Data file: Organisation Module Section2
General Information: This section provides the general information about the NPI and starts from page 2 through page 3 of this module. It contains 13 questions ranging from 2.1 to 2.13.
Q2.1: Main activity of NPI: This refers to the activity that consumes the bulk of the resources of the NPI. The response should be precise but well stated. Refer to the list of ICNPO activities at the inner back page provided and record the appropriate four digit code.
Q2.2: Date of Registration: Record the date when the NPI was registered / last renewed. The date should be recorded in the format provided, one digit per box.
Q2.3: Legal Form: Mark the registered legal form of the NPI using a tick. The legal form must match organization form 1 through 8 and the four institutional units A through B.
- [A] Non-Financial Corporation: These are institutions engaged in the market production of goods and non-financial services: for example, hospitals, schools or colleges that charge fees that enable them to recover their current production costs, or trade associations financed by subscriptions from non-financial corporate or unincorporated enterprises whose role is to promote and serve the interests of those enterprises.
- Those providing services to corporations whose output is sold to the corporations concerned and treated as intermediate consumption;
- [B] Financial Corporation: These are engaged in market production of a financial nature such as microcredit financing organisation are principally engaged in financial transactions as well as those NPIs financed by subscriptions from financial enterprises whose role is to promote and serve the interests of those enterprises
- [C] General Government: These are NPIs engaged in non-market production that are controlled by government units or social security funds. They receive substantial government support and are substantially controlled by government.
- [D] Non-Profit Institution Serving households: These are NPIs that provide non-market goods or services to households or to the community at large. They receive most of their income from households in the form of contributions and are not substantially controlled and financed by government.
Q2.4: Number of branches: It should be recorded one digit per box and no box should be left blank.
Q2.7: Number of registered members: This refers to the number of members who fulfilled registration requirements which may include; paying membership fee, possessing membership card, etc.
Q2.8: Area served by NPI: It is the service coverage of the NPI as opposed to registered coverage.
Q2.12: Services and activities of the NPI: Circle all the services and/or activities conducted by the NPI. Refer to the inner back page for more activities. Determine percentage of income and expenditure associated with the activities circled.
Q2.13: Accounting period of the NPI: It refers to the start and the end date and month for the financial year of the NPI. This may vary from NPI to NPI
