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Labor Force Survey 2014

Sierra Leone, 2014
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SLE_2014_LFS_v01_M
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Statistics Sierra Leone
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  • merged A to J
    de-ID
  • merged K de-ID
  • merged L1-24
    de-ID
  • merged L25-26
    and L27-34
    de_ID
  • weights

K.20.What was the main source of start-up capital for this enterprise? (K_20)

Data file: merged K de-ID

Overview

Valid: 3029
Invalid: 2316
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 261
End: 262
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 15
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
What was the main source of start-up capital for this enterprise?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Borrow from family members/friends (don't have to pay back) 1033
34.1%
2 Borrow from family/friends (have to pay back) 330
10.9%
3 Loan from money lender 23
0.8%
4 Loan from Microfinance institution 109
3.6%
5 Loan from Bank 16
0.5%
6 Government 9
0.3%
7 Religious group or NGO 4
0.1%
8 Cooperative/Business Association 26
0.9%
9 Retailer/Local store 4
0.1%
10 Sale of assets owned 29
1%
11 Proceeds from another business (non-agriculture) 121
4%
12 Proceeds from another business (agriculture) 232
7.7%
13 Own savings 990
32.7%
14 Inheritance 36
1.2%
15 Other 67
2.2%
Sysmiss 2316
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.
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