MSE Survey Open Data (2018) [Excel]

Although Jordan’s economy is dominated by micro and small enterprises (MSEs), relatively little is known about them. To overcome this informational gap, USAID LENS conducted a survey of MSEs in 2014, 2015, and 2018 to better understand Jordanian enterprises and to assess the major barriers and opportunities for growth. The study covers general demographics, workforce trends, firm performance, access to finance, processes and networks, and the impact of the Syrian refugee crisis.<br><br>The survey consists of a range of questions in a two-stage design with stratification. The data gathers representative information for all MSEs operating in the governorates of Amman (excluding the Greater Amman Municipality), Zarqa, Irbid, Karak, Tafilah, and Aqaba (excluding the ASEZA free zone). Although the study is not intended to be national in scope, the target population of the six areas collectively capture 60% of the kingdom’s population.<br>As a complex survey, the research design was undertaken using probability sampling in two phases. In the first phase, 977 geographic clusters were randomly selected from districts in each area. From these clusters, 97,347 households were contacted through door-to-door interviews, of which 10,197 reported owning a business. A sub-sample of 6,385 MSEs was then drawn, stratified by sector governorate. 4,721 of these MSEs were then successfully surveyed in wave I (2014/15) and 1699 in wave II (2018). The results can reliably be generalized to all MSEs within this geographic boundary. For more details, see the weighting report (2018)<br>The public release of the MSE Survey (2018) includes the majority of the data collected in the core 2018 sample. However, to protect privacy of respondents, a number of sensitive and identifying variables have been omitted and generalized. To request access to a full scientific release without these limitations, please contact:<br><br>Bryanna Millis,Senior Technical Advisor, FHI [e-mail]<br>

尽管约旦经济以微型和小型企业（Micro and Small Enterprises, MSEs）为核心支柱，但当前对这类企业的研究仍相对匮乏。为填补这一信息鸿沟，美国国际开发署（USAID）LENS项目分别于2014年、2015年及2018年针对约旦国内微型和小型企业开展调研，以期更全面地了解约旦本土企业状况，并评估其发展面临的主要障碍与机遇。本次调研涵盖企业基本人口统计特征、劳动力趋势、经营绩效、融资渠道、运营流程与社交网络，以及叙利亚难民危机带来的影响。<br><br>本次调研采用分层两阶段设计，包含多维度调研问题。调研数据覆盖安曼省（不含大安曼市辖区）、扎卡省、伊尔比德省、卡拉克省、塔菲拉省以及亚喀巴省（不含亚喀巴经济特区自由区）内所有运营中的微型和小型企业的代表性信息。尽管本研究并非全国性范围，但上述六个地区的目标研究群体合计覆盖了约旦王国60%的总人口。<br>作为一项复杂抽样调查，本次研究采用两阶段概率抽样设计。第一阶段，研究人员从各地区的行政区中随机抽取977个地理集群；通过入户访谈共接触到97347户家庭，其中10197户报告拥有自营企业。随后按行业与省份分层，从这10197户中抽取6385家微型和小型企业作为子样本。最终，第一波调研（2014/2015年）成功完成4721家企业的访谈，第二波调研（2018年）完成1699家。调研结果可可靠推广至上述地理范围内的所有微型和小型企业。如需了解更多细节，可查阅2018年权重报告。<br><br>2018年微型和小型企业调研公开数据集包含2018年核心样本中收集的绝大多数数据。但为保护受访者隐私，部分敏感及可识别变量已被移除或进行泛化处理。若需获取无上述限制的完整科研版数据，请联系：<br><br>Bryanna Millis（布赖安娜·米利斯）<br>Senior Technical Advisor（高级技术顾问）, FHI 360<br>[e-mail]