Informal Sector Business Survey 2019
Lao PDR, 2019
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Reference ID
LAO_2019_ISBS_v01_M
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World Bank Group (WBG)
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Jan 09, 2020
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Main Business Activity (a4)
Data file: laoinformal_2019_full_data_long_form
Overview
Valid:
361
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
43
End:
45
Width:
3
Range:
1 - 233
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
A.4 What is the main observed business activity?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manufacturing of clothes or shoes | 28 |
7.8%
|
| 2 | Manufacturing of baked food (Baker) | 1 |
0.3%
|
| 3 | Manufacturing of coffee, sugar, oil, dry fruits and other processed foods (exclude restaurants, street food-sellers) | 2 |
0.6%
|
| 4 | Manufacturing of handcrafts | 8 |
2.2%
|
| 5 | Manufacturing of furniture | 3 |
0.8%
|
| 6 | Manufacturing of metal products | 3 |
0.8%
|
| 7 | Manufacturing of household items | 1 |
0.3%
|
| 8 | Manufacturing of tools and instruments | 0 |
0%
|
| 14 | Other manufacturing (not included above) | 11 |
3%
|
| 15 | Selling food or groceries (street food sellers, restaurants) | 224 |
62%
|
| 16 | Selling of clothes or household items | 10 |
2.8%
|
| 17 | Selling of business/computer/phone services | 1 |
0.3%
|
| 18 | Selling of other goods | 19 |
5.3%
|
| 19 | Transport Services | 4 |
1.1%
|
| 20 | Cleaning and washing services | 2 |
0.6%
|
| 21 | Hairdressers and barber shops | 22 |
6.1%
|
| 22 | Professional Services (including internet services) | 3 |
0.8%
|
| 24 | Construction | 0 |
0%
|
| 30 | Other services (not included above) | 4 |
1.1%
|
| 231 | Repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 11 |
3%
|
| 232 | Repair of machinery and equipment | 2 |
0.6%
|
| 233 | Repair of computers, personal and household goods | 2 |
0.6%
|
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
FOR CASES WHERE THE ACTIVITY IS NOT OBVIOUS BY SIMPLE OBSERVATION, PLEASE BRIEFLY TALK TO THE PERSON OPERATING THE BUSINESS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TYPE OF ACTIVITY.
IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE BUSINESS OR ACTIVITY SELECT THE BUSINESS OR ACTIVITY WITH THE HIGHEST VALUE OF SALES
IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE BUSINESS OR ACTIVITY SELECT THE BUSINESS OR ACTIVITY WITH THE HIGHEST VALUE OF SALES