Enterprise Survey 2006
Nicaragua, 2006
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Reference ID
NIC_2006_ES_v01_M_WB
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World Bank
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Mar 24, 2011
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Nicaragua-2006--full
data-1
% of contract value av. firm pays in informal gifts to govt to secure contract? (j6)
Data file: Nicaragua-2006--full data-1
Overview
Valid:
478
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
1022
End:
1024
Width:
3
Range:
-9 - 2
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
When establishments like this one do business with the government, what percent of the contract value would be typically paid in informal payments or gifts to secure the contract?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | don't know | 33 |
6.9%
|
| -8 | refusal | 8 |
1.7%
|
| -7 | 58 |
12.1%
|
|
| 0 | no payments/gifts are typically paid | 327 |
68.4%
|
| 1 | 2 |
0.4%
|
|
| 2 | 5 |
1%
|
|
| 3 | 4 |
0.8%
|
|
| 5 | 7 |
1.5%
|
|
| 6 | 1 |
0.2%
|
|
| 8 | 2 |
0.4%
|
|
| 10 | 20 |
4.2%
|
|
| 15 | 2 |
0.4%
|
|
| 20 | 3 |
0.6%
|
|
| 24 | 1 |
0.2%
|
|
| 25 | 1 |
0.2%
|
|
| 30 | 2 |
0.4%
|
|
| 50 | 1 |
0.2%
|
|
| 100 | 1 |
0.2%
|
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
1) Percent of the contract value. The question is designed to get at the size of the unaudited or unreported payment that is made to a government officials that directly aided in granting a government contract, in part or in whole, or expanded the size of the contract to include the establishment's business.
Again, notice the wording (phrasing) of the question: it asks for the respondent to answer for the “typical” establishment, rather than the establishment being interviewed.
2) Sensitive question, no clarification can be offered
Again, notice the wording (phrasing) of the question: it asks for the respondent to answer for the “typical” establishment, rather than the establishment being interviewed.
2) Sensitive question, no clarification can be offered