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G.6The Regulars' List and the Year 0 Baseline

The list counts names, and the grades count orders, not plates. At the typical tendered stall about 720 orders a week go out; a regular is taken to order 1.5 times a week, and a healthy base is 35% of orders from regulars, about 168 names. Every number in this section is an Assumption until the Year 0 baseline replaces it.

G.6.1Orders, thresholds and the healthy base

A stall is listed at Bronze with 20 names, and rises to Silver at 50 names or 10% of orders, Gold at 100 names or 20% of orders, Platinum at 250 names or 50% of orders, whichever comes first. Regulars to reach each grade, by stall and by dish type; an asterisk marks a tier reached by share before count. The last two columns are the healthy base at one and two orders a week. g6-regulars.csv g6-tiers.csv

G.6 The Regulars' List and the Year 0 Baseline: table 1
StallPlates an orderOrders a weekBronzeSilverGoldPlatinum35% baseTierBase at 1/wkBase at 2/wk
NEA, subsidised1.36922047*93*231*162Gold243122
NEA, tendered1.37202048*96*240*168Gold252126
Operator-run1.37382050*99*247*173Gold259130
HDB coffeeshop1.37382050*99*247*173Gold259130
Private coffeeshop1.39002050100250210Gold315158
Food court1.36922047*93*231*162Gold243122
John2.03152021*42*105*74Gold11156
Ah Kow2.01,2002050100250280Platinum420210
Typical tendered, drinks and snacks1.27802050100250182Gold273137
Typical tendered, noodles and rice1.37202048*96*240*168Gold252126
Typical tendered, family dishes2.04682032*63*156*110Gold16482

G.6.2The baseline: who is counted, and how

Before each pilot centre opens, the listening teams run a two-week till count at every consenting stall: an opening interview, two check-ins and a closing interview, 3 hours a stall at $50 an hour, with $20 of tally sheets, and a data assistant a month for about every 80 stalls at $4,000. It is costed at every cooked-food stall as a ceiling, so the samples below are the most the count can reach. g6-baseline.csv

G.6 The Regulars' List and the Year 0 Baseline: table 2
CentreStallsIn YearInterviewer hoursA stallData monthsCost
Chinatown Complex2260678$1703$50,420
Geylang Serai630189$1701$14,710
Tekka1191357$1702$28,230
Old Airport Road1681504$1703$40,560
Maxwell1031309$1702$25,510

It publishes distributions, never one stall's figures, and never a share of orders for any stall. g6-publishes.csv

G.6 The Regulars' List and the Year 0 Baseline: table 3
MeasurePublishedAs
Orders a dayby dish type and type of centreP10, P25, P50, P75, P90 and the mean
Plates an orderby dish typeP10, P25, P50, P75, P90 and the mean
Dollars an orderby dish typeP10, P25, P50, P75, P90 and the mean
Share of orders from the regulars the hawker namesby dish type; never for one stallP10, P25, P50, P75, P90 and the mean
Rent, conservancy, table cleaning and dishwashinga month, before GST, by type of centreP10, P25, P50, P75, P90 and the mean
Hours a day and days closedby type of stallP10, P25, P50, P75, P90 and the mean
Net incomeby type of stall and of centreP10, P25, P50, P75, P90 and the mean

This is a working paper for public discussion. Every number in it is an invitation to improve it. Corrections and better data are welcome.