Micro-Enterprise Survey 2006

Mauritania, 2006

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MRT_2006_MS_v01_M_WB

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World Bank

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Data file: Mauritania-2006-Micro-full data-1

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Cases:	124
Variables:	264

Variables

idquest

country

idstd

countryn

callback

city

reg

intcode

industry

sampstra

screenst

Screener stratum

stratmat

multiest

Part of a larger firm?

fins

Does your establishment maintain financial information ... ?

super

startmon

startday

starthou

startmin

startamp

b1

Current legal status

b1x

Other (legal status)

b2a

% - private domestic individuals, companies or orgs

b2b

% - private foreign individuals, companies or orgs

b2c

b2d

b3a

What percentage does the largest shareholder(s) own?

b3b1

b3b2

- Of African origin?

b3b3

- Of Indian origin?

b3b4

- Of Lebanese or Middle Eastern origin?

b3b5

- Of other Asian origin?

b3b6

- Of European or Caucasian origin?

b3b7

- Of other ethnic origin?

b4a

What is the highest level of education of the top manager?

b4b

How many years of experience ... does the top manager have?

b4c

In what year did this establishment begin operations in this

c1a

- Manufacturing?

c1b

c1c

c1cx

c2a1

- Paid for before delivery?

c2a2

- Paid for on delivery?

c2a3

- Paid for after delivery?

c2b

What % of total sales came from selling intermediate product

c2c

What % of total payments received were non-cash payments thr

c2e

Who was the principal buyer for establishment's output?

c3a1

c3a2

c3a3

Percentage of sales 1

c3b1

c3b2

c3b3

Percentage of sales 2

c4a

c4b

It's own website?

c4c

c6a

c6b

c6b1

In what year did you begin exporting directly?

c6c

Indirect exports

c6c1

In what year did you begin exporting indirectly?

d1a1

- Of domestic origin?

d1a2

- Of foreign origin?

d3a

- Paid for before delivery?

d3b

- Paid for on delivery?

d3c

- Paid for after delivery?

d4a

Just prior to receiving ... how many days of inventory do yo

d4b

For how many years have you known the primary supplier of ma

e1b

How many hours per week did your establishment normally oper

f1a1

Telecommunications

f1a2

f1a3

f1a4

f1a5

f1a6

Tax administration

f1a7

Customs and Trade Regulations

f1a8

Functioning of the courts

f1a9

Labor Regulations

f1a10

Inadequately educated workforce

f1a11

Business licensing and Permits

f1a12

Access to finance (availability and cost)

f1a13

Political instability

f1a14

Macroeconomic instability

f1a15

f1a16

Crime, theft and disorder

f1a17

Practices of competitors in the informal sector

f1b1

The most serious obstacle

f1b2

The second most serious obstacle

f1b3

The third most serious obstacle

g1a

an electrical connection?

g1b

a water connection?

g1c

toilet facilities connected to a public sewer?

g1d

a mainline telephone connection?

g1a1

g1b1

Insufficient water supply for production?

g1a2

How many times in a typical month - power outages?

g1b2

How many times in a typical month - insufficient water suppl

g1a3

How long - power outages?

g1b3

How long - insufficient water supply?

g1a4

Total loss as a % of annual sales?

g1a5

Total loss as a total amount?

g4a

In 2005, did your establishment own or share a generator?

g4b

If yes, what percentage of your electricity came from...

g5

in 2005, what percentage of your establishment's water suppl

g6a

In 2005, did your establishment use its own transport to mak

g6b

If yes, what percentage, in terms of shipment value, was tra

g7a

In 2005, what percentage of the value of your domestic shipm

g7b

In 2005, what percentage of the value of your domestic shipm

g8a

In 2005, did this establishment pay for security?

g8b1

If yes, how much was spent as total annual cost?

g8b2

If yes, how much was spent as a percentage of annual sales?

g9a

In 2005, did this establishment experience losses as a resul

g9b1

If yes, what were the estimated losses as the total annual v

g9b2

If yes, what were the estimated losses as a percentage of an

g10a

Currently, is this establishment's main business location th

g10b

Is it in a permanent non-movable structure?

g10c

Over the last 12 months, has this establishment had to chang

h1a

Fair, impartial and uncorrupted

h1b

h1c

h1d

Able to enforce its decision

h2a

In the last 2 years, did your establishment have a payment d

h2b

If yes, was the court system used to resolve it?

i1a

Over the last 12 months, in a typical week, what percentage

i1b1

Government officials' interpretations of the laws and regula

i1b2

It is common for establishments in this line of business to

i1b3

Establishments in this line of business know in advance abou

i1c1

We've heard that establishments... what % of total annual sa

i1c2

We've heard that establishments... estimated annual value?

i1d

When establishments like this one do business with the gover

i2a1

A mainline telephone connection

i2a2

i2a3

was a gift or informal payment ever expected or requested?

i2b1

An electrical connection

i2b2

i2b3

was a gift or informal payment ever expected or requested?

i2c1

A water connection

i2c2

i2c3

was a gift or informal payment ever expected or requested?

i2d1

A construction related permit

i2d2

i2d3

was a gift or informal payment ever expected or requested?

i2e1

An import license

i2e2

i2e3

was a gift or informal payment ever expected or requested?

i2f1

An operating license

i2f2

i2f3

was a gift or informal payment ever expected or requested?

i3a

Over the last 12 months, was this establishment visited by,

i3b

If yes, how many times?

i3c

In any of these visits, inspections or meetings, was a gift

i4

What percentage of total annual sales would you estimate a t

i5a

Has this firm obtained approval for or registered its name w

i5b

Has this firm registered with the Office of the Registrar, t

i5c

Has this firm obtained or trade license or otherwise registe

i5d

Has this firm registered with or obtained a tax identificati

i6a

Difficulty of getting information on what you need to do to

i6b

Time to complete registration procedures

i6c

Financial cost of completing registration precedures

i6d

Minimum capital requirements for registered enterprises in m

i6e

Financial burden of taxes on registered enterprises

i6f

Administrative burden of complying with all tax laws for reg

i6g

Other administrative burdens imposed on registered businesse

i6h

Strict labor market rules that registered businesses must co

j1

How many full-time employees did this establishment employ w

j2a

Total number of employees at the end of 2005

j2b

Of which total number of females

j2c

Total number of employees at the end of 2002

j2d

What was the average monthly compensation per employee...

j2e

What percentage of the total payments that your establishmen

j4a

At the end of 2005, how many part-time workers did you emplo

j4b

At the end of 2005, how many unpaid workers did you employ?

j4c

At the end of 2005, how many family members of the owners di

j5

What percentage of the total workforce would you estimate th

j6a

How did this establishment find its most recent employee?

j6ax

Other (Specify)

j6b

What percentage of your workforce is currently unionized?

j6c

In 2005, did labor regulations affect your decisions about h

j6d

If yes, if you had not had to comply with labor regulations,

j6e

If yes, how many?

j6f

If yes, if you had not had to comply with labor regulations,

j6g

If yes, how many?

j8a

What is the average educational attainment of a typical prod

j8b

In 2005, did this establishment run formal training programs

j8c1

If yes, production workers

j9a

HIV prevention messages

j9b

Free condom distribution

j9c

Anonymous HIV testing

j10a

High absenteeism among workers du to sickness

j10b

High absenteeism among workers who need to care for family m

j10c

High absenteeism among workers due to HIV/AIDS

j10d

High absenteeism among workers who need to care for family m

k1a

In 2005, did this establishment have its annual financial st

k1b

Does this establishment currently have a checking/saving acc

k1c1

Of the land occupied by this establishment, what percentage

k1c2

Of the land occupied by this establishment, what percentage

k1c3

Of the land occupied by this establishment, what percentage

k1c3x

Other (Specify)

k2a

Does your establishment have an overdraft facility?

k2b

If yes, what is the average annual interest rate?

k3a

Did you purchase Fixed assets in 2005?

k3a1

Internal funds/Retained earnings

k3a2

Internal funds/Retained earnings

k3b1

Borrowed from Private commercial banks

k3b2

Borrowed from Private commercial banks

k3c1

Borrowed from state-owned banks and/or government agency

k3c2

Borrowed from state-owned banks and/or government agency

k3d1

Borrowed from non-bank financial institutions

k3d2

Borrowed from non-bank financial institutions

k3e1

Purchases on credit from suppliers and advances from custome

k3e2

Purchases on credit from suppliers and advances from custome

k3f1

Borrowed from family/friends

k3f2

Borrowed from family/friends

k3g1

Borrowed from informal sources (e.g. moneylenders)

k3g2

Borrowed from informal sources (e.g. moneylenders)

k3h2

Issued new equity (shares)

k3i2

Issued new debt (including commerciall paper and debentures)

k3j1

Other Working capital

k3j1x

Other Working Capital (Specify)

k3j2

Other Fixed assets

k3j2x

Other Fixed assets (Specify)

k4a

Does your establishment currently have a line of credit or l

k4b

Is it a line of credit or a loan?

k4c

What year was it approved?

k4d

What ws the amount at the time of approval?

k4e

What is the average annual interest rate?

k4f

What is the total duration (term) in months?

k4g

What is the name of the financial institutions that granted.

k4h

What type of financial institution

k4i

Did your financial institution require collateral?

k4j1

Land, buildings

k4j2

Machinery and equipment including movables

k4j3

Accounts receivable and inventories

k4j4

Personal assets of owner (house, etc.)

k4j5

k4j5x

Other (specify)

k4k

What was the approximate value of the collateral required...

k5a

In 2005, did this establishment apply for loans or lines of

k5b

How many applications were submitted?

k5c

How many of those applications were rejected?

k5d

What was the most common reason given by the lender...

k6

If your establishment did not apply for a line of credit or

l1a

What were the total sales of your establishments Last Month

l1b

What were the total sales of your establishments 2005

l2a

total cost of raw materials and intermediate goods used in p

l2b

Total cost of labor

l2d

Total cost of rental of land/builidngs, equipment, furniture

l3a

l4a

Machinery, vehicles and equipment (new and or used)

l4b

Land and buildings

l6a

All machinery, vehicules and equipment that you use (whether

l6b

All land and buildings that you use (whether you own it or n

endmonth

endday

endhour

endmin

endampm

m1

Opinions and perceptions

m2

m3a

Questionnaire was completed in

m3b1

if 2 or 3, estimate the duration of the whole interview - Ho

m3b2

if 2 or 3, estimate the duration of the whole interview - Mi

comments

commen_a

Total: 264

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