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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

Biggest Obstacle Affecting The Operation Of This Establishment (_2010_2017_m1a)

Data file: Ecuador_2003_2006_2010_2017

Overview

Valid: 727
Invalid: 1111
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1051
End: 1052
Width: 2
Range: -9 - 15
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Question pretext
READ THE FOLLOWING TO THE RESPONDENT BEFORE PROCEEDING:
Literal question
By looking at options on the tablet 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
- Biggest obstacle
Categories
Value Category Cases
-9 Don't know (spontaneous) 1
0.1%
-7 Does not apply 1
0.1%
1 Access to finance 77
4.2%
2 Access to land 8
0.4%
3 Business licensing and permits 31
1.7%
4 Corruption 44
2.4%
5 Courts 7
0.4%
6 Crime, theft and disorder 23
1.3%
7 Customs and trade regulations 54
2.9%
8 Electricity 14
0.8%
9 Inadequately educated workforce 44
2.4%
10 Labor regulations 47
2.6%
11 Political instability 159
8.7%
12 Practices of competitors in the informal sector 115
6.3%
13 Tax administration 36
2%
14 Tax rates 55
3%
15 Transport 11
0.6%
Sysmiss 1111
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
The manager should be given a card with the different alternatives for "degree of obstacle" (from 0 to 4).
Sensitive question, no clarification can be offered
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