Question pretext
INTERVIEWER READ OUT:
I would like to ask you a few questions about this establishment's financial results. All these responses will be anonymized, and neither you nor the firm will be identified. Should I continue with you or with the financial department or accounting?
IF YES, CONTINUE WITH SECTION N WITH CURRENT RESPONDENT
IF NO, GO TO BMGA.22
READ THE FOLLOWING TO THE RESPONDENT BEFORE PROCEEDING:
Now, we would like to ask you a few questions about the financial results of this establishment. It is important that this information be as accurate as possible. All information you provide will be anonymized, and neither your name nor the name of your establishment will be used in any document based on this survey.
SHOW CARD 35
Literal question
From this establishment’s Income Statement for fiscal year [insert last complete fiscal year], please provide the following information: Total annual cost of labor including wages, salaries, bonuses, social security payments
Categories
Value |
Category |
Cases |
|
-9 |
Don't know (spontaneous) |
925 |
|
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
READ OUT
TOTAL COST OF SALES SHOULD INCLUDE ALL ABOVE COSTS AND OTHER COSTS NOT LISTED ABOVE