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Department of Finance

University of Dhaka
An Exploratory Study on Small & Micro Enterprises in Bangladesh
Category: Tea, Cigarette and Betel leaf
Questionnaire
Dear respondents,
Students in the EMBA program of the Department of Finance at the University of Dhaka are conducting a survey from the
month of February to April, 2015 as a partial fulfillment of the requirement for the course titled "Business Research
Methodology". In this survey, information related to income, business and household welfare will be collected from street
side small tea stall owners, and cigarette and betel leaf sellers. Your business is one of the 400 sampled businesses
selected for the survey. The information you provide are confidential and they are only published collectively in which no
personal records are visible. I would like to request you to make the survey successful by providing correct and factual
information to the enumerators who are coming to your business organization. Thanking for your cooperation.
M. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, PhD
Professor, Department of Finance, University of Dhaka
SL NO.
V1000
V1001
V1002
V1003
V1004
V1005
V1006
V1007
V1008
V1010

INFORMATION ON.
Basic Information
Name of business organization
Year of establishment
Owners Name
Respondents Name
Respondents Mobile No.
Present address of business &
owner's telephone no
Name of owner's home district
Number of years living in Dhaka
(Owner only)
No. of years in business in the
sector (Owner only)

V1011

Owners profile before business

V1012

Type of business organization

V1013

Corporate Structure

V1014

Percentage of ownership of the


main owner
Product type

V1015
V2000
V2001
V2002
V3003
V3001
V3002
V3003

CODE

Year

In years
In years
1=owner of a different business;
2=employee in the same sector;
3=employee in a different sector;
4=unemployed
1=Retailer; 2=Producer & Wholesaler; 3=
Producer & retailer; 4= Producer,
wholesaler & retailer; 5=Wholesaler &
retailer; 4=others (specify..)
1=proprietorship; 2=partnership; 3=others
(specify)
%
1. Tea stall only, 2. Cigarette and betel leaf
3. Tea, Cigarette and betel leaf

Education / Training:
Professional training related to
1=yes; 2=no
current business
The number years of professional
Years
training
Membership
Are you a member of any
1=yes; 2=no
associations in your trade?
If yes, state the name of
association
Household roster (please give information on household members)

ANSWER

Household
Status
VHHS
1

Name
VHHN
OWNERs NAME:

Age

Sex

Literacy

VHHRA

VHHS

VHHRL

Education
VHHRE

Marital
status
VHHRM

Occupation
VHHR

VHHS (Household Status Code): 1=Business owner; 2= Owner's spouse; 3=Owner's parent; 4=Owner's child; 5=Owner's
brother or sister; 6-Owner's relative.
VHHRA (AGE): Specify in full years;
VHHS (Sex Code): 1=Male; 2=Female
VHHRL (LITERACY code): code: 1=read only, 2=write only, 3=read & write, 4=illiterate, 5=not applicable;
VHHRE (EDUCATION code): Specify in years completed in school;
VHHRM (MARITAL STATUS code): 1=married, 2=single, 3=divorced, 4=widow, 5=not applicable;
VHHR (OCCUPATION code): code: 1=self-employed; 2=employed; 3=unemployed; 4=housewife; 5=working in family
business; 6=not applicable
V4000
Personnel Employed
V4001
Number of male employees
Number
V4002
Number of female employees
Number
V4003
Total salary paid to all employees
In Taka
in a month
V5000
Sales and Profit Dynamics
Yesterday's Total Sales
In Taka
V5001
Name of the day
Name
V5002
Daily rent for the van/shop
In Taka
V5003
Yesterday's Total other expenses
In Taka
V5004
other than rent for the van/shop
Yesterday's profit
In Taka
V5005
V5006
Average monthly profit
In Taka
V6000
Financial Information
V6001
Do you have any bank accounts for 1=yes; 2=no
yourself?
V6002
Do you have a bank account for
1=yes; 2=no
your business?
V6003
Annual working capital
In taka
V6004
Current total amount of capital
In taka
invested
V6005
Total current market value of the
In taka
enterprise

Sl. No.
V6007

Information on current loans


Use
SOURCE
Type (Code)
(Code)
V6008
V6009

AMOUNT
(In Taka)
V6010

DURATION
(In years)
V6011

INTEREST
RATE (%)
V6012

V6008 (Use Type Code): 1=for business purposes; 2=financing family purposes.
V6009 (Source Code): 1=commercial bank; 2=Grameen Bank; 3=microfinancial institution; 4=specialized bank: Krishi
bank; 5=local samity; 6=family & friends; 7=own savings; 8=money lenders; 9=others (specify)
V6006
If you were given freedom, are you
1=yes; 2=no
interested about taking additional loans
on top of current loans?
V6007
Amount of additional loans
In taka
V6008
Apart from this business, do you have
1=yes; 2=no
any other sources of income?
V6009
If yes, total monthly income from those In Taka
sources.
V6010
Total monthly income of other family
In Taka
members.
V7000
House related information of the main owner
V7001
Does your family live with you in
1=yes; 2=no
Dhaka
V7002
If yes, how much do you pay as house
In Taka
rent?
V7003
Total area of the ownership of
In decimals
agricultural land at home
V7004
Do you have a house of your own in
1=yes; 2=no
the village?
If yes, please give the following information on that house
V7005
Total area of homestead land
In decimals
V7006
Number of houses
Number
V7007
Quality of side walls of the main house 1. Polyethylene, 2. Bamboo, 3. Straw, 4. Wood,
(code)
5. Earthen wall, 6. tin, 7. Brick, 8. Mixed
material, 9. Tiles, 10. Others (specify)
V7008
Quality of the roof of the main house
1. Polyethine, 2. Straw, 3. Gol Pata, 4. Tin, 5.
Tiles, 6. Rod & Cement, 9. Others (specify)
V7009
Do you think that your current level of
1=yes; 2=no
income is adequate for maintaining a
modest living standard for your family?
V7010
Do you consider your household as
1=yes; 2=no
poor?
V7011
If yes, please mention about the extent
1=Moderate poor; 2=Extreme poor
of poverty
V7011
Problems faced

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