A Systems View Across Time and Space
Table 3 Variables and measurements of the study variables
Variables | Symbol | Measurement |
|---|---|---|
Gender (sex) | Sx | 0 = male, 1 = female |
Age of the owner | AgOw | 0 = < 30, 1 = > 30 years |
Education background of the owner | EduBaOw | 0 = 12 and below, 1 = diploma, 2 = degree and above |
Access of finance | AccFi | 0 = credit institution,1 = own |
Age of the business | BuAge | 0 = below 5 years, 1 = 5 years and above |
Types of business owner engaged in | BusTy | 0 = manufacturing, 1 = trade, 2 = service, 3 = construction, 4 = urban agriculture |
Family business background | FamBuBa | 0 = yes, 1 = no |
Experience of the owner | Exp | 0 = yes, 1 = no |
Business location | BuLo | 0 = near main road, 1 = not |
Entrepreneurship trainings | EntTr | 0 =yes, 1 = no |
Social responsibility | SoRe | 0 = yes, 1= no |
Social attitude | SoAtt | 5-point Likert scale |
Tax rate | TaRa | 0 = high, 1 = low |
Inflation rate | InflRa | 0 = high, 1 = low |
Interest rate | IntRa | 0 = high, 1 = low |
Competition | Compt | 0 = high, 1 = low |
Growth of MSEs | Grth | 0 = growing, 1 = not growing |