Microenterprise Growth and the Flypaper Effect, Randomized Experiment 2008-2010
Ghana, 2008 - 2010
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GHA_2008_MGFERE_v01_M
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David McKenzie, Marcel Fafchamps, Simon Quinn, Christopher Woodruff
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Single most important reason for working in this industry (Business_19)
Data file: GhanaBaselineSingle_la
Overview
Valid:
886
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Start:
1686
End:
1761
Width:
76
Range:
-
Format:
character
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Which of these was the single most important reason you decided to work in this industry? (Business_19)
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BECAUSE I LOVE THE JOB | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| BECAUSE MY INTEREST IS IN THAT JOB | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| BECAUSE THERE WAS NO POPCORN SELLER IN THE AREA | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| Because a family member had worked in the same industry. | 108 |
12.2%
|
|
| Because friends had worked in the same industry. | 25 |
2.8%
|
|
| Because it is socially acceptable for a male/female to work in this industry | 13 |
1.5%
|
|
| Because it provides a steady, reliable income | 76 |
8.6%
|
|
| Because of high earnings in this industry | 29 |
3.3%
|
|
| Because of low capital requirements | 129 |
14.6%
|
|
| Because of previous experience as a wage worker in this industry | 47 |
5.3%
|
|
| Because of previous experience as an apprentice in this industry | 148 |
16.7%
|
|
| Because of the need to balance family obligations and work | 188 |
21.2%
|
|
| COULD NOT CONTINUE HIS EDUCATION | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| HAVE INTEREST | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| Had interest in it | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| He has interest in it from childhood. | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| I AM TALENTED IN THAT FIELD | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| I HAVE INTEREST IN THIS BUSINESS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| I JUST STARTED ON MY OWN | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| I LIKE THE JOB AND I HAVE THE TALENT | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| I LOVE THE JOB | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| I decided to enter into it my self | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| I like trading | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| I love it | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| I love the trade | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| I love trading | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| INFLUENCED BY HER FATHER | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| INTEREST AND DESIRE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| INTEREST TO SELL IT | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| It has always been my dream to be a trader | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| MY MUM ADVISED ME TO LEARN THE BUSINESS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| NATURALY I LOVE TO TRADE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| PERSONAL INTEREST IN THE JOB | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| SHE HAS INTEREST IN SHE HAS INTEREST SHECATERING | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| She had interest in it | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| THAT WAS MY DREAM FROM CHILDHOOD | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| TO TAKE CARE OF MY CHILDREN AND MY SELF | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| To reduce stress | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| WORK OUTSIDE GHANA | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| Was sacked from where he had is previous work. | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| a friend informed | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| a friends idea | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| because am physically challenged | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| because have no one to take care of me | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| because i had personal interest in the business | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| because of the interest l nad in it | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| becos of my love for the job | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| buy it more than any other t.ttthing | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| did not get employment after school | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| docters advise | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| dream work | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| felt like selling cooked rice | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| goods involve are not perishable | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| had a lot of income from it | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| had been sucessful in thisbusiness | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| had interest | 5 |
0.6%
|
|
| had interest in selling | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| had interest in the business | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| had interest in this type of business | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| had nothing doing after school so i started. | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| had the interest | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| had the interest since | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| had the passin for it | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| had the talent | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| has self interest in it | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| has the desire | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| have a leg problem hence want to stay at one place | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| have interest & also& studied in craftship | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| health | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| highly interested | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| hussling | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| imposed on me by my father | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| increase income | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| interest | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| interest in job | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| interest in the vocation | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| interested in it from school | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| interested in sewing | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| it was the only available optio for me optio | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| lack finance for schooling | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| like the profession | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| love and interest | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| my daughter | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| my mother introduce me into it | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| my own doin | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| necessity | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| no one to farther education | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| no other reason | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| passion | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| passion for it | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| passion for that line of business | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| passionate about it | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| personal interest | 9 |
1%
|
|
| personal interest in job | 3 |
0.3%
|
|
| personal interest in the job | 4 |
0.5%
|
|
| personal interest in the work | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| personal lnterest | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| personql interest | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| provides steady income and the family eat the same | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| saw it to be beautiful | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| the most sucessful ever tried | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| to get a proffession | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| to get a steady and reliable proffession | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| to mee customers'expectation from previous busines | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| to practice abroad | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| to provide for my family | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| to while away | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| unsucessful businesses | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| was interested in it | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| was interested in the business | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| was talented with it since j.s.s.and had the passi | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| work to earn a living | 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.