Microenterprise Survey 2005-2010

Sri Lanka, 2005 - 2010

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LKA_2005_SLMS_v01_M

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Suresh de Mel, David McKenzie, Christopher Woodruff

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Mar 24, 2013

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Data file: SLMSround1

Sri Lanka Microenterprise Survey firms' data, baseline

Cases:	617
Variables:	781

Variables

q2_20_2

Percentage of start-up capital that came from family loans

q2_20_3

Percentage of start-up capital that came from friends' loans

q2_20_4

Percentage of start-up capital that came from remittances from abroad

q2_20_5

Percentage of start-up capital that came from bank loan

q2_20_6

Percentage of start-up capital that came from microfinance organization loan

q2_20_7

Percentage of start-up capital that came from private money lenders

q2_20_8

Percentage of start-up capital that came from sale of household assets

q2_20_9

Percentage of start-up capital that came from customers' credit

q2_20_10

Percentage of start-up capital that came from suppliers' credit

q2_20_11

Percentage of start-up capital that came from other sources

q2_20_12

No start-up funds were needed

q2_21

Have you ever purchased raw materials or goods on credit from suppliers?

q2_22

Percentage of inputs normally purchased on credit from suppliers

q2_23

Average time to pay for goods purchased on credit from suppliers

q2_24_1

Percentage of firm inputs coming from suppliers within 1 Km of the firm

q2_24_2

Percentage of firm inputs coming from suppliers in the same G.N. more than 1 Km

q2_24_3

Percentage of firm inputs coming from suppliers in the same G.S. but different G

q2_24_4

Percentage of firm inputs coming from suppliers in the same district but differe

q2_24_5

Percentage of firm inputs coming from suppliers in the same province but differe

q2_24_6

Percentage of firm inputs coming from suppliers in other provinces

q2_24_7

Percentage of firm inputs coming from suppliers in other countries

q2_25

Does one supplier provide at least a quarter of your inputs?

q2_26_1

Percentage of revenue that comes from customers within 1 Km of the firm

q2_26_2

Percentage of revenue that comes from customers in same G.N. more than 1 Km from

q2_26_3

Percentage of revenue that comes from customers in the same D.S. but different G

q2_26_4

Percentage of revenue that comes from customers in the same district but differe

q2_26_5

Percentage of revenue that comes from customers in the same province but differe

q2_26_6

Percentage of revenue that comes from customers in other provinces

q2_26_7

Percentage of revenue that comes from customers in other countries

q2_27_1

Percentage of revenue from sales to consumers

q2_27_2

Percentage of revenue from sales to government

q2_27_3

Percentage of revenue from sales to large domestic firms

q2_27_4

Percentage of revenue from sales to small domestic firms

q2_27_5

Percentage of revenue from sales to multinationals/foreign firms

q2_28

Does one customer account for at least a quarter of sales?

q2_29

How many customers your business sold to on the last full day of work?

q2_30

How this number compares to the usual number of customers before the tsunami?

q3_1a

Did your business suffer from loss of electricity?

q3_1b

Did your business suffer from the closure of banks?

q3_1c

Did your business suffer from damaged roads to suppliers or customers?

q3_1d

Did your business suffer from loss of water?

q3_1e

Did your business suffer from loss of sewerage?

q3_1f

Did your business suffer from loss of phone service?

q3_2

Were you hit by water during the tsunami?

q3_3

Were you somewhere where you saw directly the tsunami?

q3_4

Have you ever been to an aread where the tsunami hit?

q3_5a

How many days after the tsunami you went to a hit area?

q3_5b

How many weeks after the tsunami you went to a hit area?

q3_6

Were any family members killed by the tsunami?

q3_7

Were any close friends killed by the tsunami?

q3_8a

I feel I am living a normal everyday life

q3_8b

I feel that everyday life consists of repetitive routines

q3_8c

I no longer talk about the tsunami these days

q3_8d

My outlook on life has change as a result of the tsunami

q3_9

Over the past 6 months, how has the level of inventories changed?

q3_10

Over the past 6 months, how has the number of employees changed?

q3_11

How is the size of your business?

q3_12a

Has the lack of demand constrained your business from being your desired size?

q3_12b

Has the lack of inputs constrained your business from being your desired size?

q3_12c

Has the lack of finance constrained your business from being your desired size?

q3_12d

Has poor quality electricity and phone constrained your business from being your

q3_12e

Has the lack of trained employees constrained your business from being your desi

q3_12f

Have the costs of hiring constrained your business from being your desired size?

q3_12g

Have legal regulations constrained your business from being your desired size?

q3_12h

Have poor quality roads constrained your business from being your desired size?

q3_12i

Has the lack of market information constrained your business from being your des

q3_12j

Have high taxes constrained your business from being your desired size?

q3_12k

Has unclear ownership of land constrained your business from being your desired

q3_12l

Have high crime rates constrained your business from being your desired size?

q3_12m

Has economic policy uncertainty constrained your business from being your desire

q3_18

How much did you invest to start your business?

q3_19

Would you have started this same business if you had an extra 10,000 Rupees?

q3_20

What would you have done instead of starting this business?

q4_1a1

Have you ever had a bank loan?

q4_1a2

Have you ever had a government loan?

q4_1a3

Have you ever had a microfinance organization loan?

q4_1a4

Have you ever had a Samurdhi loan?

q4_1a5

Have you ever had a Sanasa loan?

q4_1a6

Have you ever had a IDRP/REAP/ABG loan?

q4_1a7

Have you ever had a tsunami relief program loan?

q4_1a8

Have you ever had a moneylender loan?

q4_1a9

Have you ever had a family or friends loan?

q4_1a10

Have you ever had other loan?

q4_1b1

Still owe part of the bank loan?

q4_1b2

Still owe part of the government loan?

q4_1b3

Still owe part of the microfinance organization loan?

q4_1b4

Still owe part of the Samurdhi loan?

q4_1b5

Still owe part of the Sanasa loan?

q4_1b6

Still owe part of the IDRP/REAP/ABG loan?

q4_1b7

Still owe part of the tsunami relief program loan?

q4_1b8

Still owe part of the moneylender loan?

q4_1b9

Still owe part of the family or friends loan?

q4_1b10

Still owe part of other loan?

q4_1c1

Amount still owed to the bank?

q4_1c2

Amount still owed to the government?

q4_1c3

Amount still owed to the microfinance organization?

q4_1c4

Amount still owed to the Samurdhi?

q4_1c5

Amount still owed to the Sanasa?

q4_1c6

Amount still owed to the IDRP/REAP/ABG?

q4_1c7

Amount still owed to the tsunami relief program?

q4_1c8

Amount still owed to the moneylender?

q4_1c9

Amount still owed to the family or friends?

q4_1c10

Amount still owed to other?

q4_1dm1

Month received the first bank loan?

q4_1dm2

Month received the first government loan?

q4_1dm3

Month received the first microfinance organization loan?

q4_1dm4

Month received the first Samurdhi loan?

q4_1dm5

Month received the first Sanasa loan?

q4_1dm6

Month received the first IDRP/REAP/ABG loan?

q4_1dm7

Month received the first tsunami relief program loan?

q4_1dm8

Month received the first moneylender loan?

q4_1dm9

Month received the first family or friends loan?

q4_1dm10

Month received the first other loan?

q4_1dy1

Year received the first bank loan?

q4_1dy2

Year received the first government loan?

q4_1dy3

Year received the first microfinance organization loan?

q4_1dy4

Year received the first Samurdhi loan?

q4_1dy5

Year received the first Sanasa loan?

q4_1dy6

Year received the first IDRP/REAP/ABG loan?

q4_1dy7

Year received the first tsunami relief program loan?

q4_1dy8

Year received the first moneylender loan?

q4_1dy9

Year received the first family or friends loan?

q4_1dy10

Year received the first other loan?

q4_1em1

Month received the last bank loan?

q4_1em2

Month received the last government loan?

q4_1em3

Month received the last microfinance organization loan?

q4_1em4

Month received the last Samurdhi loan?

q4_1em5

Month received the last Sanasa loan?

q4_1em6

Month received the last IDRP/REAP/ABG loan?

q4_1em7

Month received the last tsunami relief program loan?

q4_1em8

Month received the last moneylender loan?

q4_1em9

Month received the last family or friends loan?

q4_1em10

Month received the last other loan?

q4_1ey1

Year received the last bank loan?

q4_1ey2

Year received the last government loan?

q4_1ey3

Year received the last microfinance organization loan?

q4_1ey4

Year received the last Samurdhi loan?

q4_1ey5

Year received the last Sanasa loan?

q4_1ey6

Year received the last IDRP/REAP/ABG loan?

q4_1ey7

Year received the last tsunami relief program loan?

q4_1ey8

Year received the last moneylender loan?

q4_1ey9

Year received the last family or friends loan?

q4_1ey10

Year received the last other loan?

q4_1fm1

Monthly interest on bank loan?

q4_1fm2

Monthly interest on government loan?

q4_1fm3

Monthly interest on microfinance organization loan?

q4_1fm4

Monthly interest on Samurdhi loan?

q4_1fm5

Monthly interest on Sanasa loan?

q4_1fm6

Monthly interest on IDRP/REAP/ABG loan?

q4_1fm7

Monthly interest on tsunami relief program loan?

q4_1fm8

Monthly interest on moneylender loan?

q4_1fm9

Monthly interest on family or friends loan?

q4_1fm10

Monthly interest on other loan?

q4_1fy1

Yearly interest on bank loan?

q4_1fy2

Yearly interest on government loan?

q4_1fy3

Yearly interest on microfinance organization loan?

q4_1fy4

Yearly interest on Samurdhi loan?

q4_1fy5

Yearly interest on Sanasa loan?

q4_1fy6

Yearly interest on IDRP/REAP/ABG loan?

q4_1fy7

Yearly interest on tsunami relief program loan?

q4_1fy8

Yearly interest on moneylender loan?

q4_1fy9

Yearly interest on family or friends loan?

q4_1fy10

Yearly interest on other loan?

q4_2_1

Maximum amount that would borrow from a moneylender

q4_2_2

Interest rate on loan from a moneylender

q4_2_3

Amount to pay on loan from a moneylender

q4_2_4

Preferred interest payment period

q5_1

Increase in profits 3 months from now if invested 10,000 Rupees in business toda

q5_2

Increase in profits 3 months from now if invested 20,000 Rupees in business toda

q5_3

Lowest monthly wage needed to close business and be a wage worker

q5_4

Lowest monthly profits that could earn 3 months from now

q5_5

Highest monthly profits that could earn 3 months from now

q5_6

What would you prefer?

q5_7

What would you prefer?

q5_8

What would you prefer?

q5_9

% chance of rain tomorrow?

q5_10

% chance that you will be operating this business 3 months from now?

q5_10_2

Response to lowest profits question

q5_10_3

Response to highest profits question

q5_10_4

Expected average monthly profits 3 months from now

q5_11

% chance monthly income next month will be less than average income

Total: 781

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