Informal Firms Survey 2010

Bangladesh, 2010

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BGD_2010_IFS_v01_M

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https://doi.org/10.48529/sne5-np62

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David McKenzie

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What is the most common way you purchase inputs / inventories? (q7_9)

Data file: informality_data_NEW

Overview

Valid: 1630

Invalid: 94

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 5

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 663

End: 663

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 5

Format: Numeric

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Literal question

Section 7: Business Skills and Practices Score-Card
Buying and Stock Control
7.9. What is the most common way you purchase inputs / inventories?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	A distributor comes to your store on a fixed schedule	99	6.1%
2	A distributor who comes whenever you place an order	269	16.5%
3	You go to the supplier’s store/warehouse to purchase the goods	1207	74%
4	A distributor comes to your store but with no fixed schedule	39	2.4%
5	Other	16	1%
Sysmiss		94

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.

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