Enterprise Survey 2009
Samoa, 2009
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Reference ID
WSM_2009_ES_v01_M_WB
Producer(s)
World Bank
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Mar 30, 2011
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Samoa 2009-full
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most serious obstacle affecting the operation of this establishment (m1a)
Data file: Samoa 2009-full data-
Overview
Valid:
109
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
568
End:
569
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
Which of the following elements of the business environment, if any, currently represents the biggest obstacle faced by this establishment?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Don't know | 3 |
2.8%
|
| -7 | Does not apply | 3 |
2.8%
|
| 1 | Access to finance | 14 |
12.8%
|
| 2 | Access to land | 4 |
3.7%
|
| 3 | Business licensing and permits | 1 |
0.9%
|
| 4 | Corruption | 2 |
1.8%
|
| 5 | Courts | 0 |
0%
|
| 6 | Crime, theft and disorder | 14 |
12.8%
|
| 7 | Customs and trade regulations | 1 |
0.9%
|
| 8 | Electricity | 9 |
8.3%
|
| 9 | Inadequately educated workforce | 12 |
11%
|
| 10 | Labor regulations | 2 |
1.8%
|
| 11 | Political instability | 1 |
0.9%
|
| 12 | Practices of competitors in the informal sector | 14 |
12.8%
|
| 13 | Tax administration | 7 |
6.4%
|
| 14 | Tax rates | 17 |
15.6%
|
| 15 | Transport | 5 |
4.6%
|
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
Self-explanatory