NC1030 Webinar2007 Data

May 19, 2009

Overview

1. Introduction to 2007 data

2. What’s new in the 2007 data and codebook

3. Useful filters

4. Discussion of homework

Introduction

Introduction

• The 2007 study was designed to obtain updated information about the status of businesses and owning families and also to learn about the impact of natural disasters and disaster relief on business viability

• 268 variables in the panel data are 2007 variables, and they are located on pp. 154-185 of the codebook

Introduction cont.• Screener (pp. 154-160)

– Disaster Questions– Worldview Questions– Computed Variables

• Interview (pp. 161-178)– Basic Business Information– Business Finances– Disaster Questions– Worldview Questions– Conflict and Tension

• Imputed Variables (p. 178)• Computed Variables (pp. 179-185)

339 households were recontacted in 2007 193 Businesses were open/owned/managed 177 Main interviews completed 16 Verified status only 11 Businesses open but have no other info. 116 Businesses were closed/not owned 97 Screener A, B, C completed 19 Verified status only 19 Businesses were open but change in ownership or management 13 Screener A, B, C completed 3 Main interviews completed 3 Verified status only

369 were not followed in 2007 80 Refused (approx. 22%) 285 Couldn’t be reached (approx. 77%) 77 Maximum calls 208 Unlocatable 4 Health Problems (approx. 1%)

1997HM & BM = 414

Combination=259BM only = 35

---------------------------Total = 708

The population for the 2007 survey consisted of the 708

households with business data in 1997

Road Map*NFBS Wave 3

What’s New Between March 2nd and May 4th

What’s New

• Variables that were in the data set but not the codebook have been added to the codebook– See handout for variables added to the codebook

• New variables have been added to the data set and codebook (e.g., dispo07, b2com07, b17com07, b21com07)

What’s New cont.• B5com07: Did your business incur any losses from the disaster?

• B7com07: Did your business receive any direct payments or loans from any government disaster assistance program between 1996 and 2000?

• B17com07: Did you (or your family) have any problems or damage to your home or possessions because of the disaster?

• B21com07: When the disaster occurred, did you, personally, take care of your family first or business first?

• Dispo07: Disposition 07

Useful Filters

Filters*Filter to get all 339 open and closed businesses that were recontacted in 2007.

USE ALL.COMPUTE filter_$=(dispo07=5 or dispo07=6 or dispo07=7 or dispo07=8 or dispo07=9 or dispo07=10 or dispo07=11 or dispo07=12).VARIABLE LABEL filter_$ 'dispo07=5 or dispo07=6 or dispo07=7 or dispo07=8 or dispo07=9 or '+'dispo07=10 or dispo07=11 or dispo07=12 (FILTER)'.VALUE LABELS filter_$ 0 'Not Selected' 1 'Selected'.FORMAT filter_$ (f1.0).FILTER BY filter_$.EXECUTE.

Filters cont.

*Filter to get the 290 open and closed businesses in 2007 for which a screener or interview was completed.

USE ALL.COMPUTE filter_$=(dispo07=5 or dispo07=8 or dispo07=10 or dispo07=11).VARIABLE LABEL filter_$ 'dispo07=5 or dispo07=8 or dispo07=10 or dispo07=11 (FILTER)'.VALUE LABELS filter_$ 0 'Not Selected' 1 'Selected'.FORMAT filter_$ (f1.0).FILTER BY filter_$.EXECUTE.

Filters cont.*Filter to get the 282 open and closed businesses in 2007 for which a screener or interview was completed by a Business or Combo Manager – Note that to go from 290 to 282 we removed the 8 Household Managers in compty07 (see next slide).

USE ALL.COMPUTE filter_$=((dispo07=5) or (dispo07=10) or (dispo07=8 and compty07 ne 6) or (dispo07=11 and compty07 ne 6)).VARIABLE LABEL filter_$ '(dispo07=5) or (dispo07=10) or (dispo07=8 and compty07 ne 6) or '+'(dispo07=11 and compty07 ne 6) (FILTER)'.VALUE LABELS filter_$ 0 'Not Selected' 1 'Selected'.FORMAT filter_$ (f1.0).FILTER BY filter_$.EXECUTE.

Filters cont.

Filters cont.

*Filter to get the 180 open businesses in 2007 for which an interview was completed.

USE ALL.COMPUTE filter_$=(dispo07=8 or dispo07=11).VARIABLE LABEL filter_$ 'dispo07=8 or dispo07=11 (FILTER)'.VALUE LABELS filter_$ 0 'Not Selected' 1 'Selected'.FORMAT filter_$ (f1.0).FILTER BY filter_$.EXECUTE.

Filters cont.*Filter to get the 172 open businesses in 2007 for which an interview was completed by a Business or Combo Manager – Note that to go from 180 to 172 we removed the 8 Household Managers in compty07 (see next slide).

USE ALL.COMPUTE filter_$=((dispo07=8 or dispo07=11) and (compty07 ne 6)).VARIABLE LABEL filter_$ '(dispo07=8 or dispo07=11) and (compty07 ne 6) (FILTER)'.VALUE LABELS filter_$ 0 'Not Selected' 1 'Selected'.FORMAT filter_$ (f1.0).FILTER BY filter_$.EXECUTE.

Filters cont.

Filters cont.

*Filter to get the 56 businesses that experienced a disaster between 1996 and 2006. USE ALL.COMPUTE filter_$=(b2com07=1).VARIABLE LABEL filter_$ 'b2com07=1 (FILTER)'.VALUE LABELS filter_$ 0 'Not Selected' 1 'Selected'.FORMAT filter_$ (f1.0).FILTER BY filter_$.EXECUTE.

Homework

Homework

Question #1:

Please determine how many businesses were open in 2007 and how many businesses were closed in 2007. We want you to get into the codebook and find the appropriate variable to use for this frequency. (HINT: It is in the “Computed Variables” section of the 2007 wave)

Homework cont.

Answer : 223 were open, 116 were closed

Homework cont.

Question #2

Look in the codebook for and then run frequencies of disaster variables b507, s6g07, and b5com07. Though each variable appears similar in wording, what is the difference between them? (HINT: Prior to running frequencies of these variables, you will need to use a filter provided to you in the 2007 filter handout)

Answer: All three variables are assessing the same thing, but s6g07 is the screener variable, b507 is the interview variable, and b5com07 is the screener/interview combination variable.

Remember that you may need to create a combined variable depending on your RQ.