Productivity and Investment Climate Survey, South Africa 2004
South Africa, 2004
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Identification
Survey ID Number
zaf-ibrd-picssa-2004-v1
Title
Productivity and Investment Climate Survey, South Africa 2004
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| South Africa | zaf |
Study type
Enterprise/Establishment Survey [en]
Abstract
ICAs provide a standardized way of measuring and comparing investment climate conditions in a country; replacing a number of varying and sometimes ad hoc methodologies of the past. They are envisioned by the World Bank Group’s Private Sector Development Strategy as a systematic means to “allow i) better identification of the features of the investment climate that matter most for productivity and hence income growth, especially for poor men and women, ii) tracking of changes in the investment climate within a country, and iii) comparison of countries or Regions within countries.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data
Unit of Analysis
Establishments
Version
Version Description
v1: Edited, anonymised data available for public use
Version Date
2004
Version Notes
Athough the PICS for SA collected data on 800 firms in different sectors, the dataset available from DataFirst (labelled version 1 by DataFirst) includes only data from the 603 firms in the manufacturing sector
Scope
Notes
The survey includes data on the firm productivity, the cost of doing business, the regulatory environment, the labor market, the financial sector, the trade regime and levels of investment.
Keywords
| Keyword |
|---|
| investment |
| business |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The survey was carried out in 4 major metropolitan areas of South Africa: Gauteng (about 63 % of the sample), Western Cape (23%), KwaZulu-Natal (9 %), and Eastern Cape (5 %).
Geographic Unit
The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data is city/town and, in some cases, suburb.
Universe
The universe of interest in the survey was small (10-49 employees), medium (50-99 employees) and large (100-499 employees) enterprises in South Africa.
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Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | The World Bank Group |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| South African Department of Trade and Industry | DTI | Funder |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | IBRD | Funder |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
About 800 firms were surveyed between January and December 2004. About 75 percent (603) of the sample were in the manufacturing sector, 14 percent in the construction industry and the remaining 11 percent in wholesale and retail trade. Within these broad sectors, firms were randomly selected from lists of firms registered with the Department of Trade and Industry (i.e. only formal registered enterprises are included in the sample). Although the samples should be broadly representative of formal firms within each sector, they are not representative of the entire economy. Because of this, and because the samples for comparator countries only cover manufacturing, data from the three sectors are presented separately in the main report. The sample included firms from major metropolitan areas in Gauteng (about 63 percent of the sample), Western Cape (23 percent), KwaZulu-Natal (9 percent), and Eastern Cape (5 percent). The sample was mainly composed of small (10-49 employees), medium (50-99 employees) and large (100-499 employees) enterprises, although about 14 percent of the sample were very large (over 500 employees). There were few microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees) in the sample, especially in the manufacturing sector.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2004-01 | 2004-12 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collection Notes
Data was collected through interviews with the enterprise's manager or owner and, where possible the firm's accountant/book-keeper and human resources manager.
Data Collectors
| Name |
|---|
| Citizen Surveys |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
The South African PICS survey used a standard core Productivity and Investment Climate Survey (PICS) questionnaire, designed by the World Bank. The PICS core questionnaire has two sections. The main section of the questionnaire collects data on the business and the investment climate in which it functions. This section should be administered to the enterprise's manager or owner.
Data is collected on:
1. Firm ownership, activities, location
2. Sales (imports, exports, supply and demand, competition)
3. Investment climate constraints
4. Infrastructure and services (power, water, transport, ict infrastructure, business services)
5. Finance (including financial services)
6. Labor relations
7. Business-government relations:
8. Legal environment:
9. Security (cost of crimes, quality of police services)
10. Business innovation, learning:
The second part of the questionnaire consists of questions on production costs, investment flows, balance sheet information and workforce statistics. This section should be administered to the accounting department/book-keeper and human resources manager.
Data is collected on:
1. Firm ownership, activities, location
2. Sales (imports, exports, supply and demand, competition)
3. Investment climate constraints
4. Infrastructure and services (power, water, transport, ict infrastructure, business services)
5. Finance (including financial services)
6. Labor relations
7. Business-government relations:
8. Legal environment:
9. Security (cost of crimes, quality of police services)
10. Business innovation, learning:
The second part of the questionnaire consists of questions on production costs, investment flows, balance sheet information and workforce statistics. This section should be administered to the accounting department/book-keeper and human resources manager.
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst Helpdesk | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | Link |
Access conditions
Public use files, available to all
Citation requirements
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, World Bank Group. Productivity and Investment Climate Survey, South Africa 2004 [dataset]. Version 1. Washington: World Bank [producer], 2006. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2013. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/gghv-c924
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | Link |
Disclaimer and copyrights
Copyright
Copyright, World Bank
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
ddi-zaf-datafirst-picssa-2004-v1
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | DDI Producer |
Date of Metadata Production
2020-05-14
DDI Document version
Version 2