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)
Literal question
By looking at card [insert card number] 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?
Categories
| Value |
Category |
Cases |
|
| -9 |
Don't know (spontaneous) |
0 |
|
| -7 |
Does not apply |
0 |
|
| 1 |
Access to finance |
7 |
|
| 2 |
Access to land |
8 |
|
| 3 |
Business licensing and permits |
3 |
|
| 4 |
Corruption |
11 |
|
| 5 |
Courts |
4 |
|
| 6 |
Crime, theft and disorder |
10 |
|
| 7 |
Customs and trade regulations |
0 |
|
| 8 |
Electricity |
2 |
|
| 9 |
Inadequately educated workforce |
2 |
|
| 10 |
Labor regulations |
0 |
|
| 11 |
Political instability |
9 |
|
| 12 |
Practices of competitors in the informal sector |
4 |
|
| 13 |
Tax administration |
4 |
|
| 14 |
Tax rates |
1 |
|
| 15 |
Transport |
0 |
|
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
INTERVIEWER: ONE ANSWER ONLY
