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Microenterprise Growth and the Flypaper Effect, Randomized Experiment 2008-2010

Ghana, 2008 - 2010
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GHA_2008_MGFERE_v01_M
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48529/0gsj-b583
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David McKenzie, Marcel Fafchamps, Simon Quinn, Christopher Woodruff
Collection(s)
Impact Evaluation Surveys
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Data file: GhanaBaselineSingle_la

Data from "Ghana Microenterprise Questionnaire - Round 1"

Cases: 907
Variables: 400

Variables

SHENO
Firm identification number
questionnaire_starttime
Start time of interview
questionnaire_date
Date of interview
introduction_1a
Interviewer was able to find the owner (1=Yes, 2=No)
introduction_1c
Reason why interviewer was unable to find resp.
introduction_1d
Resp. agreed to be interviewed (1=Yes, 2=No)
introduction_1e
Interviewer is sure that resp. does NOT agree to be interviewed (1=Yes, 2=No)
introduction_5
Gender (1=female, 2=male)
introduction_8
Home address same as business address (1=yes, 2=no)
introduction_11
Time it takes to walk from home to business
introduction_13
Survey language
stopwatch_personalbusiness
personal_1
Place of interview (1=At home, 2=At the business, 3=In both places)
personal_2
Number of businesses owned by resp.
personal_3
Verification: resp. does not own any business (1=Yes, 2=No)
business_1a
Nature of business
business_1b
Business sector
business_1c
Business sector subcategory
business_2
Respondent's multiple businesses located at the same place
business_3
Business ownership
business_4
Verification: resp.does not own the business (1=Yes, 2=No)
business_5a
Person spending most time working in the business
business_5b
Person dealing most with customers in the business
business_5c
Person in charge of proceeds of the business
business_6a
Days spent working in the business - LAST week
business_6b
Hours spent working in the business per day - LAST week
business_6c
Total hours spent working in the business - LAST week
business_7a
Days spent working in the business - NORMAL week
business_7b
Hours spent working in the business per day - NORMAL week
business_7c
Total hours spent working in the business - NORMAL week
business_8a
Days spent working full effort in the business - FULL EFFORT LAST WEEK
business_8b
Hours of full effort per day - FULL EFFORT LAST WEEK
business_8c
Total hours of full effort - FULL EFFORT LAST WEEK
business_9
Does anyone apart from respondent work in the business (1=Yes, 2=No)
business_10a
Number of apprentices working in the business
business_10b
Number of family members working in the business without a regular wage
business_10c
Number of paid employees working in the business
business_11
Number of days business was not operating in September 2008
business_12a
Number of days business was closed because respondent was ill
business_12b
Number of days business was closed because someone else was ill
business_12c
Number of days business was closed because of other family or community events
business_13a
Place of operation of business
business_13b
Description of fixed location
business_13c
Description of mobile business (1=moves from place to place, 2=hawker-type)
business_14
Age of respondent
personal_4
Marital status
children_1
Respondent has children
Howmanyofyourchildrenareboys
Number of male children
Howmanyofyourchildrenaregirls
Number of female children
children_2
Person looking after children when resp. is working
children_3
Planning to have more/any children
personal_5
Ethnic group(s) repondent belongs to
personal_6
Religious groups respondent belongs to
personal_7
Main language spoken at home
personal_8
Highest level of education attended
personal_9a
Within highest level of education attended, specific subgroup
personal_9b
Completed years of education
personal_10a
Reason for self-employment: Family member had worked in same industry
personal_10b
Reason for self-employment: Friends had worked in same industry
personal_10c
Reason for self-employment: Low capital requirements
personal_10d
Reason for self-employment: Previous experience as wage worker in this industry
personal_10e
Reason for self-employment: Previous experience as apprentice in this industry
personal_10f
Reason for self-employment: Need to balance family obligations and work
personal_10g
Reason for self-employment: High earnings in this industry
personal_10h
Reason for self-employment: Provides a steady, reliable income
personal_10i
Reason for self-employment: Fewer government inspections
personal_10j
Reason for self-employment: Industry is socially acceptable for a male/female
personal_10k
Any other reason for self-employment
Business_19
Single most important reason for working in this industry
stopwatch_balancesheet
balance_1a
Person who started the business
balance_1b
How did respondent come to own the business?
balance_1c
Year in which business began operations
balance_1d
Month of {year} in which business began operations, if started after 2007
balance_2a
Resp. did own land or market space used by business before starting operations
balance_2c
Total value of land and market space purchased
balance_2d
Currency of value of land and market space purchased
balance_2e
Resale value of land and market space today
balance_2f
Rent paid up-front when starting the business
balance_2g
Currency of rent paid up-front when starting the business
balance_2h
Period covered by rent paid up-front when starting the business
balance_3a
Resp. had any machines, equipment or furniture when starting the business
balance_3b
Total value of machines, equipment and furniture when starting the business
balance_3d
Resale value (today) balance_3b
balance_3e
Currency of balance_3d
balance_4a
Resp. had any kiosk/shed/building when starting the business (1=Yes, 2=No)
balance_4b
Total value of kiosk/shed/building when starting the business
balance_4c
Currency of total value of kiosk/shed/building when starting the business
balance_4d
Resale value (today) of kiosk/shed/building when starting the business
balance_5a
Value of money for inventories, raw materials, etc. when starting the business
balance_5b
Currency of balance_5a
balance_6a
Business had any other assets when starting (1=Yes, 2=No)
balance_6b
Description of other assets
balance_6c
Total value of other assets
balance_6d
Currency of total value of other assets
balance_6e
Resale value (today) of other assets
balance_6f
Currency of resale value (today) of other assets
balance_7a
Currency of funds and assets (1=New Cedis, 2=Old Cedis)
balance_7b
Origin: Own funds
balance_7c
Origin: Funds from spouse
balance_7d
Origin: Inheritance of gift freom family
balance_7e
Origin: Remittances from abroad
balance_7f
Origin: Loan from family
balance_7g
Origin: Loan from friends
balance_7h
Origin: Loan from bank
balance_7i
Origin: Loan from microfinance organisation
balance_7j
Origin: Other
Finance_Scrolled
balance_7k
Description of other source that contributed
balance_8a
Resp. owns the land or market space used by the business (1=yes, 2=no)
balance_8b
Year when land or market space was purchased
balance_8c
Resale value (today) of land and market space (GHc)
balance_9a
Business has any kiosk/shed/building (1=yes, 2=no)
balance_9b
Ownership of the kiosk/shed/building (1=Owned, 2=Rented, 3=Borrowed)
balance_9c
Replacement value of kiosk/shed/building (GHc)
balance_10a
Business has any furniture or display cases (1=Yes, 2=No)
balance_10b
Number of different types of furniture or display cases
balance_10c
Ownership of FIRST furniture or display cases (1=Owned, 2=Rented, 3=Borrowed)
balance_10d
Replacement value of FIRST furniture or display cases (GHc)
balance_10e
Ownership of SECOND furniture or display cases (1=Owned, 2=Rented, 3=Borrowed)
balance_10f
Replacement value of SECOND furniture or display cases (GHc)
balance_10g
Ownership of THIRD furniture or display cases (1=Owned, 2=Rented, 3=Borrowed)
balance_10h
Replacement value of THIRD furniture or display cases (GHc)
balance_10i
Ownership of FOURTH furniture or display cases (1=Owned, 2=Rented, 3=Borrowed)
balance_10j
Replacement value of FOURTH furniture or display cases (GHc)
balance_11a
Does business have any machines or equipment? (1=Yes, 2=No)
balance_11b
Number of different types of machine/equipment
balance_11c
Ownership of FIRST machine/equipment (1=Owned, 2=Rented, 3=Borrowed)
balance_11d
Replacement value of FIRST machine/equipment (GHc)
balance_11e
Ownership of SECOND machine/equipment (1=Owned, 2=Rented, 3=Borrowed)
balance_11f
Replacement value of SECOND machine/equipment (GHc)
balance_11g
Ownership of machine/equipment (1=Owned, 2=Rented, 3=Borrowed)
balance_11h
Replacement value of THIRD machine/equipment (GHc)
balance_11i
Ownership of FOURTH machine/equipment (1=Owned, 2=Rented, 3=Borrowed)
balance_11j
Replacement value of FOURTH machine/equipment (GHc)
balance_12a
Business currently has any other equipment, tools, and utensils
balance_12b
Number of different types of other equipment, tools or utensils
balance_12c
Ownership of FIRST other equipment, tools or utensils
balance_12d
Replacement cost of FIRST other equipment, tools or utensils (GHc)
balance_12e
Ownership of SECOND other equipment, tools or utensils
balance_12f
Replacement cost of SECOND other equipment, tools or utensils (GHc)
balance_12g
Ownership of THIRD other equipment, tools or utensils
balance_12h
Replacement cost of THIRD other equipment, tools or utensils (GHc)
balance_12i
Ownership of FOURTH other equipment, tools or utensils
balance_12j
Replacement cost of FOURTH other equipment, tools or utensils (GHc)
balance_13a
Automatic sum of assets, excluding land, buildings and market space
balance_13b
Verification: accuracy of balance_13a
balance_13c
What has been missed or double-counted?
balance_13d
Estimate:total replacement cost of assets(excl. land, buildings or market space)
balance_14a
Bus. holds products for sale,raw materials,products in production or spare parts
balance_14b
Total purchase cost of stocks and inventories (GHc)
balance_14c
Value of items on hand to sell (GHc)
balance_14d
Cash for business (Includes cash held at home, at the bank or with a susu)
balance_15a
If respondent spent an extra GHc 150 on business, what would it be spent on?
balance_15b
Category for this additional expenditure
balance_15c
Source resp. would buy it from
balance_16a1
Ownership of bank account (1=Yes, 2=No)
balance_16a2
Is bank account used for the business? (1=Yes, 2=No)
balance_16b1
Respondent purchases inputs on credit from suppliers (1=Yes, 2=No)
balance_16b2
Percentage of inputs purchased on credit
balance_16c1
Respondent makes sales on credit (1=Yes, 2=No)
balance_16c2
Higher price charged when selling on credit (1=Yes, 2=No)
balance_16c3
Percentage of sales made on credit
balance_16d1
Use of susu collector to deposit money (1=Yes, 2=No)
balance_16d2
Average value deposited with the susu collector each day (GHc)
balance_16e
Membership in a ROSCA (susu group) (1=Yes, 2=No)
balance_17a
Ever applied for a loan from a bank (1=Yes, 2=No)
balance_17b
Ever been granted a loan from a bank (1=Yes, 2=No, 2=Application pending)
balance_17c
Still owes part of a bank loan (1=Yes, 2=No=)
balance_17d
FIRST time respondent received a bank loan (year)
balance_18a
Ever borrowed money from family or friends for the business (1=Yes, 2=No)
balance_18b
Still owes part of a loan from family or friends (1=Yes, 2=No)
balance_18c
FIRST time respondent borrowed money from family or friends for the business (ye
balance_19a
Ever applied for a loan from a microfinance organisation (1=Yes, 2=No)
balance_19b
Ever been granted a loan from a microfinance org. (1=Yes, 2=No, 3=Appl. pending)
balance_19c
Still owes part of a microfinance loan (1=Yes, 2=No)
balance_19d
FIRST time respondent received a loan from a microfinance organisation (year)
balance_20a1
Ever applied for a loan from a source not yet discussed (1=Yes, 2=No)
balance_20a2
Description of other source (or sources)
balance_20b
Ever been granted a loan from this other source (1=Yes, 2=No)
balance_20c
Still owes part of that loan (1=Yes, 2=No)
balance_20d
FIRST time respondent received a loan from this other source (year)
stopwatch_discounting1
discount_1a
Value of money today that is equivalent to receiving GHc 100 in a month
discount_1b
10 less than 'discount_1a'
discount_1c
Respondent would accept GHc 'discount_1b' (1=Yes, 2=No)
discount_1d
5 more than 'discount_1b'
discount_1e
Respondent would accept GHC 'discount_1d' (1=Yes, 2=No)
discount_1f
Resp. SURE that he/she would not be happier with GHc 100 today than in a month
discount_1g
Again: Value of money today that is equivalent to receiving GHc 100 in a month
stopwatch_income
income_1
Respondent keeps accounts for the business
income_2a
Total monthly sales of the business (Including sales of services) GHc- Sept.2008
income_2b
Total monthly sales of the business (Including sales of services) GHc- Aug.2008
income_2c
Total monthly sales of the business (Including sales of services) GHc- July 2008
income_3a
Purchase of raw materials and items for resale
income_3b
Purchase of electricity, water, gas and fuel
income_3c
Payments to employees and apprentices
income_3d
Expenditure on telephone and cellphone airtime
income_3e
Maintenance, repair, and transportation
income_3f
Rent of machinery and equipment
income_3g
Interest paid on loans (in GHc, not percentage terms)
income_3h
Gifts, tips and bribes given to government officials
income_3i
Automatic sum of total monthly expenses
income_3j
Verification: sum of expenses just listed for last month accurate (1=Yes, 2=No)
income_3k
Estimate of total of expenses for the last month
income_3l
Rent for land and buildings used in the business
income_3m
Market fees
income_3n
Tax on business income
income_3o
Automatic sum of total annual expenses
income_3p
Verification: sum of expenses just listed last 12 months accurate (1=Yes, 2=No)
income_3q
Estimate of total of expenses for the last twelve months
income_4a
Question on profits answered? (1=Yes, 2=No)
income_4b
Profit
income_4c
Profit range [Categories provided]
income_4d
Proportion of profits that is typically invested into the business
income_4e
'income_4d' included value of goods or serv. that resp. and household consumed
income_4f
Value of goods and services that resp. and household consumed - Sept.2008
income_5a
Sales value
income_5b
Profit value
income_5c
Correct value for sales in September 2008
income_5d
Correct value for profits in September 2008
income_6a
Sales value
income_6b
Monthly expenses
income_6c
Correct value for sales in September 2008
income_6d
Correct value for profits in September 2008
income_7a
Name of most important product or service
income_7b
Sale price per unit (GHc) of most important product or service
income_7c
Cost of raw materials for one unit (GHc) of most important product or service
income_7d
Verification: Correct that product is sold for less than bought
income_7e
Verification: Correct that product is sold for same price as bought
income_7f
Verification: Correct that materials for this product cost nothing
income_7g
Units sold in the last month of most important product or service
income_7h
Share of most important product or service in total sales (%)
income_8a
Name of second most important product or service
income_8b
Sale price per unit (GHc) of second most important product or service
income_8c
Cost of raw materials for 1 unit of second most important product or service
income_8d
Verification: Correct that product is sold for less than bought
income_8e
Verification: Correct that product is sold for the same price as bought
income_8f
Verification: Correct that the materials for this product cost nothing
income_8g
Units sold in the last month of second most important product or service
income_8h
Share of second most important product or service in total sales (%)
income_7i
Pricing of MOST IMPORTANT product or service
income_9
Supposed additional revenue from spending an additional GHc 10 on inputs
income_10a
Any free goods or serv. given to non-members of resp.'s household - Sept. 2008
income_10b
Approximate sale value of the goods and services given for free (GHc)
income_11
Business lost goods or equipment due to theft in the last 3 months
income_12
Money taken home from other businesses in September
income_13a
Respondent rents land or rooms (1=Yes, 2=No)
income_13b
Total income made from renting land or rooms in September 2008
income_14
Wages or salary received in September 2008
inheritance_1
Inherited anything in the past three years (1=Yes, 2=No)
inheritance_2a
Total value of LAND AND BUILDINGS inherited (GHc)
inheritance_2b
Value of the land and buildings inherited that is used for the business (GHc)
inheritance_3a
Total amount of MONEY inherited (GHc)
inheritance_3b
Value of money inherited that is used for the business (GHc)
inheritance_4a
Total value of everything ELSE inherited (GHc)
inheritance_4b
Value of the other things inherited that is used for the business
inheritance_5
If respondent inherited GHc 150 within next month, amount spend on business
stopwatch_informality
informality_1a
Business has tax identification number (1=Yes, 2=No)
informality_1b
Respondent has a voter registration card (1=Yes, 2=No)
informality_1c
Respondent has a valid driver's license (1=Yes, 2=No)
informality_1d
Respondent has a valid passport (1=Yes, 2=No)
informality_1e
Passport is Ghanaian (1=Yes, 2=No)
informality_2
Business registered for VAT (1=Yes, 2=No)
informality_3a
Business registered with the DISTRICT ASSEMBLY (1=Yes, 2=No)
informality_3b
Person who registered business with the DISTRICT ASSEMBLY
informality_3c
Asked to pay a bribe in order to register (1=Yes, 2=No)
informality_4a
Business registered with the REGISTRAR GENERAL (1=Yes, 2=No)
informality_4b
Person who registered business with the REGISTRAR GENERAL
informality_4c
Asked to pay a bribe in order to register (1=Yes, 2=No)
informality_5
Business is a member of a BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (1=Yes, 2=No)
informality_6a
Business registered with any OTHER AGENCY (1=Yes, 2=No)
informality_6b
Name of other agency
informality_6c
Person who registered with this agency
informality_6d
Asked to pay a bribe in order to register (1=Yes, 2=No)
informality_7a
Had to pay fees for operating without off. registration or license - last year
informality_7b
Amount paid in fees or penalties
informality_8a
Asked to pay bribe to avoid punishment - last year
informality_8b
Amount paid in bribes
informality_9
Visited by the IRS or VAT service in the last year (1=Yes, 2=No)
informality_10
Predictability of taxes assessed on the business
stopwatch_competitive
competition_1a
Share of sales of this business that comes from customers in the neighbourhood
competition_1b
Share of sales of this business that comes from customers elsewhere in district
competition_1c
Share of sales of this business that comes from customers elsewhere
competition_1d
Share of sales of this business that comes from customers of unknown origin
Competition_Scrolled
competition_2a
Customers in the neighbourhood (within five minutes' walk) (%)
competition_2b
Customers elsewhere in district (%)
competition_2c
Customers elsewhere (outside those areas) (%)
competition_2d
Customers of unknown origin (%)
Competition_Scrolled_1
competition_3
Number of similar businesses operating in respondent's neighborhood
competition_4
Location of most important competitor
competition_5
Proportion of sales that are custom-made (%)
competition_6
Time it would take the customers to find alternative supplier if bus. shut down
stopwatch_attitudes
attitudes_1
What must respondent achieve to consider his/her business successful
Total: 400
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