Informal Sector Business Survey 2019
Lao PDR, 2019
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Main Reason the Business Is Not Registered (r3)
Data file: laoinformal_2019_full_data_long_form
Overview
Valid:
361
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
445
End:
446
Width:
2
Range:
-9 - 6
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
R.3 By looking at the list of reasons why this business is not registered with the Department of Enterprise Registration, please tell me which one, if any, currently represents the main reason.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Don't know (spontaneous) | 3 |
0.8%
|
| 1 | Because of time, fees, and paper work required to complete registration | 81 |
22.4%
|
| 2 | Because of the taxes that need to be paid if registered | 24 |
6.6%
|
| 3 | Because of the inspections and meetings with government officials that would take place if registered | 6 |
1.7%
|
| 4 | Because of the bribes registered businesses need to pay | 0 |
0%
|
| 5 | Because there is no benefit for my business or activity from being registered | 196 |
54.3%
|
| 6 | Because of lack of information about the process of registration, including where to register | 51 |
14.1%
|
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.