Microenterprise Growth and the Flypaper Effect, Randomized Experiment 2008-2010
Ghana, 2008 - 2010
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Reference ID
GHA_2008_MGFERE_v01_M
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David McKenzie, Marcel Fafchamps, Simon Quinn, Christopher Woodruff
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Apr 23, 2015
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Number of days business was not operating in September 2008 (business_11)
Data file: GhanaBaselineSingle_la
Overview
Valid:
718
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Start:
817
End:
847
Width:
31
Range:
-
Format:
character
Questions and instructions
Literal question
For how many days was your business NOT operating in September 2008? (Do not count days that your business is always closed; for example, on Fridays or Sundays.) (business_11)
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 376 |
52.4%
|
|
| 1 | 54 |
7.5%
|
|
| 10 | 16 |
2.2%
|
|
| 12 | 12 |
1.7%
|
|
| 13 | 3 |
0.4%
|
|
| 14 | 8 |
1.1%
|
|
| 15 | 3 |
0.4%
|
|
| 16 | 3 |
0.4%
|
|
| 18 | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| 2 | 43 |
6%
|
|
| 20 | 6 |
0.8%
|
|
| 2008 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 21 | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| 22 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 22022200 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 23 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 24 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 25 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 25[had problem with eletricity] | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 26 | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| 27 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 28 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 2days | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 2weeks | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 3 | 26 |
3.6%
|
|
| 30 | 13 |
1.8%
|
|
| 31 | 8 |
1.1%
|
|
| 3weeks | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 4 | 32 |
4.5%
|
|
| 5 | 35 |
4.9%
|
|
| 6 | 20 |
2.8%
|
|
| 7 | 16 |
2.2%
|
|
| 8 | 13 |
1.8%
|
|
| 9 | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| all days except sundays | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| n | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| no | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| none | 3 |
0.4%
|
|
| not work for the month of sept. | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| one week | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| two weeks | 2 |
0.3%
|
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
If none, skip over questions about business closure.