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Enterprise No.

Enterprise Name

EMPLOYEE QUESTIONNAIRE

SURVEY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES (SME) IN VIETNAM

July 2007

Interviewer

Date of the interview

Day Month Year

Time begun Time finished

 EMPLOYEE QUESTIONNAIRE

Instructions: Interview up to 5 6 workers (or as many available). If more than 5 workers, draw a sample. List names of
the workers for future reference. Interview (if possible) workers from different categories:
1. Manager
2. Professional Worker (Requires College/University Degree)
3. Office Worker
4. Sales Worker
5. Service Worker
6. Production Worker
Make sure that you interview at least one manager.

EQA Number of enterprise (Enterprise code) _____________(Eq1)

EQB City/Province _____________(Eq2)

Code: Hanoi (1),
HCMC (2)
Hai Phong (3)
Ha Tay (4)
Long An (5)
Phu Tho (6)
Quang Nam (7)
Nghe An (8)
Khanh Hoa (9)
Lam Dong (10)

EQC District/Commune _____________(Eq3)

Code: See manual for district/commune codes
EQD Details on work force. Please complete information individually for all who worked seven day or more

in the enterprise last month irrespective of whether or not they were paid a wage. If possible
interview the workers directly.
1 Name of worker 2 Professional 3 Relationship to owner: 4 Sex 5 Year of 6 Are you a permanent
function Owner of enterprise = 1 Male = 1, birth? full-time employee?
1 Manager Member of owners HH = 2 Female = 2 (work at least 183 days
2 Professional Worker Other = 3 per year)
(Requires Yes = 1
College/University No = 2
Degree)
3 Office Worker
4 Sales Worker
5 Service Worker
6 Production Worker

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cription Code
of the job

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7 When did you start 8 Do you permanently live 9 Were you born in the 10 Were you born in 11 Are you
working in this enterprise? (have your residence) in the province/city where you this city/provinceDo married?
province/city where you workWhere is your you originally come Yes = 1
work? permanent address? from a rural or an No = 2
Yes = 1 Yes = 11 = Urban urban area?
No = 2 No = 22 = Rural Urban = 11 = Yes
If yes (1), go to Eq4l Rural = 22 = No

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EQE Education
1 What is the highest level 2 What was your main subject of this education? (If 3 When did you 4 Have you ever received
of education you have answer 5-66-8 in EqE1) finish this general or on-the-job
completed? Technical/craft = 1 education? training during your
None = 1 Secretarial/clerical = 2 (Year) current?
Primary school = 2 Computer = 3 Yes = 1
Secondary school = 3 Languages = 4 No = 2
High School = 4 Economics/business/accounting = 5
Technical Law/politics = 6
certificate/Elementary Engineering = 7
worker = 5 Sciences (physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics)= 8
Technical worker without Social science (sociology, psychology, history) = 9
certificate = 6 Arts (literature, classical studies) = 10
Technical worker Other = 11
/professional secondary = 7 Apply the codes provide in the survey manual
Technical Certificate or
Diploma = 5
College/University = 86

If answer 1 – 4, go to EqE4
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5 What was your father’s 6 What kind of work has your 67 What was your mother’s 8 What kind of work has your
highest educational level father done for most of his life? highest educational level mother done for most of her
completed? (use codes in EqF1c) completed? life?
(use codes in EqE1) (use codes in EqE1) (use codes in EqF1c)
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EQF Experience
1 What was your main occupation before your present 2 How do you assess your 3 Why did you choose this job? (At the time of
job? level experience prior to job change)
GSO classification codes including “did not work” your current Better salary = 1
a) Professional function: b) Ownership: c) Sector: employment? Better working condition = 2
1 Manager Government Agriculture = 1 Sufficient to fulfil the new Closer to my home = 3
2 Professional Worker (1) Manufacturing job requirements = 1 Better for my health = 4
(Requires SOE (2) and On average as compared to Better use of my skills/experience = 5
College/University Private firm (3) Construction the new job requirements = Other = 6
Degree) FDI firm (4) (2) 2 Never changed job = 7
3 Office Worker Other (5) Services (3) Not sufficient to fulfil the
4 Sales Worker new job requirements = 3
5 Service Worker
6 Production Worker
7 Did not work >> EQG
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EQG Salary, wages and benefits
1 How are you currently 2 How many days per week and 3 What is your total current or usual wage/salary (including
paid? how many hours per day do you allowances)?
Time rate = 1 currently work for this firm? Time unit: Hour = 1, Day = 2, Week = 3, Month = 4
Piece rate = 2 Days/week Hours/day Time unit Wage/Salary
Combined = 3 (in 1,000 VND)
Percent of sales = 4
Other = 5
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4 How was your salary last year as compared 5 Did you receive any Tet 6 If yes, what was the 7 Have you over past two
to this year? bonus or other Tet gift value of what you years received a loan from
Higher = 1 from your employer last received? your employer?
Same = 2 year? (in 1,000 VND) Yes = 1
Lower = 3 Yes = 1 No = 2
Not applicable = 4 No = 2
Not applicable = 3
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 8 Does your employer pay for any of the following benefits (according to regulations)?
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9 Have you received training on 10 Does the enterprise provide you with 11 If yes, do you use the equipment?
occupational health and safety at your the necessary health and safety Yes = 1, No = 2
workplace equipment?
Yes = 1, No = 2 Yes = 1, No = 2; Not applicable = 3

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EQH Job market
1 How did you find your current job?
Owner, who is a relative = 1
Owner, who is a friend = 2
Relative working in the firm = 3
Friend working in the firm = 4
Through an employment agency = 5
Through door to door visits = 6
Saw the job advertised and applied = 7
Other = 8
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2 When you applied for the current job, how did you
undertake tests or have to prove/show your skills?
Interview = 1
On-the-job test (carried out by experienced worker) = 2
Written test (inside and outside the firm) = 3
Several of the above = 4
None of the above = 5
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EQI Trade Union
1 Are you a 2 If yes, when 3 Do you pay a 4 How much was 5 What is the most important 6 Have you ever
member of a did you become membership the average benefit from being a Trade contacted your Trade
Trade Union? a member? fee? monthly Union member? Union about job
Yes = 1 (Year) Yes = 1 contribution in More job security = 1 related issues?
No = 2 No = 2 2006is paid per Better and more stable wage =2 Yes = 1
Not applicable = 3 If No, go to month after More safety at workplace = 3 No = 2
If answer (2) or EqI5 taxes? It secures that employer pays
(3), go to Eq9h (in 1,000 VND) social benefits = 4
EqJ1a Better information about
alternative job offers = 5
Other, specify = 6

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EQJ Working conditions and health

1 In which of the following areas, are working conditions most affected in this enterprise? Select three most

important areas (1 = most important, 2 = second most important, and 3 = third most important).
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Air quality Fire Hazards Heat Lighting Noise Waste disposal Water pollution
(lack of (need for (too much heat, (lack of adequate (too much noise, (lack of special (lack of adequate
ventilation, too protective gear, not enough lighting) need of protective collection system waster water
much reduction of fire ventilation) gear) for solids and treatment)
dust/particles) hazards) harzardous
materials)
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2 Are there restrictions on recruitment of 3 Have you ever participated 4 What do you predict would happen if an
people with HIV/AIDS at your workplace? in activities related to employee at your workplace contracted
Yes = 1 HIV/AIDS prevention? HIV/AIDS?
No = 2 Yes = 1 They will be laid off = 1
No = 2 Nothing will happen = 2
Will get help related to medicine etc. = 3
Don’t know = 4
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EQK Assets
1 Do you (or your household) own any of the following items?
(Yes = 1, No = 2)

DVD/VCD player Television Cellular phone Computer Motorbike

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2 Characteristics of the house where your household lives

Do you own the What type of What is the space of How long has your In approximately When did you last
house (have name dwelling? your dwelling, household been which year was this undertake major
in red-book) you Codes: Villa (1), including living and living in this dwelling built? house repair? (year)
live in? permanent self- accessory rooms? dwelling? (years)
Yes (1) contained house (2), (square meters)
No (2) permanent non-
Only continue if Yes contained house (3),
semi-permanent
house (4), unsettled
house and other (5)

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