DDI_ETH_2016_ECSS_v01_M_WB Development Economics Data Group 2020-07-20 Metadata Editor Version 01 ETH_2016_ECSS_v01_M Civil Servants Survey 2016 ECSS 2016 Kerenssa Mayo Kay Daniel Rogger Iman Kalyan Sen

Ethiopia Civil Service Commission

World Bank Bureaucracy Lab Metadata Editor The Ethiopian Civil Servants Survey (ECSS) was undertaken by the World Bank’s Bureaucracy Lab between June and September 2016. The survey included professional level staff and directors or heads of federal ministries or agencies, regional bureaus, and woreda (district) offices. It was undertaken in close collaboration with the Ministry of Public Service and Human Resource Development (now the Civil Service Commission). To what extent do public officials feel they have control over their lives in public service? We develop a new measure of perceived control in the bureaucracy based on the locus of control scale. The `Bureaucratic Locus of Control' (BLOC) scale extends standard measures to a bureaucratic context as well as introduces an extension to these measures that focuses on the power of systemic forces in officials' lives. Field tests amongst a representative sample of Ethiopian public officials suggest that the BLOC scale has good internal reliability and that it is positively associated with promotion opportunities, rewards and motivation. We showcase its use by investigating the extent to which inequality in control impacts the general perception of control. Potential uses of the scale to study bureaucratic dynamics are discussed. Ethiopia Sample survey data [ssd] An English version of the consolidated questionnaire is provided under the Documentation tab. Kerenssa Kay, Daniel Rogger and Iman Sen (World Bank) (2020) Ethiopia Civil Servants Survey (ECSS) 2016. Ref : ETH_2016_ECSS_v01_M. Downloaded from [url] on [date]. Public. Ethiopia_Civil_Servants_data_public.dta 2183 65 .dta Cleaned and de-identified Ethiopia Civil Servants data containing variables needed to recreate the outputs shown. 6 digit code to signify the organisation 2183 102910 218114 Total BSC score as per the staff list data 988 1195 0 98.25 If 100 represents you being on track with your career goals, and 0 is completely 1358 825 0 280 0 12 5 1 10 7 20 5 25 7 30 9 35 7 38 1 40 27 45 5 50 210 55 12 57 1 60 86 65 28 68 2 70 114 71 1 72 1 74 1 75 107 78 1 79 1 80 162 82 1 83 2 85 88 86 3 88 4 90 128 92 1 93 1 95 28 96 1 97 1 98 2 99 1 100 274 108 1 110 5 120 3 130 3 150 2 280 1 Sysmiss 825 To what extent would you say you are satisfied with your experience of the civil 1351 832 1 4 1 Very dissatisfied 216 2 Dissatisfied 372 3 Satisfied 644 4 Very satisfied 119 900 Do not know 0 998 Refused to answer 0 Sysmiss 832 Imagine that when you started your motivation was 100. What number would you say 1366 817 0 200 0 7 1 1 5 1 10 8 20 2 25 11 30 15 33 1 35 4 38 1 40 25 45 15 50 158 52 1 53 1 55 4 60 77 65 22 70 93 75 62 78 1 80 132 82 2 85 51 90 99 92 1 95 29 96 1 98 5 99 1 100 426 102 1 105 2 110 27 115 2 120 35 125 9 130 3 150 20 160 1 175 1 180 3 199 1 200 4 Sysmiss 817 On a scale of 1 to 5, how confident are you that you will get promoted if you pe 1356 827 1 5 1 Very unconfident 398 2 Somewhat unconfident 196 3 Neither unconfident nor confident 147 4 Somewhat confident 335 5 Very confident 280 900 Do not know 0 998 Refused to answer 0 Sysmiss 827 Certificate or public announcement in recognition of your service to citizens 1366 817 1 998 1 Have not received reward 1180 2 Promised reward but did not receive it 1 3 Received reward 179 900 Do not know 5 998 Refused to answer 1 Sysmiss 817 Was the reward received for performance or as a service benefit? 179 2004 1 2 1 Based on performance 176 2 Not based on performance 3 900 Do not know 0 998 Refused to answer 0 Sysmiss 2004 Commendation in your file/letter of commendation 1366 817 1 998 1 Have not received reward 1190 2 Promised reward but did not receive it 2 3 Received reward 161 900 Do not know 12 998 Refused to answer 1 Sysmiss 817 Was the reward received for performance or as a service benefit? 161 2022 1 998 1 Based on performance 158 2 Not based on performance 2 900 Do not know 0 998 Refused to answer 1 Sysmiss 2022 Informal feedback from your manager that you have done a good job 1366 817 1 998 1 Have not received reward 902 2 Promised reward but did not receive it 13 3 Received reward 438 900 Do not know 7 998 Refused to answer 6 Sysmiss 817 Was the reward received for performance or as a service benefit? 438 1745 1 900 1 Based on performance 434 2 Not based on performance 3 900 Do not know 1 998 Refused to answer 0 Sysmiss 1745 Ad hoc financial reward 1366 817 1 998 1 Have not received reward 1272 2 Promised reward but did not receive it 4 3 Received reward 84 900 Do not know 5 998 Refused to answer 1 Sysmiss 817 Was the reward received for performance or as a service benefit? 84 2099 1 1 1 Based on performance 84 2 Not based on performance 0 900 Do not know 0 998 Refused to answer 0 Sysmiss 2099 Non-financial material reward (reward in-kind including training) 1366 817 1 998 1 Have not received reward 1263 2 Promised reward but did not receive it 4 3 Received reward 92 900 Do not know 6 998 Refused to answer 1 Sysmiss 817 Was the reward received for performance or as a service benefit? 92 2091 1 2 1 Based on performance 91 2 Not based on performance 1 900 Do not know 0 998 Refused to answer 0 Sysmiss 2091 Promotion 1366 817 1 998 1 Have not received reward 1265 2 Promised reward but did not receive it 2 3 Received reward 93 900 Do not know 5 998 Refused to answer 1 Sysmiss 817 Was the reward received for performance or as a service benefit? 93 2090 1 900 1 Based on performance 68 2 Not based on performance 22 900 Do not know 3 998 Refused to answer 0 Sysmiss 2090 Salary increase 1366 817 1 998 1 Have not received reward 1303 2 Promised reward but did not receive it 1 3 Received reward 56 900 Do not know 5 998 Refused to answer 1 Sysmiss 817 Was the reward received for performance or as a service benefit? 56 2127 1 900 1 Based on performance 33 2 Not based on performance 22 900 Do not know 1 998 Refused to answer 0 Sysmiss 2127 Generally speaking, how much would you say that most people can be trusted? 1339 844 1 4 1 Not at all 13 2 Just a little 232 3 I trust them somewhat 574 4 I trust them a lot 520 900 Do not know 0 998 Refused to answer 0 Sysmiss 844 My life in the civil service is determined by my own actions. 1697 486 1 6 1 130 2 178 3 166 4 401 5 596 6 226 Sysmiss 486 I have often found that what is going to happen will happen. 1693 490 1 6 1 181 2 309 3 244 4 438 5 406 6 115 Sysmiss 490 Who gets to be the boss often depends on who was in the right place first. 1701 482 1 6 1 275 2 427 3 239 4 317 5 317 6 126 Sysmiss 482 When I get what I want it is usually because I worked hard for it. 1725 458 1 6 1 89 2 98 3 131 4 270 5 573 6 564 Sysmiss 458 Whether or not I get a query depends mostly on other civil servants. 1710 473 1 6 1 84 2 165 3 197 4 444 5 622 6 198 Sysmiss 473 Getting what I want requires pleasing those people above me. 1718 465 1 6 1 433 2 377 3 174 4 278 5 251 6 205 Sysmiss 465 Although I might have good ability, I will not be promoted without appealing to 1721 462 1 6 1 354 2 369 3 181 4 277 5 278 6 262 Sysmiss 462 As far as civil service issues are concerned, most of us are victims of forces w 1693 490 1 6 1 214 2 358 3 266 4 368 5 348 6 139 Sysmiss 490 Whether or not I am promoted depends mostly on my ability. 1709 474 1 6 1 227 2 258 3 198 4 341 5 468 6 217 Sysmiss 474 It is not always wise for me to plan too far ahead because many things turn out 1722 461 1 6 1 390 2 570 3 235 4 249 5 200 6 78 Sysmiss 461 When I get what I want it is usually because I am lucky. 1714 469 1 6 1 471 2 671 3 214 4 200 5 107 6 51 Sysmiss 469 Formal hierarchies prevent me from forming bonds with my colleagues. 1678 505 1 6 1 290 2 572 3 291 4 301 5 175 6 49 Sysmiss 505 If important people were to decide they didn�t like me, I probably wouldn�t form 1712 471 1 6 1 263 2 486 3 250 4 335 5 284 6 94 Sysmiss 471 Unfortunately, an individual�s worth often passes unrecognised no matter how har 1712 471 1 6 1 164 2 281 3 156 4 358 5 460 6 293 Sysmiss 471 Whether or not I get a query is mostly a matter of luck. 1703 480 1 6 1 389 2 665 3 240 4 212 5 135 6 62 Sysmiss 480 Often there is no chance of protecting my personal interests from bad luck happe 1695 488 1 6 1 269 2 451 3 267 4 289 5 300 6 119 Sysmiss 488 In order to have my plans work, I make sure that they fit in with the desires of 1721 462 1 6 1 276 2 372 3 161 4 278 5 397 6 237 Sysmiss 462 People like myself have very little chance of protecting our personal interests 920 1263 1 6 1 79 2 159 3 118 4 206 5 247 6 111 Sysmiss 1263 I can pretty much determine what will happen in my life in the civil service. 983 1200 1 6 1 67 2 127 3 135 4 275 5 294 6 85 Sysmiss 1200 I am usually able to protect my personal interests. 981 1202 1 6 1 108 2 198 3 173 4 258 5 183 6 61 Sysmiss 1202 I feel like what happens in my civil service life is mostly determined by powerf 985 1198 1 6 1 134 2 205 3 120 4 230 5 197 6 99 Sysmiss 1198 To a great extent my life in the civil service is controlled by accidental happe 983 1200 1 6 1 202 2 313 3 162 4 140 5 111 6 55 Sysmiss 1200 It is difficult for officials to have much control over their achievements in of 1701 482 1 6 1 216 2 358 3 281 4 392 5 343 6 111 Sysmiss 482 My life in the civil service is chiefly controlled by powerful others. 984 1199 1 6 1 162 2 264 3 142 4 167 5 157 6 92 Sysmiss 1199 The bonds I form with my colleagues depend on how nice a person I am. 981 1202 1 6 1 65 2 115 3 68 4 196 5 367 6 170 Sysmiss 1202 Most civil servants don�t realise the extent to which their professional lives a 970 1213 1 6 1 76 2 144 3 155 4 283 5 261 6 51 Sysmiss 1213 Whether or not I get a query depends on how well I know the civil service. 1708 475 1 6 1 45 2 100 3 151 4 347 5 818 6 247 Sysmiss 475 Whether or not I am promoted depends on whether I am lucky enough to be in the r 1720 463 1 6 1 299 2 355 3 175 4 271 5 411 6 209 Sysmiss 463 When I make plans, I am almost certain to make them work. 1721 462 1 6 1 74 2 87 3 163 4 414 5 652 6 331 Sysmiss 462 It�s chiefly a matter of fate whether or not I form with few or many of my colle 1713 470 1 6 1 433 2 605 3 243 4 224 5 164 6 44 Sysmiss 470 With enough effort we can wipe out unwanted political interference in the work w 1699 484 1 6 1 184 2 223 3 168 4 296 5 545 6 283 Sysmiss 484 Whether or not I get a query depends mostly on how good a civil servant I am. 1706 477 1 6 1 65 2 172 3 159 4 356 5 671 6 283 Sysmiss 477 Final LOC sample, excluding those whose scores are missing, and who answered les 2183 0 1 0 567 1 1616 With enough effort we can wipe out unwanted political interference in the work, 1699 484 1 6 1 283 2 545 3 296 4 168 5 223 6 184 Sysmiss 484 Org level mean for: An indicator equal to 1 if the respondent is a female' 2183 0 0.75 0 761 0.0909090936183929 11 0.0925925895571709 54 0.100000001490116 40 0.111111111938953 54 0.142857149243355 14 0.16666667163372 12 0.200000002980232 410 0.222222223877907 36 0.25 160 0.254237294197083 59 0.28571429848671 7 0.296875 64 0.300000011920929 40 0.319148927927017 47 0.333333343267441 36 0.355932205915451 59 0.375 24 0.400000005960464 160 0.428571432828903 14 0.5 48 0.600000023841858 60 0.666666686534882 9 0.75 4 Org level mean for: What is your age?' 2183 24.3333339691162 48.4000015258789 Org level mean for: Respondent has an undergraduate degree or above' 2183 0 1 0 30 0.200000002980232 50 0.25 28 0.333333343267441 33 0.400000005960464 60 0.5 80 0.600000023841858 130 0.666666686534882 36 0.75 80 0.777777791023254 27 0.800000011920929 420 0.833333313465118 6 0.857142865657806 28 0.875 8 0.888888895511627 18 0.899999976158142 40 0.909090936183929 11 0.9375 64 0.949152529239655 59 0.978723406791687 47 0.981481492519379 54 1 874 Org level mean for: Respondent has a masters degree or above' 2183 0 1 0 1414 0.100000001490116 40 0.111111111938953 27 0.142857149243355 14 0.148936167359352 47 0.15625 64 0.16666667163372 12 0.200000002980232 110 0.222222223877907 27 0.25 40 0.28571429848671 14 0.300000011920929 40 0.305084735155106 59 0.333333343267441 27 0.375 16 0.400000005960464 30 0.428571432828903 7 0.454545468091965 11 0.5 80 0.555555582046509 9 0.600000023841858 15 0.627118647098541 59 0.699999988079071 20 1 1 Org level mean for: Time in current position, years' 2183 0.479166686534882 10 Org level mean for: How many years have you been in the civil service?' 2183 1.66666662693024 27 Org level mean for: How many organisations have you worked in in the civil servi 2183 1 7.59999990463257 Org level mean for: How many years have you been in your current organization?' 2183 0.666666686534882 25.7999992370605 Org level mean for: Professional Grade of Civil Servant' 2183 2.82637476921082 10.020001411438 Org level mean for: An indicator equal to 1 if the respondent is a manager' 2183 0 1 0 108 0.0508474558591843 59 0.100000001490116 10 0.125 64 0.135593220591545 59 0.142857149243355 7 0.148148149251938 54 0.148936167359352 47 0.16666667163372 6 0.181818187236786 11 0.200000002980232 1035 0.222222223877907 9 0.25 260 0.28571429848671 21 0.300000011920929 180 0.333333343267441 180 0.375 40 0.428571432828903 7 0.5 20 0.600000023841858 5 1 1