Enterprise Survey 2008
Belarus, 2008
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Reference ID
BLR_2008_ES_v01_M_WB
Producer(s)
World Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Collection(s)
Created on
Mar 24, 2011
Last modified
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- Belarus2008_idstd
most serious obstacle affecting the operation of this establishment (m1a)
Data file: Belarus2008_idstd
Overview
Valid:
273
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
979
End:
980
Width:
2
Range:
-9 - 15
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Question pretext
1) READ THE FOLLOWING TO THE RESPONDENT BEFORE PROCEEDING: The next set of questions is designed to get a general picture of your opinion about the business environment that affects your operations.
2) SHOW CARD (DO NOT READ OUT)
2) SHOW CARD (DO NOT READ OUT)
Literal question
Which of the following elements of the business environment, if any, currently represents the biggest obstacle faced by this establishment.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | don’t know | 13 |
4.8%
|
| -7 | does not apply | 21 |
7.7%
|
| 1 | access to finance | 24 |
8.8%
|
| 2 | access to land | 6 |
2.2%
|
| 3 | business licensing and permits | 23 |
8.4%
|
| 4 | corruption | 7 |
2.6%
|
| 5 | courts | 1 |
0.4%
|
| 6 | crime, theft and disorder | 10 |
3.7%
|
| 7 | customs and trade regulations | 11 |
4%
|
| 8 | electricity | 3 |
1.1%
|
| 9 | inadequately educated workforce | 35 |
12.8%
|
| 10 | labor regulations | 5 |
1.8%
|
| 11 | political instability | 13 |
4.8%
|
| 12 | practices of competitors in the informal sector | 15 |
5.5%
|
| 13 | tax administration | 10 |
3.7%
|
| 14 | tax rates | 69 |
25.3%
|
| 15 | transport | 7 |
2.6%
|
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
Self-explanatory