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Enterprise Survey 2007

Bangladesh, 2007
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Reference ID
BGD_2007_ES_v01_M_WB
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48529/dh3m-tv35
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Enterprise Surveys
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Mar 24, 2011
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total annual informal payment (j7b)

Data file: Bangladesh-2007--full data-1

Overview

Valid: 1504
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1138
End: 1145
Width: 8
Range: -9 - 400000
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
We’ve heard that establishments are sometimes required to make gifts or informal payments to public officials to "get things done" with regard to customs, taxes, licenses, regulations, services etc. On average, what percent of total annual sales, or estimated total annual value, do establishments like this one pay in informal payments or gifts to public officials for this purpose?
Total annual informal payment
Categories
Value Category Cases
-9 don't know 24
1.6%
-8 refusal 265
17.6%
-7 539
35.8%
0 no payments/gifts are typically paid 98
6.5%
5 1
0.1%
500 2
0.1%
1000 18
1.2%
1100 2
0.1%
1200 1
0.1%
1400 2
0.1%
1500 5
0.3%
1600 1
0.1%
1800 2
0.1%
2000 33
2.2%
2100 2
0.1%
2200 1
0.1%
2300 1
0.1%
2400 2
0.1%
2500 5
0.3%
2800 1
0.1%
3000 22
1.5%
3500 7
0.5%
3800 1
0.1%
4000 23
1.5%
4500 1
0.1%
4600 1
0.1%
5000 54
3.6%
6000 9
0.6%
7000 7
0.5%
8000 10
0.7%
10000 50
3.3%
11400 1
0.1%
12000 9
0.6%
13000 2
0.1%
14000 2
0.1%
14500 1
0.1%
15000 25
1.7%
18000 2
0.1%
19000 1
0.1%
20000 37
2.5%
21000 2
0.1%
22000 2
0.1%
24000 2
0.1%
25000 9
0.6%
30000 21
1.4%
33000 1
0.1%
35000 13
0.9%
36000 1
0.1%
37000 1
0.1%
38000 1
0.1%
40000 12
0.8%
42000 1
0.1%
45000 6
0.4%
48000 2
0.1%
50000 32
2.1%
55000 1
0.1%
60000 5
0.3%
65000 1
0.1%
70000 4
0.3%
75000 1
0.1%
80000 1
0.1%
89000 1
0.1%
90000 1
0.1%
95000 1
0.1%
97000 1
0.1%
100000 13
0.9%
120000 1
0.1%
130000 2
0.1%
135000 1
0.1%
150000 9
0.6%
175000 1
0.1%
198000 1
0.1%
200000 11
0.7%
210000 1
0.1%
215000 1
0.1%
250000 4
0.3%
270000 1
0.1%
300000 7
0.5%
350000 1
0.1%
400000 7
0.5%
450000 1
0.1%
500000 17
1.1%
600000 1
0.1%
800000 1
0.1%
1000000 12
0.8%
1200000 1
0.1%
1500000 1
0.1%
2000000 6
0.4%
2400000 1
0.1%
2500000 2
0.1%
3000000 2
0.1%
3500000 1
0.1%
4000000 1
0.1%
5000000 1
0.1%
7000000 1
0.1%
15000000 1
0.1%
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) Size of informal payments/gifts Informal payments are payments made to government officials that are unaudited or unreported. They are generally given to an official with the expectation that a service will be performed (such as granting a business license), a violation overlooked (such as violation of health regulation), or because the official threatens the business.

Notice the wording (phrasing) of the question: it asks for the respondent to answer for establishments “like this one” rather than the establishment being interviewed.

2) Sensitive question, no clarification can be offered
Question post text
PROVIDE EITHER ONE OR THE OTHER, NOT BOTH
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