As I list some factors that can affect the current operations of a business, please look at this card and tell me if you think that each factor is No Obstacle, a Minor Obstacle, a Moderate Obstacle, a Major Obstacle, or a Very Severe Obstacle to the current operations of this establishment.
Tax rates
Categories
Value
Category
-9
Don't know (SPONTANEOUS)
-7
DOES NOT APPLY(SPONTANEOUS)
0
No obstacle
1
Minor obstacle
2
Moderate obstacle
3
Major obstacle
4
Very severe obstacle
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.
Interviewer instructions
1) The manager should be given a card with the different alternatives for 'degree of obstacle' (from 0 to 4).
2) Sensitive question, no clarification can be offered