Informal Survey 2011

Rwanda, 2011

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RWA_2011_InS_v01_M

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Data file: Rwandainformal-2011 data-

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Cases:	240
Variables:	186

Variables

idstd

idu

interview number

a0

a1

a3a

Region Of The Business

a3b

Size Of Locality

a5

Interviewer Code

a6

Supervisor Code

sc1

Is this business or activity currently registered with [registration office name

sc2x

What is your main activity or business (description)?

sc2a

What is your main business?

sc2b

What is your main activity for the interview?

sc3x

Description of all businesses or activities in addition to the main activity

sc4d

Interview Begins: day (1 to 31)

sc4m

Interview Begins: month (1 to 12)

sc4y

Interview Begins: year (2011)

sc4h

Interview Begins: hour (00 to 23)

sc4min

Interview Begins: minutes (00 to 59)

sc5

Does this Business have a Physical Location

sc6

Do you have more than one business activity in this location?

sc7

Do you have more than one business activity?

b1

Number of owners in this business

b2

How many owners are male?

b3

Is the largest owner female?

AFb4

How did the largest owner acquire ownership of this business?

AFb5

The family business was joined by:

b7

In the past 3 years how many businesses or activities were started by the larges

b8

How many of these businesses or activities are still owned or managed by the lar

b8a

In past 3 yrs the no. of employees, machinery used, or the space occupied by bus

b9

Is the largest owner also the main decision maker of this business or activity?

b10

is the main decision maker female?

b11

How many yrs of experience working in this sector does the main decision maker h

b12

What year did this business or activity originally start?

b13

How many people, including owner and family members, worked in this business at

b14

Was this business or activity formally registered with the [registration office]

b14a

Was this business or activity formally registered with the [registration office

b15

What is the age of the largest owner?

b16

What is the marital status of the largest owner?

b17

For how many years has the largest owner lived in this city?

b18

Where did the largest owner live before moving to this city?

b19

How many people live within the largest owner’s household premises?

b19a

How many of the people who live within the largest owner’s household premises?

b20a

How many people within the largest owner’s household premises have employment un

b21

what is the highest level of education of the largest owner?

b22

Has the largest owner completed any vocational training or technical education?

b23

What is or was the highest level of education of either of the largest owner’s p

b24

Did either of the largest owner’s parents own a business or do they currently ow

b25

Prior to starting this business, what was the previous occupation of the largest

b25a

what was the main reason to change to a different activity?

b25ax

Other Reason, specify

b26

Does the largest owner currently have a job in a formal business registered with

b27

In the past two years, did the largest owner try to get a job in a formal busine

b28

Did the largest owner get the job?

c1

Where is this business or activity located?

c1a

What is the main reason the business or activity is located within household pre

c1ax

c2

What kind of location does this business or activity have?

c3a

What is the total area occupied by this business or activity?

c3b

Area Unit code 1 to 3

c3bx

Area Unit other

c4

Does the owner or owners own the location or space occupied by the business or a

c5

Does this business or activity pay any rent for the location or space it occupie

c7

Does the owner or owners have a title registered at the land registry office (ca

c9

Over the last 12 months, did the business or activity have to change its main bu

c30

Is limited access to land a severe obstacle to the current operation of this bus

c31

Does your business or activity use electricity?

c31a

Is the business or activity connected to the electricity grid?

c31b

How does this business or activity pay for electricity?

c32

In [insert last completed month], did this business or activity experience power

c33

Number of power outages last month

c34

How long did these power outages last on average?

c36

Do you own or share a generator for business activities?

c37

In [insert last completed month], % of electricity from generators

c38

Does this business or activity use water for its activity aside from typical con

c38a

Does the water this business or activity uses for its operations come from publi

c39

Last completed month: did this business or activity experience insufficient wate

c40

Last completed month: Number of incidents of water insufficiency

c41

Average duration of insufficient water supply

c50

Are problems with the electricity supply a severe obstacle to the current operat

c60

Are problems with the water supply a severe obstacle to the current operation of

i1

Last completed month: Did this business or activity pay for security

i2

Last completed month: Total cost of security

i3

Last completed month: Did this business or activity experience losses as a resul

i4

Last completed month: Total value of losses

i4a

Last completed month: No. of crime incidents

i5

Similar unregistered businesses/activities give informal payments, gifts, bribes

i6

Last completed month: business or activity experience harassment by government o

i30

Is crime a severe obstacle to the current operation of this business or activity

i31

Is corruption a severe obstacle to the current operation of this business or act

d1x

Last completed month: business or activity main product or service, that is, the

d2

Do you manufacture this product yourself?

d3

Last completed month: Total sales of main product or service

d4

Last completed month: Total sales of Business/Activity

d5

Last completed month: the total sales represented

d6

Regular month’s total sales

d7

Slowest month’s total sales

d8

Busiest month’s total sales

d10

Does this business or activity produce or sell under contract for another busine

d11

Years of relations with primary supplier

d12

Hours of normal operation

d13

At the present time, does this business or activity use cell phone(s) for its op

k3

Are the accounts of the business or activity kept separately from the household

k4a

Finance the day–to-day operations last year by: Own funds

k4b

Finance the day–to-day operations last year by: Credit from suppliers or advance

k4c

Finance the day–to-day operations last year by: Moneylenders

k4d

Finance the day–to-day operations last year by: Microfinance institutions

k4e

Finance the day–to-day operations last year by: Banks

k4f

Finance the day–to-day operations last year by: Friends or relatives

k4g

Finance the day–to-day operations last year by: Other sources

k4gx

k5

Most used form of finance

k6

Last 3years: Buy machinery, vehicles or other means of transport, equipment, lan

k7an

Last 3 years: Amount spend on Machinery new or used

k7bn

Last 3 years: Amount spend on Equipments and tools new or used

k7cn

Last 3 years: Amount spend on Vehicles new or used and other means of transport

k7dn

Last 3 years: Amount spend on Land

k7en

Last 3 years: Amount spend on Buildings (purchased or constructed by yourself)

k8an

Last 3 years Financed the asset purchase by: Own funds

k8bn

Last 3 years Financed the asset purchase by: Credit from suppliers or advances f

k8cn

Last 3 years Financed the asset purchase by: Moneylenders

k8dn

Last 3 years Financed the asset purchase by: Microfinance institutions

k8en

Last 3 years Financed the asset purchase by: Banks

k8fn

Last 3 years Financed the asset purchase by: Friends or relatives

k8gn

Last 3 years Financed the asset purchase by: Other sources

k8gnx

k9

Of the options listed above, which was the most important?

k10

Do you have a bank account to run this business or activity?

k11

Do you use a separate bank account for your household?

k12

At this time, does this business or activity have a loan or does the owner have

k13

Referring to the most recently obtained loan, where did you get the loan from?

k13x

k16

Referring only to the most recent loan, did the financing require guarantee?

k17

Last year: did you apply for any loans for this business or activity?

k18

Main reason you did not apply for any loan for this business or activity?

k30

Is limited access to finance or loans a severe obstacle to the current operation

l1a

Last Completed Month: Paid Workers

l1b

Last Completed Month: Unpaid workers

l2

Last Completed Month: number of people working in the business was:

l3a

Usual month over last year: Paid workers

l3b

Usual month over last year: Unpaid workers

l4a

in the month with the highest number of people working: Paid workers

l4b

in the month with the highest number of people working: Unpaid workers

l5a

in the month with the lowest number of people working: Paid workers

l5b

in the month with the lowest number of people working: Unpaid workers

l6a

Last Completed Month: Paid female workers

l6b

Last Completed Month: Unpaid female workers

l7

Last Completed Month: Family member workers

l8

Average monthly salary for a worker

l9

Average monthly salary for a female full-time worker

r1

Would you like for your business or activity to be registered with the [Registra

r2a

Reason Unregsitered: Time, fees, and paper work

r2b

Reason Unregsitered: Taxes that need to be paid if registered

r2c

Reason Unregsitered: Inspections and meetings with government officials

r2d

Reason Unregsitered: Bribes registered businesses need to pay

r2e

Reason Unregsitered: No benefit

r5

Does this business or activity have to give gifts, informal payments or bribes t

r6a

Registration Benefit: Better access to financing or loans

r6b

Registration Benefit: Better access to raw materials, infrastructure services, a

r6c

Registration Benefit: Less bribes to pay

r6g

Registration Benefit: Being able to issue receipts to attract customers

r8

Time to register the business or activity

r9

Maximum time to register the business

r10

Minimum time to register the business

AFs1a

Past 2 years: High absenteeism due to sickness of the employees

AFs1b

Past 2 years: High absenteeism as employees need to care of family members or fr

AFs2a

Past 2 years: High absenteeism due to HIV/AIDS of the employees

AFs2b

Past 2 years: High absenteeism as employees need to care of family members or fr

m1a

Biggest obstacle faced by this business or activity

n1a

Last Completed Month: Total cost of workers including salaries and any other for

n1c

Last Completed Month: Total costs of electricity

n1d

Last Completed Month: Total costs in transportation

n1b

Total cost of raw materials (if manufacturing)u

n2

In its current operations does this business or activity use machinery (excludin

n3

Cost of machinery

n4

In its current operations does this business or activity use its own vehicles or

n5

Cost of own vehicles and other means of transport

n6

Cost of tools and equipment

a15a1ax

Position in the business

a15a2a

Years with the business

a15a3a

a15d

Interview Ends: day (1 to 31). no blank accepted

a15m

Interview Ends: month (1 to 12), no blank accepted

a15y

Interview Ends: year (2011), no blank accepted

a15h

Interview Ends: hour (00 to 23). no blank accepted

a15min

Interview Ends: minutes (00 to 59). no blank accepted

sect

Total: 186

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