Enterprise Survey 2003-2006-2010-2016, Panel Data
Nicaragua, 2003 - 2017
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Reference ID
NIC_2003-2016_ES-P_v01_M
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World Bank
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Mar 06, 2018
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- Nicaragua_2003_2006_2010_2016_test
Biggest Obstacle Affecting The Operation Of This Establishment (_2006_2010_2016_m1a)
Data file: Nicaragua_2003_2006_2010_2016_test
Overview
Valid:
1147
Invalid:
452
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
1092
End:
1093
Width:
2
Range:
-9 - 16
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Question pretext
READ THE FOLLOWING TO THE RESPONDENT BEFORE PROCEEDING:
Literal question
By looking at options on the tablet 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
- Biggest obstacle
- Biggest obstacle
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Don't know (spontaneous) | 8 |
0.7%
|
| -7 | Does not apply | 17 |
1.5%
|
| 1 | Access to finance | 147 |
12.8%
|
| 2 | Access to land | 12 |
1%
|
| 3 | Business licensing and permits | 28 |
2.4%
|
| 4 | Corruption | 77 |
6.7%
|
| 5 | Courts | 30 |
2.6%
|
| 6 | Crime, theft and disorder | 29 |
2.5%
|
| 7 | Customs and trade regulations | 165 |
14.4%
|
| 8 | Electricity | 118 |
10.3%
|
| 9 | Inadequately educated workforce | 69 |
6%
|
| 10 | Labor regulations | 13 |
1.1%
|
| 11 | Political instability | 98 |
8.5%
|
| 12 | Practices of competitors in the informal sector | 212 |
18.5%
|
| 13 | Tax administration | 60 |
5.2%
|
| 14 | Tax rates | 35 |
3.1%
|
| 15 | Transport | 24 |
2.1%
|
| 16 | 5 |
0.4%
|
|
| Sysmiss | 452 |
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
The manager should be given a card with the different alternatives for "degree of obstacle" (from 0 to 4).
Sensitive question, no clarification can be offered
Sensitive question, no clarification can be offered