Enterprise Survey 2003-2006-2010-2016, Panel Data
Nicaragua, 2003 - 2017
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NIC_2003-2016_ES-P_v01_M
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- Nicaragua_2003_2006_2010_2016_test
What % Of Senior Management Time Was Spent In Dealing With Govt Regulations? (j2)
Data file: Nicaragua_2003_2006_2010_2016_test
Overview
Valid:
1593
Invalid:
6
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
835
End:
837
Width:
3
Range:
-9 - 100
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
In a typical week over the last year, what percentage of total senior management's time was spent on dealing with requirements imposed by government regulations? [By senior management I mean managers, directors, and officers above direct supervisors of production or sales workers. Some examples of government regulations are taxes, customs, labor regulations, licensing and registration, including dealings with officials and completing forms]
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Don't know (spontaneous) | 19 |
1.2%
|
| 0 | No time was spent | 268 |
16.8%
|
| 0.00273972610011697 | 24 |
1.5%
|
|
| 0.00410958891734481 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 0.00547945220023394 | 24 |
1.5%
|
|
| 0.00821917783468962 | 15 |
0.9%
|
|
| 0.0109589044004679 | 16 |
1%
|
|
| 0.0136986300349236 | 16 |
1%
|
|
| 0.0164383556693792 | 11 |
0.7%
|
|
| 0.0191780813038349 | 17 |
1.1%
|
|
| 0.0219178088009357 | 7 |
0.4%
|
|
| 0.0273972600698471 | 12 |
0.8%
|
|
| 0.0301369857043028 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 0.0328767113387585 | 46 |
2.9%
|
|
| 0.0356164388358593 | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| 0.0383561626076698 | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| 0.0410958901047707 | 16 |
1%
|
|
| 0.0438356176018715 | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| 0.0547945201396942 | 10 |
0.6%
|
|
| 0.0575342476367951 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 0.0602739714086056 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 0.0657534226775169 | 25 |
1.6%
|
|
| 0.0684931501746178 | 3 |
0.2%
|
|
| 0.0712328776717186 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 0.0739726051688194 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 0.0767123252153397 | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| 0.0794520527124405 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 0.0799999982118607 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 0.0821917802095413 | 20 |
1.3%
|
|
| 0.0986301377415657 | 11 |
0.7%
|
|
| 0.109589040279388 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 0.123287670314312 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 0.131506845355034 | 7 |
0.4%
|
|
| 0.136986300349236 | 5 |
0.3%
|
|
| 0.164383560419083 | 10 |
0.6%
|
|
| 0.175342470407486 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 0.178082197904587 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 0.197260275483131 | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| 0.219178080558777 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 0.246575340628624 | 4 |
0.3%
|
|
| 0.263013690710068 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 0.273972600698471 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 0.290410965681076 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 0.328767120838165 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 0.493150681257248 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 0.854794502258301 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 1 | 107 |
6.7%
|
|
| 1.37000000476837 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 2 | 79 |
5%
|
|
| 3 | 28 |
1.8%
|
|
| 4 | 13 |
0.8%
|
|
| 5 | 123 |
7.7%
|
|
| 6 | 9 |
0.6%
|
|
| 7 | 8 |
0.5%
|
|
| 8 | 7 |
0.4%
|
|
| 9 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 10 | 196 |
12.3%
|
|
| 11 | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| 12 | 10 |
0.6%
|
|
| 13 | 3 |
0.2%
|
|
| 15 | 44 |
2.8%
|
|
| 16 | 3 |
0.2%
|
|
| 17 | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| 18 | 3 |
0.2%
|
|
| 20 | 102 |
6.4%
|
|
| 23 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 25 | 25 |
1.6%
|
|
| 28 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 30 | 46 |
2.9%
|
|
| 35 | 8 |
0.5%
|
|
| 40 | 27 |
1.7%
|
|
| 45 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 50 | 33 |
2.1%
|
|
| 60 | 14 |
0.9%
|
|
| 65 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 70 | 10 |
0.6%
|
|
| 71 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| 75 | 3 |
0.2%
|
|
| 80 | 15 |
0.9%
|
|
| 90 | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| 100 | 49 |
3.1%
|
|
| Sysmiss | 6 |
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
Percent of total senior management's time. The question asks senior managers to estimate what percentage of their time they spend dealing with government regulations, inspections, negotiations and other bureaucratic burden in a TYPICAL week. It should not include time spent negotiating procurement contracts with the government - only time dealing with red tape and bureaucracy.