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Enterprise Survey 2003-2006-2010-2017, Panel Data

Ecuador, 2003 - 2017
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Reference ID
ECU_2003-2017_ES-P_v01_M
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48529/drnx-c169
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Enterprise Surveys
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Mar 06, 2018
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  • Ecuador_2003_2006_2010_2017

Total Annual Informal Payment (_2006_2010_2017_j7b)

Data file: Ecuador_2003_2006_2010_2017

Overview

Valid: 75
Invalid: 1763
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 997
End: 1002
Width: 6
Range: -9 - 100000
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
It is said 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 percentage 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 (spontaneous) 6
8%
-8 Refusal (spontaneous) 0
0%
0 No payments or gifts are paid 39
52%
10 2
2.7%
20 1
1.3%
100 2
2.7%
250 1
1.3%
500 3
4%
1000 6
8%
2000 3
4%
2400 1
1.3%
3000 3
4%
3500 1
1.3%
4000 1
1.3%
5000 1
1.3%
10000 1
1.3%
20000 2
2.7%
50000 1
1.3%
100000 1
1.3%
Sysmiss 1763
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
Size of informal payments/gifts Informal payments are payments made to government officials that are unaudited and 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.
Sensitive question, no clarification can be offered
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