Research data

Flash Eurobarometer 184 (Access to Finance Among Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in the New Member States)

GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA4721 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12015
Abstract: Opinion of company decision-makers on the issue of financing.
Content: Topics: development of the company’s situation in the last year regarding: turnover, profit, profit margin, level of debt, cash flow, investment, level of exports, research and development, market share; existence of a development plan for the next three years; most important element to ensure the company’s development: better qualified people on t ... more

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 27.04.2006 - 16.05.2006
Date(s) of Data Collection: 27.04.2006 - 16.05.2006, total | 27.04.2006 - 15.05.2006, Czech Republic | 28.04.2006 - 08.05.2006, Estonia | 27.04.2006 - 02.05.2006, Cyprus | 09.05.2006 - 16.05.2006, Latvia | 28.04.2006 - 03.05.2006, Lithuania | 27.04.2006 - 09.05.2006, Hungary | 27.04.2006 - 10.05.2006, Malta | 04.05.2006 - 12.05.2006, Poland | 28.04.2006 - 11.05.2006, Slovenia ... more
Geographic coverage: Cyprus (CY) | Czech Republic (CZ) | Estonia (EE) | Hungary (HU) | Latvia (LV) | Lithuania (LT) | Malta (MT) | Poland (PL) | Slovakia (SK) | Slovenia (SI)
Universe: The target for this Flash Eurobarometer was defined as all companies employing 1 to 249 persons, except agriculture, nonprofit and public administration, in the 10 new Member States of the European Union. The person interviewed was a top level executive (General Management, Financial Director or Chief Accountant).
Number of Units: 1536
Sampling Procedure: • Probability: Stratified;
Mode of Data Collection: • Telephone interview;
Data Collector: Focus Agency, Prague, Czech Republic; Saar Poll, Tallinn, Estonia; CYMAR, Nicosia, Cyprus; Latvian Facts, Riga, Latvia; Baltic Survey, Vilnius, Lithuania; Gallup Hungary, Budapest, Hungary; MISCO, Valletta, Malta; Gallup Poland, Warsaw, Poland; Cati d.o.o., Ljubljana, Slovenia; Focus Agency, Bratislava, Slovakia
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Number of Variables: 88
Notes: A fully analogous study has been carried out in 2005 in the 15 previous Member States (Flash Eurobarometer 174, ZA4423).

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: - European Commission, Brussels DG Communication Public Opinion Analysis Sector
Publication year: 2014
DOI: 10.4232/1.12015
Study number: ZA4721
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive

Versions

Current Version: 1.0.0, 2014-08-07, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12015
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Reference publications

Publications: European Commission; The Gallup Organisation: SME Access to Finance in the New Member States: summary. Brussels: European Commission, July 2006. http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/flash/fl184_sum_en.pdf
Study group:
EB - Flash Eurobarometer | show all hits of the group
The Flash Eurobarometer were launched by the European Commission in the late eighties, turning out a Monthly Monitor between in 1994 and 1995. These “small scale” surveys are conducted in all EU member states at times, occasionally reducing or enlarging the scope of countries as a function of specific topics. The typical sample size is 500-1000 res ... more

Flash Eurobarometer - Manager- und Unternehmensbefragungen | show all hits of the group
The Flash Eurobarometer were launched by the European Commission in the late eighties, turning out a Monthly Monitor between in 1994 and 1995. These “small scale” surveys are conducted in all EU member states at times, occasionally reducing or enlarging the scope of countries as a function of specific topics. The typical sample size is 500-1000 res ... more

Cite:

Europäische Kommission, Brüssel (2014). Flash Eurobarometer 184 (Access to Finance Among Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in the New Member States). GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA4721 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12015.

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