2022 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Finance Survey
First Edition
Zambia, 2022 - 2026
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Reference ID
ZMB-ZSA-MSME-2022-V1.0
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Zambia Statistics Agency, Bank of Zambia
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Jan 17, 2026
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BD14 What was the main reason why you started this particular business? (BD14_MAIN_REASON_WHY_STARTED)
Data file: Business-Business_Level_21B_Anonymised
Overview
Valid:
3985
Invalid:
78
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 11
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prefer self-employment | 489 |
12.3%
|
| 2 | Better income | 1297 |
32.5%
|
| 3 | Could not find employment | 371 |
9.3%
|
| 4 | Influenced by advertisement | 3 |
0.1%
|
| 5 | High demand/ ready market | 120 |
3%
|
| 6 | Advised by others | 125 |
3.1%
|
| 7 | Family has worked in this business | 128 |
3.2%
|
| 8 | Skilled in this activity | 57 |
1.4%
|
| 9 | To earn supplementary income | 1115 |
28%
|
| 10 | Passion | 158 |
4%
|
| 11 | Other specify…. | 122 |
3.1%
|
| Sysmiss | 78 |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.