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Micro-Enterprise Survey 2009

Mauritius, 2008 - 2009
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Data file: Mauritius-2009-Micro-full data-

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Cases: 86
Variables: 373

Variables

idstd
WEB STD FIRMID
id
interview number
a0
a.0 questionnaire
a1
a.1 country code
a2
a.2 sampling region
a3x
city/town/village
a3
size of locality
a4a
a.4.a industry samplig sector
a4b
a.4.b industry screener sector
a5
a.5 sector match between screener information and sample frame
a6a
a6b
a.6.b screener size
a7
a.7 establishment is part of a large firm
a7a
number of establishment that form the firm
a8
a.8 type of establishment
a9
a.9 establishment financial statements prepared separately of hq statements
a10
a.10 establishment financial statements separate from other establishments
a11
a.11 if hq, financial statements independent of the rest of establishment
a12
a.12 interviewer number
a13
a.13 supervisor number
a14d
day
a14m
month
a14y
year
a14h
hour
a14min
minutes
b1
what is this firm's current legal status?
b1x
b1x.other (specify)
b3
what percentage of this firm does the largest owner(s) own?
b2a
b.2a private domestic individuals, companies or organizations
b2b
b.2b private foreign individuals, companies or organizations
b2c
b.2c government/state
b2d
b.2d other
b3a
are the owner of the firm:
b3b
is the largest owner female
afb4a
ethnic origin of the current largest owner
afb4a1
main african ethnic group
afb4a4
main 'other asian ethnic groups'
b3c
how did the largest owner acquire ownership of this firm
b3d
the family business was joined by:
b3e
why did largest owner start or take over this firm?
b3f
largest owner's involvement in decision making in this firm(s)?
b3g
is the manager most responsible to run the firm female?
b5
in what year did this establishment begin operations in this country?
b6
number of full-time employees of the establishment when it started operations
b6a
was establishment formally registered when it began operations in this country?
b6b
in what year was this establishment formally registered?
afb7a
what is the highest level of education of the current top manager?
b7
how many years of experience working in this sector does the top manager have?
b8
does establishment have an internationally-recognized quality certification?
afb8a
is this establishment located in an export processing or other industrial zone?
c1
use its own transport to make shipments to its customers in fiscal year 07?
c2
% annual shipments by own transport fiscal year 07?
c3
applied to obtain an electrical connection submitted over the last two years?
c4
how many days did it take for you to receive an electrical connection service?
c5
informal gift/payment expected or requested for an electrical connection?
c6
over fiscal year 2007, did this establishment experience power outages?
c7
number of power outages experienced in a typical month in last fiscal year
c8
how long did the average power outage last?
c9a
in last fiscal year, what were your losses that resulted from power outages?
c9b
total annual losses due to power outages
c10
generator shared or owned over the course of last fiscal year?
c11
% electricity from generator owned/shared by the establishment in last fiscal yr
aic2e
at the present time, does this establishment have an electrical connection?
c12
application to obtain a water connection submitted over the last 2 fiscal years?
c13
how many days did it take for you to obtain a water connection?
c14
when you applied for a water connection, was an informal gift requested?
c15
did you experience insufficient water supply for production in last fiscal yr?
c16
frequency of incidents of water shortages in a typical month in last fiscal yr
c17
average length of water shortage (affecting production) in last fiscal year
c18
% water supply prodn. process from pub. sources fiscal year 07?
aic11a
at the present time, does this establishment have a water connection?
aic11b
currently, do you have toilet facilities that are connected to a public sewer?
c19
application to obtain a telephone connection submitted over the last two years
c20
how many days did it take for you to receive a telephone connection service?
c21
when you applied for a telephone connection was an informal gift requested?
c22a
do you currently communicate with clients and suppliers by e-mail?
c22b
do you currently communicate with clients and suppliers via your website?
aic22c
currently, do you use any of the following:? cell phone(s)
aic18a
currently, so you have a fixed-line telephone connection?
c23
does the firm have a high-speed, broadband internet connection on its premises?
c24b
is the internet connection used to: order purchases for this establishment?
c24c
is the internet connection used to: deliver services to your clients?
c24d
is internet used to: do research and develop ideas on new products and services?
c25
was unavailability of internet connection experienced in last fiscal year?
c26
frequency of unavailability of internet connection in av. month in last fisc yr
c27
length of unavailability of internet connection in av. month in last fiscal yr
c28
do security or authentication concerns affect purchases you make by internet?
c30a
how much of an obstacle is electricity to the current operations of this firm?
c30b
how much of an obstacle are telecommunications to the operations of this firm?
d1a1x
main product\service (by the largest % of annual sales) in last fiscal year
d1a2
first product/service isic code
d1a3
first product/service, percent of total annual sales
d2
in last fiscal year, what were this establishment’s total annual sales?
aid2a
what were this establishment’s total sales last month?
d3a
what % of establishment's sales were: national sales?
d3b
what % of establishment's sales were: indirect exports? (using a third party)
d3c
what % of establishment's sales were: direct exports?
d4
in 2007, how many av. days did it take for your exported goods to clear customs?
d6
% consignment value exported directly lost to theft fiscal year 07
d7
% consignment value exported directly lost to breakage/spoilage fiscal year 07
d8
in what year did this establishment first export directly or indirectly?
d10
% consignment value shipped domestic lost to theft fiscal year 07
d11
% consignment value shipped domestic lost to breakage/spoilage fiscal year 07
d12a
% of material inputs and supplies of domestic origin in last fiscal year
d12b
% of material inputs and supplies of foreign origin in last fiscal year
d13
were any of these material inputs and supplies imported directly?
d14
av. no. days for imported goods to clear customs in last fiscal year
d16
when you receive your most key input, how many days of stock is available?
d17
av. number of days of inventory on hand after receving sales item
afd11a
in 2007, for how long had you known your main supplier of your main sales item?
afd11d
in 2007, did you subcontract any part of its production to other firms?
d30a
how much of an obstcle is: transportation of goods, supplies, and inputs?
d30b
how much of an obstacle is: customs and trade regulations?
e1
main mkt in which you sold your main product or service in last fiscal year
e2
how many competitors did this establishment’s main product/product line face?
e3
no. sales of main product increase/remain the same/decrease in last fiscal yr?
e4
did price of main product increase/remain the same/decrease in last fiscal yr?
e6
do you use technology licensed from a foreign-owned company?
e11
does this establishment compete against unregistered or informal firms?
e12
reduced main product prices in response to dom. competitors fiscal year 07?
e13
reduced main product prices in response to foreign competitors fiscal year 07?
e15
introduced /modified product lines response to foreign competitors fy 07?
e16
over last fisc. yr, did purchases of main input increase/stay the same/decrease?
e17
over last fiscal year, did price of main input increase/stay the same/decrease?
e30
how much of an obstacle are the informal sector competitors to your operations?
muo1a
in last 3yrs, did you introduce any new/significantly improved prod. processes?
muo1b
in last 3yrs, did you introduce any new/significantly improved products?
muo2
fy07 % of sales accounted for by products or services introduced in last 3yrs?
muo3
in fy07, did you spend on r&d activities?
muo4
in fy07, how much did you spend on r&d activities?
muo5a
in fy07, % finance for r&d activities from: internal funds/retained earnings
muo5b
in fy07, % finance for r&d activities that came from: banks
muo5c
in fy07, % finance for r&d activities that came from: universities
muo5d
in fy07, % finance for r&d activities that came from: venture capital
muo5e
in fy07, % finance for r&d activities that came from: federal and state govt.
muo5f
in fy07, % finance for r&d activities that came from: other
muo6a
in fy07, why did you not spend on r&d activities? not interested
muo6b
in fy07, why did you not spend on r&d activities? lack of funds
muo6c
in fy07, why did you not spend on r&d activities? lack of skills available
muo6d
in fy07, why did you not spend on r&d activities? no good property rights
muo6e
in fy07, why did you not spend on r&d activities? other
muo7
in last 3yrs, did you acquire information about new technological developments?
muo8a
1st most important way you acquired info about new tech. dev. in last 3yrs
muo8b
2nd most important way you acquired info about new tech. dev. in last 3yrs
muo9
over the last three years, did you acquire technological innovations?
muo10a
1st most important way you acquired tech innovations in last 3 years
muo10b
2nd most important way you acquired tech innovations in last 3 years
f1
in 2007, what was the % capacity utilization of this establishment?
f2
number of hours per week operated by the establishment in last fiscal year
g1a
% land occupied by est. owned by est.
g1b
% land occupied by est. leased by est.
g1c
of the land occupied by this establishment, what percent is: other
g2
applic. to obtain a construction-related permit submitted over the last 2 years
g3
how many days did it take for you to obtain a construction-related permit?
g4
informal gift/payment expected or requested for a construction-related permit
g5a
what is the total selling area in this establishment?
g5b
the area is measured in:
g5bx
other
g6a
percentage of the building owned by this establishment
g6b
percentage of the building leased by this establishment
g6c
and what percent is occupied in any other way?
g7
acquired additional land or buildings to expand operations in the last 3 years?
g8a
in the last 3 years, has this est. been succes. in acquiring land ?
g30a
how much of an obstacle is access to land to the operations of this firm?
g30b
how much of an obstacle are zoning restrictions to the operations of this firm?
aig5
currently, is this establishment’s main business location the owner’s house?
aig6
currently, is your main business location in a permanent non-movable structure?
aig7
in last year, did you change location due to lack of secure title to property?
i1
in fiscal year 2007, did this establishment pay for security?
i2a
percentage of total annual sales paid for security in last fiscal year
i2b
in last fiscal year, what is the total annual cost of security?
i3
losses due to theft, robbery, vandalism or arson experienced in last fiscal year
i4a
losses due to theft, robbery,vandalism or arson in last fiscal yr (% of sales)
i4b
value of losses due to theft, robbery,vandalism or arson in last fiscal yr
i30
how much of an obstacle are crime, theft and disorder to this establishment?
k1a
% annual purchases material inputs/services paid for before the delivery fy 07
k1b
% annual purchases material inputs/services paid for on delivery fy 07
k1c
% annual purchases material inputs/services paid for after delivery fy 07
k2a
% of total annual sales paid for before the delivery in last fiscal year
k2b
and what percent were: paid on delivery?
k2c
and what percent were: paid after delivery?
afk6b
in 2007, what % of total payments received were via formal non-cash payments?
k3a
% of working capital financed from internal funds/retained earnings in fy 07
k3bc
% of working capital that was borrowed from banks in fy 07
k3e
% working capital borrowed from non-bank financial institutions in fy 07
k3f
% working capital financed by purchases on suppl. credit & cust. advances fy 07
k3hd
% working capital financed from other sources fy 07
k4
did this establishment purchase any fixed assets in last fiscal yr?
n5a
total annual expenditure for purchases of equipment in last fiscal yr
n5b
total annual expenditure for purchases of land and buildings in last fiscal yr
k5a
% of fixed assets funded by internal funds\ retained earnings in last fiscal yr
k5i
owners’ contributions or issued new equity
k5j
% fixed assets financed from issued new debt fy 07
k5bc
% of fixed assets that was borrowed from banks in fy 07
k5e
% offixed assets that was borrowed from non-bank financial institutions in fy 07
k5f
purchases on credit from suppliers and advances from customers
k5hd
% fixed assets financed from other sources fy 07
k6
does this establishment have a checking and\or saving account?
k7
at this time, does this establishment have an overdraft facility?
afk7a
for this establishment’s overdraft facility, what is the average interest rate?
k8
does this establishment have a line of credit or loan from a financial inst.?
afk8a
was this most recent credit in the form of?
k9
type of financial institution that granted the line of credit or loan
k10
in what year was the most recent line of credit or loan approved?
afk10a
what is the rate of interest of this most recent [line of credit or loan]?
k11
for the most recent loan, what was the value at the time of approval?
k12
was est. granted to pay off the loan/lline of credit from time received?
k13
financing required for the most recent line of credit or loan
k14a
type of collateral required for the most recent loan? land, buildings
k14b
type of collateral required for the most recent loan? equipment
k14c
type of collateral required for the most recent loan? accounts
k14d
type of collateral required for the most recent loan? personal assets
k14e
type of collateral required for the most recent loan? other
k15
approx. collateral needed as % of the loan value \ value of the line of credit
k16
in last fiscal yr, did establishment apply for new loans/lines of credit?
k17
main reason for not applying for new loans or new lines of credit
k18a
apply for any new loans/lines of credit that were rejected in last fiscal year?
k19
how many of those loan or line of credit applications were rejected?
afk20
in 2007, what was the main reason given by the lender for those rejections?
k21
financial statements checked & certified by external auditor in last fiscal yr?
k30
how much of an obstacle is: access to finance
h7a
the court system is fair, impartial and uncorrupted
j1a
agree/disagree - gvt official interpret laws consistently/practically
j2
what % of senior management time was spent in dealing with govt regulations?
j3
over the last 12 months, was this establishment inspected by tax officials?
j4
frequency of inspections/requirement for meeting by tax officials
j5
in any of these inspections was a gift or informal requested ?
j6a
government contract secured (or attempted) in the last 12 months?
j6
% of contract value av. firm pays in informal gifts to govt to secure contract?
j7a
percent of total annual sales paid in informal payments
j7b
total annual informal payment
afj8
what % of sales does your typical competitor firm declare for tax purposes?
j10
application to obtain an import license submitted over the last 2 years?
j11
how many days did it take to obtain your import license?
j12
when you applied for an import license, was an informal gift requested?
j13
application to obtain an operating license submitted over last 2 years?
j14
how many days did it take to obtain your operating license?
j15
when you applied for an operating license was an informal gift requested?
j30a
obstacle to the current operations : tax rates
j30b
obstacle to the current operations : tax administrations
j30c
obstacle to the current operations : business licensing and permits
j30e
obstacle to the current operations : political instability
j30f
obstacle to the current operations : corruption
h30
obstacle to the current operations : courts
j30g
extent of obstacle - regulation on hours of operation
j30h
extent of obstale - regulations on pricing & mark-ups
muj30a
do you perceive the national and local governments to be national government?
muj30b
do you perceive the national and local governments to be local government?
l1
no. permanent, full-time employees of this firm at end of last fiscal year
ail3
at the end of 2007, how many permanent full-time paid employees were female?
ain4
in 2007 av. monthly compensation, including benefits, for a permanent f-t worker
l2
no. permanent, full-time employees of this firm at end of 3 fiscal years ago
l3a
no. ft employees who were production workers at end of last fiscal yr
l3b
no. who were non-production workers (e.g., managers, admin, sales)?
l4a
no. ft employees who were skilled prod. workers at end of last fiscal yr
l4b
no. ft employees who were unskilled prod. workers at end of last fiscal yr
l5
no. ft employees who were female at end of last fiscal yr
l5a
no. ft employees who were female prod. workers at end of last fiscal yr
l5b
no. ft employees who were female non-prod. workers at end of last fiscal yr
l6
no. full-time temporary employees employed at end of last fiscal year
l8
av.length of employment of all ft temporary employees in last fiscal year
afl8a
at end of 2007, how many part-time workers did you employ?
ail4a
at end of 2007, how many unpaid workers were employed by this establishment?
ail4
at end of 2007, how many of your unpaid workers were unpaid full-time workers?
ail5
at end of 2007, how many family members of the firms' owner(s) did you employ?
ail5a
at end of 2007, how many of those family members were paid for their work?
ail5b
at end of 2007, how many family members got in-kind compensation for their work?
ail5c
at end of 2007, how many of those family members were not paid for their work?
afk6a
in 2007, what % of payments made to employees were via formal non-cash payments?
l9
av. educational attainment of your typical production worker
mul11
are you currently aware that expatriate skilled workers can be hired?
mul12
in fiscal year 2007, did this establishment employ expatriate skilled workers?
mul13
in fy07, was cost of an expat. skilled worker higher than nat, skilled worker?
mul14
in fy07, harder to hire expat. skilled worker higher than nat. skilled worker?
l10
formal training programs for permanent, ft employees ran in last fiscal yr
l11a
% permanent ft prod. employees received formal training in last fiscal year
l11b
% ft non-production employees received formal training in last fiscal year
ail11a
how many permanent, full-time paid employees received formal training in 2007?
afl10a
in 2007, how much was spent training permanent, f-t paid employees (% of sales)?
afl14
over fiscal year 2007, how did this establishment usually find new employees?
mul15
is this establishment aware that expatriate skilled workers can be hired?
mul16a
fy07 main area of training for: managers
mul16b
fy07 main area of training for: professionals
mul16c
fy07 main area of training for: skilled production workers
mul16d
fy07 main area of training for: unskilled production workers
mul17a
fy 07 first reason why you did not invest in formal traning programmes
mul17b
fy 07 second reason why you did not invest in formal traning programmes
mul18
if today you hired a new, highly skilled employee, who would get the job?
mul19
if today you needed specialized technical advice or services, who would you use?
mul20a
1st most important training institution to this establishment
mul20b
2nd most important training institution to this establishment
mul20c
3rd most important training institution to this establishment
l30a
how much of an obstacle are labour regulations to the operations of this firm?
l30b
how much of an obstacle is inadequately educated wokforce to your firm?
air1
has current official approval/registration of name?
air2
has current official commerical registration?
air3
has current official operating/trade/business license?
air4
has current official tax id no./registered with tax authorities?
air5a
extent of obstacle - info needed to register
air5b
extent of obstacle - time to complete registration procedures
Total: 373
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