in last fiscal year, what were this establishment’s total annual sales?
d3a
what % of establishment's sales were: national sales?
d3b
what % of establishment's sales were: indirect exports? (using a third party)
d3c
what % of establishment's sales were: direct exports?
tgc4a
% of total export revenue: Sub-Saharan Africa
tgc4b
% of total export revenue: North Africa
tgc4c
% of total export revenue: Asia
tgc4d
% of total export revenue: Europe
tgc4e
% of total export revenue: US
tgc4f
% of total export revenue: Other
tgc5
in last fiscal year, did you use your own transport to ship products to africa
afd3f
neighboring countries within sub-saharan africa
afd3g
developed countries
afd3h
other
afd3jx
in 2008, when exporting directly, what is the main point of exit used?
d4
in 2006, how many av. days did it take for your exported goods to clear customs?
afd5a
total clearing costs for an average consignment as a % of consignment value
d6
2008 % cons. value of products exported directly lost in transit due to theft
d7
2008 % cons. value products exported directly lost in transit due to break/spoil
d8
in what year did this establishment first export directly or indirectly?
d12a
% of material inputs and supplies of domestic origin in last fiscal year
d12b
% of material inputs and supplies of foreign origin in last fiscal year
d13
were any of these material inputs and supplies imported directly?
d14
av. no. days for imported goods to clear customs in last fiscal year
afd11a
in 2008, no. years you have known your primary supplier of your main input?
afd11d
in 2008, did you subcontract any part of your production to other firms?
d30a
how much of an obstcle is: transportation of goods, supplies, and inputs?
d30b
how much of an obstacle is: customs and trade regulations?
afe1a
estimated local market share of your main product line, in fiscal year 2008.
e6
do you use technology licensed from a foreign-owned company?
e11
does this establishment compete against unregistered or informal firms?
e30
how much of an obstacle are the informal sector competitors to your operations?
g2
applic. to obtain a construction-related permit submitted over the last 2 years
g3
how many days did it take for you to obtain a construction-related permit?
g4
informal gift/payment expected or requested for a construction-related permit
g30a
how much of an obstacle is access to land to the operations of this firm?
i1
in fiscal year 2006, did this establishment pay for security?
i2a
percentage of total annual sales paid for security in last fiscal year
i2b
in last fiscal year, what is the total annual cost of security?
i3
losses due to theft, robbery, vandalism or arson experienced in last fiscal year
i4a
losses due to theft, robbery,vandalism or arson in last fiscal yr (% of sales)
i4b
value of losses due to theft, robbery,vandalism or arson in last fiscal yr
i30
how much of an obstacle are crime, theft and disorder to this establishment?
k1a
% of total annual purchases paid for before the delivery in last fiscal year
k1b
and what percent were: paid on delivery?
k1c
and what percent were: paid after delivery?
k2a
% of total annual sales paid for before the delivery in last fiscal year
k2b
and what percent were: paid on delivery?
k2c
and what percent were: paid after delivery?
k3a
internal funds/retained earnings
k3bc
borrowed from banks (private and state-owned)
k3e
borrowed from non-bank financial institutions
k3f
purchases on credit from suppliers and advances from customers
k3hd
other (moneylenders, friends, relatives, etc.)
k4
did this establishment purchase any fixed assets in last fiscal yr?
n5a
total annual expenditure for purchases of equipment in last fiscal yr
n5b
total annual expenditure for purchases of land and buildings in last fiscal yr
k5a
% of fixed assets funded by internal funds\ retained earnings in last fiscal yr
k5i
owners’ contributions or issued new equity
k5bc
borrowed from banks (private and state-owned)
k5e
borrowed from non-bank financial institutions
k5f
purchases on credit from suppliers and advances from customers
k5hdj
other (moneylenders, friends, relatives, bonds, commercial papers etc)
k6
does this establishment have a checking and\or saving account?
k7
at this time, does this establishment have an overdraft facility?
k8
does this establishment have a line of credit or loan from a financial inst.?
k9
type of financial institution that granted the line of credit or loan
k10
referring only to this most recent line of credit or loan, when was it approved?
afk10a
what is the rate of interest of this most recent line of credit or loan?
k11
for the most recent loan, what was the value at the time of approval?
k13
financing required for the most recent line of credit or loan
k14a
type of collateral required for the most recent loan? land, buildings
k14b
type of collateral required for the most recent loan? equipment
k14c
type of collateral required for the most recent loan? accounts
k14d
type of collateral required for the most recent loan? personal assets
k14e
type of collateral required for the most recent loan? other
k15a
approx. collateral needed as % of the loan value \ value of the line of credit
k16
in last fiscal yr, did establishment apply for new loans/lines of credit?
k17
main reason for not applying for new loans or new lines of credit
k21
financial statements checked & certified by external auditor in last fiscal yr?
k30
how much of an obstacle is: access to finance
h7a
'the court system is fair, impartial and uncorrupted'
j2
what % of senior management time was spent in dealing with govt regulations?
j3
over the last 12 months, was this establishment inspected by tax officials?
j4
frequency of inspections/requirement for meeting by tax officials
j5
in any of these inspections was a gift or informal requested ?
j6a
government contract secured (or attempted) in the last 12 months?
j6
% of contract value av. firm pays in informal gifts to govt to secure contract?
j7a
percent of total annual sales paid in informal payments
j7b
total annual informal payment
j10
application to obtain an import license submitted over the last 2 years?
j11
how many days did it take to obtain your import license?
j12
when you applied for an import license, was an informal gift requested?
j13
application to obtain an operating license submitted over last 2 years?
j14
how many days did it take to obtain your operating license?
j15
when you applied for an operating license was an informal gift requested?
j30a
obstacle to the current operations : tax rates
j30b
obstacle to the current operations : tax administrations
j30c
obstacle to the current operations : business licensing and permits
j30e
obstacle to the current operations : political instability
j30f
obstacle to the current operations : corruption
h30
obstacle to the current operations : courts
l1
no. permanent, full-time employees of this firm at end of last fiscal year
l2
no. permanent, full-time employees of this firm at end of 3 fiscal years ago
l5
no. ft employees who were female at end of last fiscal yr
l6
no. full-time temporary employees employed at end of last fiscal year
l8
av.length of employment of all ft temporary employees in last fiscal year
afl8a
at end of 2008, how many part-time workers were employed by this establishment?
l10
formal training programs for permanent, ft employees ran in last fiscal yr
afl12
what percent of this establishment’s workforce is currently unionized?
l30a
how much of an obstacle are labour regulations to the operations of this firm?
l30b
how much of an obstacle is inadequately educated wokforce to your firm?
afs1y
do you currently have a pre-employment health check for new employees?
afs1a
high absenteeism due to sickness
afs1b
high absenteeism as employees care for family members or friends due to sickness
afs2a
high absenteeism due to hiv/aids
afs2b
high absenteeism as employees care for family members or friends due to hiv/aids
afs3a
hiv prevention messages
afs3b
free condom distribution
afs3c
anonymous hiv testing
afs4
cost of all aids/hiv programs and activities
m1a
most serious obstacle affecting the operation of this establishment
m1d
rotation order
n2a
total labor cost (incl. wages, salaries, bonuses, etc) in last fiscal year
n2e
cost of raw materials and intermediate goods used in prod. in last fiscal year
n2b
total annual costs of electricity in last fiscal year
n3
what were the establishment's total annual sales three fiscal years ago?
afn7c
cost of replacing machinery and equipment with new
b20
can we provide the wb with your contact information?
a15a1ax
main respondent's position in the firm
a15a2a
main respondent years working in the firm:
a15a3a
main respondent's gender
a15a1bx
second respondent position in the firm:
a15a2b
second respondent years working in the firm
a15a3b
second respondent's gender
a15a1cx
third respondent position in the firm:
a15a2c
third respondent years working in the firm
a15a3c
third respondent's gender
a15d
day
a15m
month
a15h
hour
a15min
minutes
a16
perception of the questions regarding opinions and perceptions
a17
responses to the questions regarding figures (product. and employment numb.)
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
strictweights
strict weights
weakweights
weak weights
medianweights
median weights
Total: 249
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