City Designated for Quota Considerations -- Imported
Region
New York Group
Time zones
Does the vendor work seasonal or year-round?
What other works do you do during the off-season?
Open Q3 - what other works do you do during the off-season
During the vending seasons, is vending your full-time job?
What other types of work do you do? (Part-time vendors)
Open Q6A-other types of work by part-time vendors
Is vending your full-time job? (Year-round vendors)
What are your other types of work? (Part-time/Year-round)
Open Q6B
Did you have a job before you started vending?
What kind of work did you do?
Open Q11
Length of time as a vendor (years)
Length of time as a vendor (months)
Did you complete any specialized training for vending?
What kind of training did you receive?
Open Q21
How many years do you plan to continue vending?
Length of time it took to receive the necessary approvals before vending (years)
Length of time it took to receive the necessary approvals before vending (months)
Business characteristics
What do you mostly sell as a vendor?
What types of food do you serve?
Open Q31A - types of food do you serve
What types of products do you sell?
Open Q31B - types of products sold
What types of service do you provide?
Open Q31C - types of service provided
What do you primarily sell? (for those answering 'something else')
Open Q31D - what sold
Indicator: Mostly sell food
Indicator: Mostly sell products
Indicator: Mostly sell services
Indicator: Mostly sell something else
Type of structure for vending
Open Q35 - type of structure for vending
Number of vending structures owned
Indicator: Vendor owns a permanent stand or not
Indicator: Vendor owns vending structures or not (variable)
Which best describes your work status?
Open Q41 - work status
Indicator: Rents a truck for business
Indicator: Owns or rents platform
Indicator: Employee in someone else's business
Type of vending location (non-permanent stands)- Resp 1
Type of vending location (non-permanent stands)- Resp 2
Type of vending location (non-permanent stands)- Resp 3
Type of vending location (non-permanent stands)- Resp 4
Type of vending location (non-permanent stands)- Resp 5
Open Q45A - type of vending location
Reason for vending at the locations (non-permanent stands)
Open Q46 - reason for vending at the locations (non-permanent stands)
Type of vending location (permanent stands)
Open Q45B - type of vending location
Number of different locations vended
How much time do you spend at the location you vend the most? (hours)
How much time do you spend at the location you vend the most? (minutes)
Other locations vendor serves on weekends or at special events (non-permanent)
Other locations vendor serves on weekends or at special events (permanent)
Number of days per week working as a vendor
Number of hours per day spent interacting with customers
Number of hours per day spent preparing to serve customers
Number of hours per week spent organizing vending business
Number of full-time employees
Number of part-time employees
Indicator: Employs full-time people
Indicator: Employs part-time people
Annual sales generated by vending business in 2012
Amount of profit generated by vending business in 2012
Do you plan to expand your business in the near future?
How do you plan to expand your business?
Open Q106 - plans to expand business
Do you plan on owning your own vending business in the future?
Why no plans to own their own business
Open Q111 - why no plans to own business
Do you pay for office space or do you manage business from home?
Do you rent or own the office space?
Cost per month for office space
Do you pay for storage or only store things at home?
Do you rent or own the storage space?
Cost per month for storage space
Do you rent commercial kitchen space to prepare your food? (Food Vendors)
Cost per month for kitchen space (Food Vendors)
Cost of purchase for vending structure
How many years ago did you buy the vending structure?
Was vending structure purchased in the city where you vend or somewhere else?
Did you purchase the vending structure from a dealer or from another vendor?
Cost per month to rent vending structure
Cost for the maintenance of vending structure in 2012
Sales tax payed in 2012
Cost per week of gasoline or diesel for vending structure
Cost per week of propane, kerosene, or other fuels for business
Amount payed for employee wages each week
Amount payed for employee benefits each month
Cost for insurance this year
Cost for permits and other fees to the government this year
Cost each week for food that is to be sold
Cost each week for non-food supplies
Where do you typically purchase food and non-food products for your business? - Resp 1
Where do you typically purchase food and non-food products for your business? - Resp 2
Where do you typically purchase food and non-food products for your business? - Resp 3
Open Q185A - where do you typically purchase food and non-food products
Where do you typically purchase products or merchandise for your business? - Resp 1
Where do you typically purchase products or merchandise for your business? - Resp 2
Open Q185B - where purchase merchandise for business
Where do you typically purchase supplies for business services? - Resp 1
Where do you typically purchase supplies for business services? - Resp 2
Open Q185C - where do you purchase supplies for business
Indicator: uses wholesaler
Indicator: uses grocery store
Indicator: uses retail store
Indicator: uses some other place
Indicator: uses commissary or depot
Percentage of total supplies purchased at wholesalers
Percentage of total supplies purchased at grocery or other retail food stores
Percentage of total supplies purchased at a commissary or depot
Percentage of total supplies purchased at retail stores
Percentage of total supplies purchased at any other sources mentioned
Will you pay to advertise your vending business in 2013?
Expected cost for advertising this year
Type of advertising performed
Open Q195 - type of advertising
Expected cost for accounting or bookkeeping services this year
Expected cost of legal services
Cost each month for communications technology
Current age in years
2012 Total income (from vending business and any other income earned)
Do you consider yourself to be Hispanic?
Ethnic background or heritage
Open Q225A - ethnic background or heritage
Race
Open Q225B - Race
Highest level of education completed
Open Q240 - highest level of education
Current marital status
Number of children under age 18 living at home
What is the zip code of where you live?
Are you a veteran of the US military?
Are you considered a disabled veteran?
Were you born in the US?
How many years have you been in the US?
Interviewer notes gender