On municipal debt services for self-employed
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
On municipal debt services for self-employed
Project Number
191
Abstract
A questionnaire on municipal debt services for self-employed.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
03-09-2018
End date
25-09-2018
Researcher
S. Bot
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2020 CentERdata
Funding Organization
NWO
SZW
SZW
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-zcj-frmz
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label | Variable Type |
|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of the household member encrypted | preloaded |
| ov18a_m | Year and month of the field work period | constructed |
| ov18a001 | In which year did you start your business? | directly measured |
| ov18a002 | In which industry does your business operate? | directly measured |
| ov18a003 | Do you have employees? | directly measured |
| ov18a004 | Number of fte | directly measured |
| ov18a005 | Is the income from your business the highest in your household, or are there other, higher sources of income? | directly measured |
| ov18a006 | The income from my business is the highest income. This has been the case since (enter year): | directly measured |
| ov18a007 | Do you / your company have Difficulty making ends meet | directly measured |
| ov18a008 | Do you / your company have Problematic debt | directly measured |
| ov18a009 | Do you / your company have Shrinking income | directly measured |
| ov18a010 | Do you / your company have Unexpected necessary expenditure that cannot be covered | directly measured |
| ov18a011 | Do you / your company have Increased expenses due to long-term illness/disability of employee(s) | directly measured |
| ov18a012 | Do you / your company have financial problems? No | directly measured |
| ov18a013 | In the past two years, have you at any point considered giving up your business because of financial problems? | directly measured |
| ov18a014 | Why did you continue running your business? | directly measured |
| ov18a015 | Another reason, namely | directly measured |
| ov18a016 | Which of the following benefits do you receive? Housing benefit | directly measured |
| ov18a017 | Which of the following benefits do you receive? Healthcare benefit | directly measured |
| ov18a018 | Which of the following benefits do you receive? Childcare benefit | directly measured |
| ov18a019 | Why do you not receive a housing benefit? | directly measured |
| ov18a020 | Why haven’t you applied for a housing benefit? | directly measured |
| ov18a021 | Another reason, namely | directly measured |
| ov18a022 | Why do you not receive a healthcare benefit? | directly measured |
| ov18a023 | Why haven’t you applied for a healthcare benefit? | directly measured |
| ov18a024 | Another reason, namely | directly measured |
| ov18a025 | Why do you not receive a childcare benefit? | directly measured |
| ov18a026 | Why haven’t you applied for a childcare benefit? | directly measured |
| ov18a027 | Another reason, namely | directly measured |
| ov18a028 | If my business were to run into financial troubles and I could not find a way to solve them quickly, the first place I would go to for help is… | directly measured |
| ov18a029 | If my business were to run into financial troubles and I could not find a way to solve them quickly, the first place I would go to for help is… | directly measured |
| ov18a030 | If my business were to run into financial troubles and I could not find a way to solve them quickly, the first place I would go to for help is… | directly measured |
| ov18a031 | I wouldn’t seek help anywhere, if my business runs into trouble I will let it go bankrupt. | directly measured |
| ov18a032 | Did you know that it is possible to get financial and other help with: Starting a business? | directly measured |
| ov18a033 | Did you know that it is possible to get financial and other help with: Obtaining investment credit? | directly measured |
| ov18a034 | Did you know that it is possible to get financial and other help with: Closing down a business? | directly measured |
| ov18a035 | Did you know that it is possible to get financial and other help with: Continuing a non-viable business as a self-employed person aged 55 or older? | directly measured |
| ov18a036 | Did you know that it is possible to get financial and other help with: Dealing with debts? | directly measured |
| ov18a037 | In the event that your company ran into financial problems, would you turn to the municipality for help (again or for the first time)? | directly measured |
| ov18a038 | Not turn to the municipality for help because... I have turned to the municipality for help with financial problems before, and I was not happy with the results | directly measured |
| ov18a039 | Not turn to the municipality for help because... I think the municipality has insufficient expertise to be able to help entrepreneurs | directly measured |
| ov18a040 | Not turn to the municipality for help because... I don’t like the idea of the municipality looking into my finances | directly measured |
| ov18a041 | Not turn to the municipality for help because... I find it difficult to talk about my financial situation with the municipality | directly measured |
| ov18a042 | Not turn to the municipality for help because... If I turn to the municipality for help, it could damage my image as an entrepreneur | directly measured |
| ov18a043 | Not turn to the municipality for help because... I believe that entrepreneurs should not make use of public resources | directly measured |
| ov18a044 | Not turn to the municipality for help because... Another reason, namely | directly measured |
| ov18a045 | Another reason, namely | directly measured |
| ov18a046 | How often in the past two years have you personally had contact with someone from the municipality in connection with your company? | directly measured |
| ov18a047 | How often was this contact in relation with the financial situation of your business? | directly measured |
| ov18a048 | How did you get in touch with the municipality? | directly measured |
| ov18a049 | I was referred by | directly measured |
| ov18a050 | Another way, namely | directly measured |
| ov18a051 | About which subjects have you had contact with the municipality? - I was looking for information about starting/running a business | directly measured |
| ov18a052 | About which subjects have you had contact with the municipality? - I was looking for information about subsidies | directly measured |
| ov18a053 | About which subjects have you had contact with the municipality? - I was looking for information about permits | directly measured |
| ov18a054 | About which subjects have you had contact with the municipality? - I wanted the municipality to hire my business’s services | directly measured |
| ov18a055 | About which subjects have you had contact with the municipality? - I was looking for financial support | directly measured |
| ov18a056 | About which subjects have you had contact with the municipality? - Another reason, namely | directly measured |
| ov18a057 | Another reason, namely | directly measured |
| ov18a058 | What was the contact with the municipality about? - About an investment credit | directly measured |
| ov18a059 | What was the contact with the municipality about? - About temporary periodic income support | directly measured |
| ov18a060 | What was the contact with the municipality about? - About possibilities for closing down my business | directly measured |
| ov18a061 | What was the contact with the municipality about? - About possibilities to keep working as a self-employed person at a more advanced age | directly measured |
| ov18a062 | What was the contact with the municipality about? - About dealing with debts | directly measured |
| ov18a063 | What was the contact with the municipality about? - Another reason, namely | directly measured |
| ov18a064 | Another reason, namely | directly measured |
| ov18a065 | Result contact with the municipality - I received an investment credit | directly measured |
| ov18a066 | Result contact with the municipality - I received financial support for living expenses | directly measured |
| ov18a067 | Result contact with the municipality - I received financial support to be able to close down my business | directly measured |
| ov18a068 | Result contact with the municipality - I received financial support in order to be able to continue running my business until my retirement | directly measured |
| ov18a069 | Result contact with the municipality - I received help in dealing with debts | directly measured |
| ov18a070 | Result contact with the municipality - My application for support was turned down because I did not satisfy the requirements | directly measured |
| ov18a071 | Result contact with the municipality - I had to close down my business first in order for the municipality to be able to help me | directly measured |
| ov18a072 | Result contact with the municipality - I had to get my administration in order before the municipality could help me | directly measured |
| ov18a073 | Result contact with the municipality - I pulled out after the first talk/talks, because the conditions for receiving help were unfavorable | directly measured |
| ov18a074 | I pulled out after the first talk/talks for other reasons, namely | directly measured |
| ov18a075 | I was referred to... | directly measured |
| ov18a076 | Another reason, namely... | directly measured |
| ov18a077 | I pulled out after the first talk/talks for other reasons, namely | directly measured |
| ov18a078 | I was referred to | directly measured |
| ov18a079 | Another reason, namely | directly measured |
| ov18a080 | How would you rate the municipality’s services? Please give a rate | directly measured |
| ov18a081 | Explanation, if relevant: | directly measured |
| ov18a082 | Did the services provided meet your expectations? | directly measured |
| ov18a083 | Did the services provided meet your expectations? - No, because | directly measured |
| ov18a084 | The municipality is an expert in the area of business | directly measured |
| ov18a085 | The municipality does its best to help | directly measured |
| ov18a086 | The municipality takes me seriously | directly measured |
| ov18a087 | The municipality is proactive | directly measured |
| ov18a088 | The municipality tries to throw up as few barriers as possible | directly measured |
| ov18a089 | The municipality does a good job informing me about financial matters | directly measured |
| ov18a090 | Explanation, if relevant: | directly measured |
| ov18a091 | Aspects of the financial services by your municipality that you would rate as positive? - Aspect 1 | directly measured |
| ov18a092 | Aspects of the financial services by your municipality that you would rate as positive? - Aspect 2 | directly measured |
| ov18a093 | Aspects of the financial services by your municipality that you would rate as positive? - Aspect 3 | directly measured |
| ov18a094 | Are there any tips you would give to your municipality on how they could improve their financial services? - Tip 1 | directly measured |
| ov18a095 | Are there any tips you would give to your municipality on how they could improve their financial services? - Tip 2 | directly measured |
| ov18a096 | Are there any tips you would give to your municipality on how they could improve their financial services? - Tip 3 | directly measured |
| ov18a097 | Are you familiar with any experiences of other entrepreneurs who have interacted with the municipality about financial issues? | directly measured |
| ov18a098 | Yes, namely (what was the interaction about and how did that entrepreneur feel about it) | directly measured |
| ov18a099 | For which financial problems on the part of your company would you consider turning to the municipality for help? | directly measured |
| ov18a100 | Another reason, namely | directly measured |
| ov18a101 | May we approach you at a later date for a further explanation? | directly measured |
| ov18a102 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| ov18a103 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| ov18a104 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| ov18a105 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| ov18a106 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| ov18a107 | Starting date questionnaire | constructed |
| ov18a108 | Starting time questionnaire | constructed |
| ov18a109 | End date questionnaire | constructed |
| ov18a110 | End time questionnaire | constructed |
| ov18a111 | Duration questionnaire in seconds | derived |
Questions
Questionnaire: On municipal debt services for self-employed
The questionnaire was administered in Dutch
Browse On municipal debt services for self-employedResponse Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 326 (100%)Non-response: 127 (38.96%)
Response: 199 (61.04%)
Complete: 195 (59.81%)
Incomplete: 4 (1.23%)
Collection Events
Period
03-09-2018 to 25-09-2018
Sample
Those who define themselves freelancer or self-employed.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents