zaf-datafirst-ess-2001-2013-v1.3 DataFirst 2020-04-15 NADA Version 3 Employers and Self Employed Series 2001-2013 ESS 2001-2013 zaf-datafirst-ess-2001-2013-v1.3 Andrew Kerr Statistics South Africa MetadataEditor Research Project on Employment, Income Distribution and Inclusive Growth DataFirst Support Enterprise/Establishment Survey [en] v1.3: Edited, anonymised data for public distribution Small Businesses Self-employed Informal Sector South Africa The survey had national coverage. The lowest level of geographic aggregation for the data is Province. Sample survey data Face-to-face [f2f] DataFirst ess-2001-2013-v1.3 0 133 household id variable, as in original data Person number Stats SA person weight Business number of the owner Year of survey Owner's Gender 1 1. Male 2 2. Female 9 9. Unspecified Owner's Population Group 1 1. African/Black 2 2. Coloured 3 3. Indian/Asian 4 4. White 5 5. Other 9 9. Unspecified Firm's location 1 1. In owner’s dwelling/s – in own space (e.g. a separate room) 2 2. In owner’s dwelling/s – without own space (e.g. family room) 3 3. In structure attached to owner’s dwelling/s or on the same plot (e.g. a workshop in the back yard) 4 4. In another person’s dwelling (e.g. a neighbour’s dwelling) 5 5. In a non-residential building (e.g. an office block or factory) 6 6. From a taxi rank / bus station / train station 7 7. On a footpath, street or open space 8 8. At a market 9 9. No fixed location/mobile 10 10. At customer’s homes or offices 11 11. Other 99 99. Unspecified Do you pay for the location for business purposes 1 1. Yes 2 2. No 3 3. Not applicable 8 8. Not applicable 9 9. Unspecified Type of record keeping 1 1. Simple informal records of sales and/or expenditures 2 2. Some accounts but not full (for example expenditures) 3 3. Full annual accounts 4 4. No accounts kept 9 9. Unspecified Are business expenditures recorded separately from hh expenditures? 1 1. Yes, they are all recorded separately 2 2. Some are recorded separately, some together 3 3. No, they are all recorded together 4 4. No, business expenditures are not recorded 8 8. Not applicable 9 9. Unspecified Does bus.have permits or licenses 1 1. Yes 2 2. No 9 9. Unspecified Is bus. registered for income tax? (2005+2009 only) 1 1. Yes 2 2. No 9 9. Unspecified Is bus. registered for UIF? 1 1. Yes 2 2. No 9 9. Unspecified No. of months firm operated in last year Main reason the business did not operate in some months? 1 1. Seasonal factors 2 2. Family reasons (e.g. sick child) 3 3. No customers 4 4. Sickness of yourself or staff 5 5. Non payment of govt taxes/charges 6 6. Other personal reasons than sickness (eg pregnancy) 7 7. Lack of raw materials 8 8. Lack of funds to buy supplies 9 9. No one to help during owner’s absence 10 10. Business created during the past 12 months 11 11. Due to violence or criminal incident/s 12 12. Other 88 88. Not applicable 99 99. Unspecified Age of the firm 1 1. Less than a year ago 2 2. Between 1 and 3 years ago 3 3. Between 3 and 5 years ago 4 4. Between 5 and 10 years ago 5 5. 10 or more years ago 6 6. Don't Know 9 9. Unspecified Main reason you started the business? 1 1. Inherited/family tradition 2 2. Unemployed/ have no alternative income 3 3. Retrenched 4 4. Inadequate income from the other sources 5 5. I like the activity 6 6. I have the skills for this business 7 7. I have equipment for this business 8 8. Activity brings high income 9 9. Small investment needed 10 10. Unhappy with previous work 11 11. Other 99 99. Unspecified single owner? 1 1. Single Owner 2 2. Multiple Owners 9 9. Unspecified Partners in your households? 0. Yes 1 1. Yes 2 2. No 8 8. Not applicable 9 9. Unspecified No. of partners in the household Partners outside your hh? 0. Not applicable 1 1. Yes 2 2. No 8 8. Not applicable 9 9. Unspecified No. of partners outside the household No. of paid employees 1 year ago No. of unpaid employees 1 year ago No. of paid employees in last 7 days No. of unpaid employees in last 7 days No. of full time unpaid employees No. of full time paid employees No. of part-time unpaid employees No. of part-time paid employees No. of paid male workers No. of paid female workers No. of unpaid male workers No. of unpaid female workers No. of black paid employees No. of black unpaid employees No. of coloured paid employees No. of coloured unpaid employees No. of Indian paid employees No. of Indian unpaid employees No. of white paid employees No. of white unpaid employees Amt spent on supplies in last month Amt spent on wages in last month Amt spent on in kind payments in last month Amt spent on transport refunds in last month Amt spent on other labour costs in last month Amt spent on raw materials in last month Amt spent on electricity in last month Amt spent on water in last month Amt spent on fuel in last month Amt spent on spares in last month Amt spent on renting premises in last month Amt spent on renting equipment in last month Amt spent on office supplies in last month Amt spent on transport of raw mat in last month Amt spent on repairs in last month Amt spent on business services in last month Amt spent on insurance and mortgage in last month Amt spent on protection agencies in last month Amt spent on other in last month Own salary (2009, 2013 only) Own payment in kind (2009, 2013 only) Own transport pay (2009, 2013 only) Own other renumeration (2009, 2013 only) Gross income from sales in the last calendar month Other income not from sales in last calendar month Net income/profit in last calendar month Average profit made after deductions Business currently has debt? 1 1. Yes 2 2. No 9 9. Unspecified Debt Amt Did the business invest in machinery in the last year? 1 1. Yes 2 2. No 9 9. Unspecified Amount spent on machinery in the past year Did the business invest in tools in the past year? 1 1. Yes 2 2. No 9 9. Unspecified Amount spent on tools in the past year Did the business invest in vehicles, trailers, etc. for transport in the past ye 1 1. Yes 2 2. No 9 9. Unspecified Amount spent on vehicles, trailers, etc. for transport in the past year Did the business invest in buildings and other structures in the past year? 1 1. Yes 2 2. No 9 9. Unspecified Amount spent on buildings and other structures in the past year Did the business invest in furniture in the past year? 1 1. Yes 2 2. No 9 9. Unspecified Amount spent on furniture in the past year Did the business invest in other capital items in the past year? 1 1. Yes 2 2. No 9 9. Unspecified Amount spent on other capital items in the past year Start up capital req? 1 1. Yes 2 2. No 9 9. Unspecified Used own money for start up k? 0. Not applicable 1 1. Yes 2 2. No 8 8. Not applicable 9 9. Unspecified Amt of own money used for start up k Borrowed from coop/stokvel for start up K? (01+05 only) 1 1. Yes 2 2. No 8 8. Not applicable 9 9. Unspecified Amt borrowed from coop for start up k? (01+05 only) Borrowed from other source for start up K? (01+05 only) 1 1. Yes 2 2. No 8 8. Not applicable 9 9. Unspecified Amt borrowed from other sources for start up k? (01+05 only) Borrowed to start business? (09+13 only) 0. Not applicable 1 1. Yes 2 2. No 8 8. Not applicable Amount borrowed to start business (09+13 only) Toilet facilities available 1 1. Flush toilet on site 2 2. Flush toilet off site 3 3. Chemical toilet 4 4. Pit latrine with ventilation pipe 5 5. Pit latrine without ventilation pipe 6 6. Bucket toilet 7 7. None 8 8. Other, specify 9 9. Not applicable 88 88. Not applicable 99 99. Unspecified Electricity avail on site? (not in 2009) 1 1. Yes 2 2. No 3 3. Not applicable 8 8. Not applicable 9 9. Unspecified What is the most important thing you need assistance with? (not in 2009) 1 1. Provision of an alternative site 2 2. Better access to loans 3 3. Assistance with marketing 4 4. Better access to raw materials/supplies 5 5. Easing in government regulations 6 6. Access to modern technology 7 7. Forming contacts with others in similar businesses 8 8. Other 9 9. Unspecified From PALMS: Province 1 1. Western Cape 2 2. Eastern Cape 3 3. Northern Cape 4 4. Free State 5 5. KwaZulu-Natal 6 6. North West 7 7. Gauteng 8 8. Mpumalanga 9 9. Limpopo (Northern Province) From PALMS: Primary Sampling Unit number From PALMS: stratum (2001 only) From PALMS: stratum (2009 and 2013 only) From PALMS: location type (2001 only) 1 1. Urban 2 2. Non-urban (Rural) From PALMS: location type (2009 and 2013 only) 1 1. Urban formal 2 2. Urban informal 4 4. Tribal areas 5 5. Rural formal From PALMS: metro code (2009 and 2013 only) 0. Non_Metro 71 71. Cape Town 72 72. eThekwini 73 73. eKurhuleni 74 74. Johannesburg 75 75. Nelson Mandela Metro 76 76. Tshwane From PALMS: Cross Entropy weight: ASSA2008 midyear estimates Stats SA person weight from (Q)LFS From PALMS: Is the person responding in person? 1 1. Yes 2 2. No 8 8. Not Applicable 9 9. Unspecified From PALMS: Owner's Marital Status 1 1. Married or living together as husband and wife 2 2. Widow/widower 3 3. Divorced or separated 4 4. Never married 9 9. Unspecified From PALMS: Owner's Age 999 999. Unspecified From PALMS: Owner's Years of education, derived variable From PALMS: Owner's Highest level of Education (2001 only) 0. No schooling 1 1. Grade R/0 2 2. Sub A/Grade 1 3 3. Sub B/Grade 2 4 4. Grade 3/Standard 1 5 5. Grade 4/Standard 2 6 6. Grade 5/Standard 3 7 7. Grade 6/Standard 4 8 8. Grade 7/Standard 5 9 9. Grade 8/Standard 6/Form 1 10 10. Grade 9/Standard 7/Form 2 11 11. Grade 10/Standard 8/Form 3 12 12. Grade 11/Standard 9/Form 4 13 13. Grade 12/Standard 10/Form 5/Matric 14 14. NTC l 15 15. NTC II 16 16. NTC III 17 17. Diploma/Certificate with less than Grade 12/Std 10 18 18. Diploma/Certificate with Grade 12/Std 10 19 19. Degree 20 20. Postgraduate degree or diploma 21 21. Other 22 22. Don't know 99 99. Unspecified From PALMS: Owner's Highest level of Education (2009 and 2013 only) 0. No schooling 1 1. Grade R/0 2 2. Grade 1/Sub A 3 3. Grade 2/Sub B 4 4. Grade 3/Standard 1 5 5. Grade 4/Standard 2 6 6. Grade 5/Standard 3 7 7. Grade 6/Standard 4 8 8. Grade 7/Standard 5 9 9. Grade 8/Standard 6/Form 1 10 10. Grade 9/Standard 7/Form 2 11 11. Grade 10/Standard 8/Form 3 12 12. Grade 11/Standard 9/Form 4 13 13. Grade 12/Standard 10/Form 5/Matric 14 14. NTC l 15 15. NTC II 16 16. NTC III 17 17. Certificate with less than Grade 12/Std 10 18 18. Diploma with less than Grade 12/Std 10 19 19. Certificate with Grade 12/Std 10 20 20. Diploma with Grade 12/Std 10 21 21. Bachelors Degree 22 22. Bachelors Degree and Diploma 23 23. Honours Degree 24 24. Higher Degree (Masters, Doctorate) 25 25. Other 26 26. Do not know From PALMS: Owner's Enrollment (2001 only) 1 1. Full-Time 2 2. Part-time 3 3. Not enrolled 9 9. Unspecified From PALMS: Owner's Employment status, official 0. Not economically active 1 1. Employed 2 2. Unemployed From PALMS: Owner's Employment status, expanded 0. Not economically active 1 1. Employed 2 2. Unemployed From PALMS: Who does ... work for in main job (2001 only) 1 1. Working for someone else for pay 2 2. Working for one or more private households as a domestic employee 3 3. Working on his/her own or on a small household farm/plot 4 4. Working on his/her own or with a partner 5 5. Helping without pay in a household business 8 8. Not applicable 9 9. Unspecified From PALMS: 1 digit occupation code 1 1. Legislators, senior officials and managers 2 2. Professionals 3 3. Technical and associate professionals 4 4. Clerks 5 5. Service workers and shop and market sales workers 6 6. Skilled agricultural and fishery workers 7 7. Craft and related trades workers 8 8. Plant and machine operators and assemblers 9 9. Elementary Occupation 10 10. Domestic workers 88 88. Not applicable 91 91. Occupation not elsewhere defined 97 97. Occupation not adequately defined 99 99. Occupation not elsewhere defined, Unspecified From PALMS: 4 digit occupation code 8888 8888. Not applicable 9999 9999. Unspecified From PALMS: 3 digit industry code 0. Invalid Code 888 888. Not applicable 999 999. Unspecified 8888 8888. Not applicable 9999 9999. Unspecified From PALMS: 1 digit industry code 1 1. Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing 2 2. Mining and quarrying 3 3. Manufacturing 4 4. Utilities 5 5. Construction 6 6. Trade 7 7. Transport 8 8. Finance 9 9. Services 10 10. Domestic Services 1 digit industry code from SESE 1 1. Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing 2 2. Mining and quarrying 3 3. Manufacturing 4 4. Electricity, gas and water supply 5 5. Construction 6 6. Wholesale and retail trade 7 7. Transport, storage and communication 8 8. Financial Services 9 9. Community, social and personal services 10 10. Private Households 90 90. Other 99 99. Unspecified From PALMS: Number of regular workers at job (2001 only) 1 1. 1 2 2. 2-4 3 3. 5-9 4 4. 10-19 5 5. 20 - 49 6 6. 50 or more 7 7. Don't know 8 8. Not applicable 9 9. Unspecified From PALMS: Year started working in this job 8888 8888. Not applicable 9999 9999. Unspecified From PALMS: Month started working in this job 1 1. January 2 2. February 3 3. March 4 4. April 5 5. May 6 6. June 7 7. July 8 8. August 9 9. September 10 10. October 11 11. November 12 12. December 88 88. Not applicable 99 99. Unspecified From PALMS: Hours worked in total in last 7 days 888 888. Not applicable 999 999. Unspecified From PALMS: consistent monthly earnings (rand amt) variable (not in 2013) From PALMS: regression based outlier flag showing a studentised residual with va (derived) from PALMS: household size (derived) from PALMS: Number of employed in hh excl business owner (derived) from PALMS: Number of wage employed in hh excl business owner (derived) from PALMS: Number of self-employed in hh excl business owner (derived) from PALMS: Number of <15 in the hh (derived) from PALMS: Number of 65+ in the hh CPI from P0141 series by Stats SA, revised so that SESE 2013 is the base year