Durban Large Firm Survey 2002-2003
South Africa, 2002 - 2003
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Reference ID
zaf-sds-dlfs-2002-2003-v1
Producer(s)
School of Development Studies, Durban Unicity Council, World Bank, Bureau of Market Research
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Oct 15, 2012
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Identification
Survey ID Number
zaf-sds-dlfs-2002-2003-v1
Title
Durban Large Firm Survey 2002-2003
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| South Africa | zaf |
Study type
Enterprise/Establishment Survey [en]
Abstract
The Durban Large Firm Survey is the result of an agreement between the Durban Unicity Council and USAID in 2000 to fund a World Bank technically-supported survey of firms in the greater Durban region. The survey was managed by the University of KwaZulu-Natal's School of Development Studies (SDS ) and was conducted between May 2002 – April 2003.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data
Unit of Analysis
Establishments
Version
Version Description
v1: Edited, anonymised data for public distribution
Version Date
2006
Scope
Notes
The survey collected general business data on the firm, and data on production, finances, purchasing, sales/marketing, business relations, human resources, and administrative/legal matters, as well as port-related data.
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The survey covers the Durban metropolitan area of South Africa
Geographic Unit
The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data is area/suburb
Universe
The survey covered large manufacturing firms in the Durban metropolitan area of South Africa
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| School of Development Studies | UKZN |
| Durban Unicity Council | |
| World Bank | |
| Bureau of Market Research | UNISA |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| United States Agency for International Development | USAID |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
To assist fieldworkers in selecting sample units (firms) the World Bank provided the Bureau of Market Research (BMR) at Unisa with various sample frames (listings of firm names). These sample frames were used to contact firms randomly by telephone in order to set up appointments with the managing directors, managers or owners of the firms. Because no sample frame is comprehensive enough to include all firms operating in the Durban Metropolitan Area, various sample frames had to be utilized. The study was constructed to stratify industry by type, employment size group and geographic area. The sample frames had some limitations in this regard: they lacked employment size group classifications and they had a limited number of firms for certain sectors and they showed geographic location problems. In some cases information on the firms was outdated.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2002-05 | 2003-04 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Market Research | BMR | UNISA |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
The eight questionnaires for the survey covered the following topics:
questionnaire 1: general issues (completed by md/ceo): General business information, economic policy environment, government's role in investment promotion and local economic development, corporate governance and ownership structure, parent company, corporate finance, interest rates, exports, imports and exchange rates, company tax rates, pdi (previously disadvantaged individual) participation in company ownership, future expectations, mergers/acquisitions
questionnaire 2: production related issues (completed by production manager): Products manufactured, choice of location, capacity utilization, capital assets
questionnaire 3: financial related issues (completed by financial manager)
questionnaire 4: purchase related issues (completed by the purchasing manager): Business relations, purchase of raw materials, import duties and tariffs, import of raw materials,
questionnaire 5: sales/marketing related issues (completed by sales/marketing manager): Business relations, membership of business associations, sources of information, sale of products, exports, business operations and profitability, government contracts,
questionnaire 6: human resource related issues (completed by the hr manager): Recruitment, training, labour relations, labour market regulation, employment size and patterns, employees' transport infrastructure, labour cost and impact of HIV/AIDS
questionnaire 7: administrative/legal related issues (completed by the administrative manager): Start-up licenses and permits, licensing and permits required to continue operations
questionnaire 8: port related issues (completed by the shipping/export/marketing manager)
questionnaire 1: general issues (completed by md/ceo): General business information, economic policy environment, government's role in investment promotion and local economic development, corporate governance and ownership structure, parent company, corporate finance, interest rates, exports, imports and exchange rates, company tax rates, pdi (previously disadvantaged individual) participation in company ownership, future expectations, mergers/acquisitions
questionnaire 2: production related issues (completed by production manager): Products manufactured, choice of location, capacity utilization, capital assets
questionnaire 3: financial related issues (completed by financial manager)
questionnaire 4: purchase related issues (completed by the purchasing manager): Business relations, purchase of raw materials, import duties and tariffs, import of raw materials,
questionnaire 5: sales/marketing related issues (completed by sales/marketing manager): Business relations, membership of business associations, sources of information, sale of products, exports, business operations and profitability, government contracts,
questionnaire 6: human resource related issues (completed by the hr manager): Recruitment, training, labour relations, labour market regulation, employment size and patterns, employees' transport infrastructure, labour cost and impact of HIV/AIDS
questionnaire 7: administrative/legal related issues (completed by the administrative manager): Start-up licenses and permits, licensing and permits required to continue operations
questionnaire 8: port related issues (completed by the shipping/export/marketing manager)
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | Link |
Access conditions
Public use files, available to all
Citation requirements
School of Development Studies, UKZN. Durban Large Firm Survey 2002-2003. [dataset]. Version 1. Durban: School of Development Studies [producers] 2006. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2016. DOI: https://doi.org.10.25828/kc27-fs74
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | Link |
Metadata production
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata Producer |
Date of Metadata Production
2020-05-14
DDI Document version
Version 6