Survey of Chilean Small Business Perceptions of Post-Flood Government Aid, 2023

131 micro and small enterprises in four flood-affected communes of Chile's Maule region were surveyed in 2023. Miguel A. Bustamante-Ubilla conducted this cross-sectional study to examine determinants of perceptions regarding government aid. The analysis identified two key dimensions: knowledge and use of aid, and information, communication, and allocation of support.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between aid knowledge and perceived effectiveness based on the identified dimensions.
• Analyzing factors influencing trust in government support during disaster recovery based on survey responses.
• Benchmarking communication and allocation processes for post-disaster aid programs against enterprise perceptions.

Strengths

• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0, permitting reuse and redistribution.
• Analysis employs structural equation modeling, suggesting a structured quantitative approach.
• Focus on a specific 2023 disaster event provides temporal and contextual clarity.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The 131-enterprise sample is relatively small, as noted in the study's conclusion.

Provenance

Source

Miguel A. Bustamante-Ubilla

Collection Method

Cross-sectional survey using a structured questionnaire.

Time Range

2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-20 05:44:19; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sagrada Familia, Hualañé, Licantén, and Curepto communes in the Maule region, Chile.