Enterprise Survey 2013
Pakistan, 2013 - 2014
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Reference ID
PAK_2013_ES_v01_M
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World Bank
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Biggest Obstacle Affecting The Operation Of This Establishment (m1a)
Data file: pakistan_2013_full_data
Overview
Valid:
1247
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
671
End:
672
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
2) SHOW CARD
Literal question
You have indicated that several obstacles affect the operation of this establishment. Here is a card with the obstacles I mentioned throughout the interview. Please tell me the three that you think are currently the biggest problem, beginning with the most difficult obstacle of all.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Dont Know | 4 |
0.3%
|
| -7 | Does Not Apply | 6 |
0.5%
|
| 1 | Access to finance | 27 |
2.2%
|
| 2 | Access to land | 6 |
0.5%
|
| 3 | Business licensing and permits | 9 |
0.7%
|
| 4 | Corruption | 169 |
13.6%
|
| 5 | Courts | 9 |
0.7%
|
| 6 | Crime, theft and disorder | 56 |
4.5%
|
| 7 | Customs and trade regulations | 17 |
1.4%
|
| 8 | Electricity | 735 |
58.9%
|
| 9 | Inadequately educated workforce | 18 |
1.4%
|
| 10 | Labor regulations | 10 |
0.8%
|
| 11 | Political instability | 96 |
7.7%
|
| 12 | Practices of competitors in the informal sector | 4 |
0.3%
|
| 13 | Tax administration | 32 |
2.6%
|
| 14 | Tax rates | 34 |
2.7%
|
| 15 | Transport | 15 |
1.2%
|
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
Others
Notes
Show the screen to the respondent Q141a. By looking at the screen (options) can you tell me which of the elements of the business environment included in the list, if any, currently represents the biggest obstacle faced by this establishment