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SOM_2019_ISBS_V01_M
Informal Sector Business Survey 2019
Somalia
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2019
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SOM_2019_ISBS_v01_M
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World Bank Group
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Jan 19, 2021
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bosaso_and_mogadishu_informal_2019_full_data_long_form
Data file: bosaso_and_mogadishu_informal_2019_full_data_long_form
Informal Sector Business Survey - Somalia 2019
Cases:
491
Variables:
231
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
a0
Module
a1
Country code
a1a
Language of the interview
a2a
enumerator_ID
a14d
Day
a14m
Month
a14y
Year
a14h
Hour
a14min
Minutes
c1a
Type of Premises
a41a1
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
Have A Permit From The Ministry of Commerce
sc3b
Have A Permit From The Municipality
sc3c
Pay A Daily Or Monthly Fee To The Municipality
SOMsc1
Visited By The Municipality In The Past Four Days
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 Start
b4
Did You Or Largest Owner Start This Business Or Activity?
b5
How Did Acquire Ownership of This Business Or Activity?
b6a
Reason Started: Convenience of Location Or Hours
b6b
Reason Started: The 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
b7a
Reason Joined: Convenience of Location Or Hours
b7b
Reason Joined: The Opportunity To Start And Develop A Profitable Business
b7c
Reason Joined: To Have Secondary Source of Income
b7d
Reason Joined: 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
b12
Num. of Years Lived In This City
b13
Owner Lived Before Moving To This City
b13ax
Name of City, Town, Province Or Country Owner Lived Before Moving To This City
SOMb1
Primary Reason Owner Moved To This City Or Town
SOMb2
Lived In A Settlement Camp, Either Within Somalia Or Abroad?
SOMb3
Last Year Lived In A Settlement Camp
SOMb4
In The Last Twelve Months, Received Money Or Goods From Abroad
SOMb5
Total Value of Money Or Goods Received From Abroad
SOMb6
How Many Years Owner Receiving Money Or Goods From Abroad
SOMb7
How often Receive The Money Or Goods From Abroad
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
Owner Get The 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
b25
Willing To Leave And Take The Full-Time Employment With A Regular Wage
ir4
This Business Or Activity Keep Written Business Records
k3
Accounts of The Business Kept Separately From The Household Expenses
a20y
Close Year of The Last Completed Fiscal Year
a20m
Close Month of The Last Completed Fiscal Year
a20d
Close Day of The Last Completed Fiscal Year
c1a1
Reason Located: Costs Less To Run A Business From Home
c1a2
Reason Located: Easier To Manage Family Responsibilities
c1a3
Reason Located: No Benefit Working Outside The Household Premises
c1a4
Reason Located: Safe And Secure For My Customers
c1a5
Reason Located: Minimizes The Chance of Being Identified By Tax Authorities
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 Pay Any Rent For The Location It Occupies
c31
Business Or Activity Require Electricity To Produce Goods Or Provide Services
c31a
Business Or Activity Connected To The Electricity Grid
c31b
Business Or Activity Pay For Electricity
c32
Last Month, Business Or Activity Experience Power Outage
c33
Last Month, Num. of Power Outages
c34h
Average Duration of Power Outage: Hour
c34min
Average Duration of Power Outage: Minutes
c38
This Business Or Activity Use Water For Its Activity
c39
Last Month, Business Or Activity Experience Insufficient Water Supply
c40
Last Month, Num. of Incidents of Water Insufficiency Supply Did This Business O
c41h
Average Duration of Incidents of Insufficient Water Supply: Hours
c41min
Average Duration of Incidents of Insufficient Water Supply: Minutes
c42a
This Establishment Uses: Computers
c42b
This Establishment Uses: Tablet
c42c
This Establishment Uses: Cellphone Or Smartphone
MICc1
Have A Website Or Social Media Account Used For This Business
i1
In Last Three Months, Business Spend On Security
i2
Total Cost of Security Over The Last Three Months
i3
In Last Three Months, Business Experience Losses Due To Crime
i4a
In Last Three Months, Num. of Crime Incidents Business Experience
i4
Total Value of Losses Due To Crime Over The Last Three Months
i6
In Last Three Months, Business Experience Harassment By Govt officials Or Police
i7
In Any of These Incidents, Any Goods Or Property Taken Or Confiscated
i8
Total Value of The Taken, Confiscated, Goods Or Property
SOMi1
Establishment Requested Or Expected To Pay Informal Tax Payments
SOMi1a
Percentage or numbers of payment to organized armed criminal groups
SOMi1a1
Payment As A Percentage of Total Annual Sales
SOMi1a2
Total Payment To Organized Armed Criminal Groups: As Percentage of Total Annual
SOMi2a
Forced Decision: Change Or Reduce Operation Hours
SOMi2b
Forced Decision: Postpone Or Cancel Planned Investments
SOMi2c
Forced Decision: Relocate To Another Area
SOMi2d
Forced Decision: Increase Insurance Or Spending On Security
SOMi2e
Forced Decision: Hire Employees With Connections To The Govt Or Local Leaders
MICd2
Total Annual Sales For All Products And Services
MICn3
Total Annual Sales 2 Years Ago
d4
Last Month Total Sale
d6
Regular Month Total Sale
d7
Slowest Month Total Sale
d8
Highest Total Sale In A Month
d9
Months of Operation Per Year
d10
Hours of Normal Operation
SOMd1
Main Customers
SOMd2
Main Source of Inputs, Goods Or Supplies
d14
Num. of Years This Business Has Been Working With The Primary Supplier
d15
Typical Customer
d10a
This Business Or Activity Produce Or Provide Services To Other Businesses
ir1a
Visited Competitors To See What Products They Have Available For Sale
ir1b
Asked Customers Whether Any Other Products This Establishment Sell Or Produce
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
Frequently This Business Or Activity Runs Out of Stock of Inventories Or Raw Mat
ir6
Has A Written Budget For Montly Costs
ir7
Has A Target For Sales Over The Next Year
ir8
Frequently 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
k4a
Financial Source For Day-To-Day Operations: Own Funds
k4b
Financial Source For Day-To-Day Operations: Moneylenders
k4c
Financial Source For Day-To-Day Operations: Microfinance Institutions
k4d
Financial Source For Day-To-Day Operations: Banks
k4e
Financial Source For Day-To-Day Operations: Friends Or Relatives
k4f
Financial Source For Day-To-Day Operations: Remittances
k3b
Bought Inputs On Credit Or Received Advances From Customers
k5
Sold Goods Or Services On Credit
k6
Bought Any Machinery Or Equipment, Vehicles Or Other Means of Transport
k7a
This Buisiness Spent On: Machinery And Equipment, New Or Used
k7b
This Buisiness Spent On: Vehicles And Other Means of Transport, New Or Used
k8a
Purchases of Machinery Or Equipment, Vehicles Or Transport Using: Own Funds
k8b
Purchases of Machinery Or Equipment, Vehicles Or Transport Using: Moneylenders
k8c
Purchases of Machinery Or Equipment, Vehicles Or Transport Using: Microfinance I
k8d
Purchases of Machinery Or Equipment, Vehicles Or Transport Using: Banks
k8e
Purchases of Machinery Or Equipment, Vehicles Or Transport Using: Friends Or Rel
k8f
Purchases of Machinery Or Equipment, Vehicles Or Transport Using: Remittances
k10
Have A Bank Account To Run This Business
k11
Use A Separate Bank Account For The Household
k11a
Uses Mobile Money
k11b
Uses Mobile Money To Pay Suppliers
k11c
Uses Mobile Money To Save
k11d
Uses Mobile Money To Pay Utiility Bills
k11e
Uses Mobile Money To Receive Payments From Customers
k11f
Uses Mobile Money To Pay Loans
k12
Has A Loan For The Business
k13
Source For 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
l1a
Num. of People Who Worked Last Month: Paid
l1b
Num. of People Who Worked Last Month: Unpaid
SOMl1
Num. of Family Members Who Worked Last Month
l3
Num. of People Who Worked In A Regular Month
l4
Num. of People Who Worked In A Month Highest Number of People Working
l5
Num. of People Who Worked In A Month Lowest Number of People Working
l6
Num. of Female Workers In The Last Month
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
l7d
Num. of People With The Skill: Can Speak Another Language
r1
Over The Last 3 Years The Owner Considered Registering The Business
r7
Over The Last 3 Years The Owner Has Taken Any Steps To Register
r2a
Reason Not Registered: Time, Fees, And Paper Work Required For Registration
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: The Bribes Registered Businesses Need To Pay
r2e
Reason Not Registered: There Is No Benefit From Being Registered
r2f
Reason Not Registered: Lack of Information About The Process of Registration
r3
Main Reason Why Business Is Not Registered
r6a
Benefit If Registered: Better Access To Financing Or Loans
r6b
Benefit If Registered: Access To Raw Materials, Infrastructure And Govt Services
r6c
Benefit If Registered: Less Bribes To Pay
r6d
Benefit If Registered: Better Access To Potential Customers
SOMr8
Customer Refused To Do Business Because Your Business Is Not Registered
SOMr9
Registered Firms Provide The Same Good Or Service As This Business Or Activity
r10
Your Prices Compare To The Prices of Registered Businesses
r5
Have To Give Gifts, Informal Payments Or Bribes To Remain Unregistered
i5
Unregistered Businesses Give Informal Payments Or Gifts To Govt Or Police
n1
Total Cost In The Last Month
n2a
Total Cost of Labor In The Last Month
n2e2
Total Cost of Raw Materials And Intermediate Goods In The Last Month
n2c
Total Cost of Electricity In The Last Month
n3
This Business Or Activity Use Any Machinery Or Equipment
n4
This Business Or Activity Use Vehicles
n5a
Estimates of Assets: Tools And Utensils
n5b
Estimates of Assets: Machinery And Equipment
n5c
Estimates of Assets: Vehicles, Cycles, Carts And Other Transportation
n6m
Value of Materials And Finished Goods, At The End of The Day Yesterday
n6s
Value of Goods To Resell, At The End of The Day Yesterday
n7
Profitability of The Business In The Last Month
n7a
Net Profits Or Loss In The Last Month
n7a1
Net Profits In The Last Month
n7a2
Net Profits In A Regular Month
a15a1a
Option That Best Describes The Main Respondents Position
a15a1ax
Specify Other Position of Main Respontent
a15a2a
Main Respondent Years With The Business:
a15a3a
Main Respondent Gender
a12
Interviewer Code
a13
Supervisor Code
a15bx
Name of City
a15d
Day
a15m
Month
a15h
Hour
a15min
Minutes
wweak
Long-Form Weight According to Weak Eligibility (including all refusals)
wmedian
Long-Form Weight According to Median Eligibility (including refusals that don't
wstrict
Long-Form Weight According to Strict Eligibility (Only Confirmed Informal Busine
stratificationregioncode
Stratification Region Code
stratificationprobabilitycode
Stratification Probability Code
strata
Strata
Total: 231
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