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Enterprise Survey 2013

Bangladesh, 2013
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Reference ID
BGD_2013_ES_v01_M
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48529/jqjw-m419
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Enterprise Surveys
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Feb 04, 2014
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Total Annual Informal Payment (j7b)

Data file: Bangladesh-2013-full data-

Overview

Valid: 1442
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 755
End: 763
Width: 9
Range: -9 - 250000000
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
We’ve heard that establishments are sometimes required to make gifts or informal payments to public officials to "get things done" with regard to customs, taxes, licenses, regulations, services etc. On average, what percent of total annual sales, or estimated total annual value, do establishments like this one pay in informal payments or gifts to public officials for this purpose?
Total annual informal payment
Categories
Value Category Cases
-9 DON'T KNOW 92
6.4%
-8 REFUSAL 291
20.2%
0 NO PAYMENTS OR GIFTS ARE PAID 716
49.7%
300 1
0.1%
500 3
0.2%
888 1
0.1%
1200 1
0.1%
2000 11
0.8%
3000 5
0.3%
3400 1
0.1%
5000 15
1%
6000 4
0.3%
7000 1
0.1%
10000 42
2.9%
12000 3
0.2%
13000 1
0.1%
15000 12
0.8%
20000 32
2.2%
24000 1
0.1%
25000 2
0.1%
30000 24
1.7%
36000 1
0.1%
40000 6
0.4%
50000 38
2.6%
60000 6
0.4%
70000 2
0.1%
80000 2
0.1%
100000 25
1.7%
120000 1
0.1%
140000 1
0.1%
150000 3
0.2%
200000 30
2.1%
250000 1
0.1%
300000 8
0.6%
400000 3
0.2%
500000 19
1.3%
540000 1
0.1%
600000 1
0.1%
700000 1
0.1%
1000000 18
1.2%
2000000 5
0.3%
3000000 5
0.3%
5000000 1
0.1%
8000000 1
0.1%
10000000 1
0.1%
120000000 1
0.1%
200000000 1
0.1%
250000000 1
0.1%
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) Size of informal payments/gifts Informal payments are payments made to government officials that are unaudited or unreported. They are generally given to an official with the expectation that a service will be performed (such as granting a business license), a violation overlooked (such as violation of health regulation), or because the official threatens the business.

Notice the wording (phrasing) of the question: it asks for the respondent to answer for establishments “like this one” rather than the establishment being interviewed.

2) Sensitive question, no clarification can be offered
Question post text
PROVIDE EITHER ONE OR THE OTHER, NOT BOTH

Others

Notes
It is said that establishments are sometimes required to make gifts or informal payments to public officials to get things done,what estimated total annual value do establishments like this one pay for this purpose?
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