Enterprise Survey 2013
Armenia, 2012 - 2013
World Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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Business environment - biggest obstacle faced (m1a)
Data file: armenia_2013_full_data
Overview
Valid
360
Invalid
0
Interval
discrete
Decimal
0
Range
-9 - 15
Questions and instructions
Literal question
By looking at card [insert card number] 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?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Don't know | 6 |
1.7%
|
| -8 | Refused | 1 |
0.3%
|
| -7 | DOES NOT APPLY | 57 |
15.8%
|
| 1 | Access to finance | 26 |
7.2%
|
| 2 | Access to land | 7 |
1.9%
|
| 3 | Business licensing and permits | 5 |
1.4%
|
| 4 | Corruption | 15 |
4.2%
|
| 5 | Courts | 2 |
0.6%
|
| 6 | Crime_ theft and disorder | 2 |
0.6%
|
| 7 | Customs and trade regulations | 29 |
8.1%
|
| 8 | Electricity | 2 |
0.6%
|
| 9 | Inadequately educated workforce | 13 |
3.6%
|
| 10 | Labor regulations | 4 |
1.1%
|
| 11 | Political instability | 34 |
9.4%
|
| 12 | Practices of competitors in the informal sector | 19 |
5.3%
|
| 13 | Tax administration | 60 |
16.7%
|
| 14 | Tax rates | 74 |
20.6%
|
| 15 | Transport | 4 |
1.1%
|
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.
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 (DO NOT READ OUT)
2) SHOW CARD (DO NOT READ OUT)
Interviewer instructions
INTERVIEWER: ONE ANSWER ONLY