Informal Business Sector Survey 2016
Zimbabwe, 2017
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Reference ID
ZWE_2017_ISBS_v01_M
Producer(s)
World Bank Group (WBG)
Collection(s)
Metadata
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Feb 05, 2020
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Main business activity (sc5a)
Data file: zimbabweinformal_2017_full_data_long_form.dta
Overview
Valid:
515
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
233
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
122
End:
124
Width:
3
Range:
1 - 233
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
sc5. What is the main observed business activity? Main business
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manufacturing of clothes or shoes | 9 |
1.7%
|
| 2 | Manufacturing of baked food (Baker) | 7 |
1.4%
|
| 3 | Manufacturing of coffee, sugar, oil, dry fruits and other processed foods(exclude restaurants, street food-sellers) | 3 |
0.6%
|
| 4 | Manufacturing of handcrafts | 0 |
0%
|
| 5 | Manufacturing of furniture | 41 |
8%
|
| 6 | Manufacturing of metal products | 12 |
2.3%
|
| 7 | Manufacturing of household items | 6 |
1.2%
|
| 8 | Manufacturing of tools and instruments | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 14 | Other manufacturing (not included above) | 20 |
3.9%
|
| 15 | Selling food or Groceries (street food sellers, restaurants) | 235 |
45.6%
|
| 16 | Selling of clothes or household items | 24 |
4.7%
|
| 17 | Selling of business/computer/phone services | 7 |
1.4%
|
| 18 | Selling of other goods | 67 |
13%
|
| 19 | Transport Services | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 20 | Cleaning and washing services | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 21 | Hairdressers and barber shops | 25 |
4.9%
|
| 22 | Professional Services (including internet services) | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 24 | Construction | 3 |
0.6%
|
| 30 | Other services (not included above) | 33 |
6.4%
|
| 231 | Repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 9 |
1.7%
|
| 232 | Repair of machinery and equipment | 0 |
0%
|
| 233 | Repair of computers and personal and household goods | 8 |
1.6%
|
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.