Main reason Sex Absolute value and percentage Total Total Both sexes absolute value 1,984.5 Total Both sexes percentage 100.00 Total Men absolute value 1,295.9 Total Men percentage 100.00 Total Women absolute value 688.7 Total Women percentage 100.00 Want to work alone Both sexes absolute value 303.1 Want to work alone Both sexes percentage 15.27 Want to work alone Men absolute value 207.8 Want to work alone Men percentage 16.03 Want to work alone Women absolute value 95.3 Want to work alone Women percentage 13.84 There is not enough work Both sexes absolute value 1,162.0 There is not enough work Both sexes percentage 58.56 There is not enough work Men absolute value 744.3 There is not enough work Men percentage 57.43 There is not enough work Women absolute value 417.8 There is not enough work Women percentage 60.66 It is difficult to find suitable staff Both sexes absolute value 52.9 It is difficult to find suitable staff Both sexes percentage 2.66 It is difficult to find suitable staff Men absolute value 34.3 It is difficult to find suitable staff Men percentage 2.65 It is difficult to find suitable staff Women absolute value 18.5 It is difficult to find suitable staff Women percentage 2.69 The legal requirements are too complicated Both sexes absolute value 17.0 The legal requirements are too complicated Both sexes percentage 0.86 The legal requirements are too complicated Men absolute value 10.8 The legal requirements are too complicated Men percentage 0.84 The legal requirements are too complicated Women absolute value 6.2 The legal requirements are too complicated Women percentage 0.90 The social contribution are too high Both sexes absolute value 144.3 The social contribution are too high Both sexes percentage 7.27 The social contribution are too high Men absolute value 105.1 The social contribution are too high Men percentage 8.11 The social contribution are too high Women absolute value 39.2 The social contribution are too high Women percentage 5.69 It is not possible to have employees in the type of job he/she does Both sexes absolute value 30.0 It is not possible to have employees in the type of job he/she does Both sexes percentage 1.51 It is not possible to have employees in the type of job he/she does Men absolute value 19.1 It is not possible to have employees in the type of job he/she does Men percentage 1.47 It is not possible to have employees in the type of job he/she does Women absolute value 11.0 It is not possible to have employees in the type of job he/she does Women percentage 1.60 Prefer to work with sub-contractors or associates Both sexes absolute value 35.8 Prefer to work with sub-contractors or associates Both sexes percentage 1.80 Prefer to work with sub-contractors or associates Men absolute value 21.7 Prefer to work with sub-contractors or associates Men percentage 1.67 Prefer to work with sub-contractors or associates Women absolute value 14.1 Prefer to work with sub-contractors or associates Women percentage 2.04 The clients want he/she personally to do the work Both sexes absolute value 20.3 The clients want he/she personally to do the work Both sexes percentage 1.03 The clients want he/she personally to do the work Men absolute value 12.3 The clients want he/she personally to do the work Men percentage 0.95 The clients want he/she personally to do the work Women absolute value 8.0 The clients want he/she personally to do the work Women percentage 1.17 Other main reason than those mentioned Both sexes absolute value 143.5 Other main reason than those mentioned Both sexes percentage 7.23 Other main reason than those mentioned Men absolute value 86.1 Other main reason than those mentioned Men percentage 6.64 Other main reason than those mentioned Women absolute value 57.4 Other main reason than those mentioned Women percentage 8.34 No answer/Don't know Both sexes absolute value 75.5 No answer/Don't know Both sexes percentage 3.81 No answer/Don't know Men absolute value 54.4 No answer/Don't know Men percentage 4.20 No answer/Don't know Women absolute value 21.2 No answer/Don't know Women percentage 3.07