Economically Active Population Survey
National results
Self-employed (1), according to the main reason for becoming self-employed, by sex and professional status
Units: Absolutes values (thousands) and percentages

;Total;;Self-employed with employees;;Self-employed without employees (includes members of cooperative);;
;absolute value;percentage;absolute value;percentage;absolute value;percentage;
Both sexes;
    Total;3,042.2;100.00;1,030.6;100.00;2,011.6;100.00;
    Could not find a job as an employee;377.9;12.42;75.8;7.35;302.1;15.02;
    The respondent's former employer requested the respondent to become self-employed;43.4;1.43;10.6;1.02;32.8;1.63;
    It is the usual practice in the respondent's field;413.0;13.58;109.5;10.63;303.5;15.09;
    A suitable opportunity presented itself;685.7;22.54;297.7;28.88;388.0;19.29;
    Continued the family business;704.6;23.16;275.2;26.70;429.4;21.35;
    Did not want to or plan to become self-employed, but started working as self-employed for another reason than listed previously;180.8;5.94;52.4;5.08;128.5;6.39;
    Wanted to be self-employed because of flexible working hours;163.2;5.36;42.0;4.07;121.2;6.02;
    Wanted to be self-employed for other reason;389.9;12.82;143.3;13.90;246.6;12.26;
    No answer/Don't know;83.7;2.75;24.3;2.36;59.4;2.95;
Men;
    Total;2,027.0;100.00;716.3;100.00;1,310.7;100.00;
    Could not find a job as an employee;248.2;12.25;51.0;7.12;197.2;15.04;
    The respondent's former employer requested the respondent to become self-employed;27.2;1.34;6.9;0.96;20.3;1.55;
    It is the usual practice in the respondent's field;258.0;12.73;74.5;10.40;183.5;14.00;
    A suitable opportunity presented itself;448.7;22.14;210.4;29.38;238.3;18.18;
    Continued the family business;492.5;24.30;195.4;27.28;297.2;22.67;
    Did not want to or plan to become self-employed, but started working as self-employed for another reason than listed previously;110.8;5.47;30.6;4.27;80.2;6.12;
    Wanted to be self-employed because of flexible working hours;105.5;5.20;22.4;3.12;83.1;6.34;
    Wanted to be self-employed for other reason;277.6;13.69;107.8;15.05;169.8;12.95;
    No answer/Don't know;58.5;2.89;17.3;2.42;41.2;3.14;
Women;
    Total;1,015.2;100.00;314.3;100.00;700.9;100.00;
    Could not find a job as an employee;129.7;12.78;24.8;7.88;104.9;14.97;
    The respondent's former employer requested the respondent to become self-employed;16.2;1.60;3.7;1.17;12.5;1.79;
    It is the usual practice in the respondent's field;155.0;15.27;35.0;11.14;120.0;17.12;
    A suitable opportunity presented itself;237.0;23.34;87.3;27.76;149.7;21.36;
    Continued the family business;212.1;20.89;79.8;25.40;132.3;18.87;
    Did not want to or plan to become self-employed, but started working as self-employed for another reason than listed previously;70.0;6.90;21.8;6.93;48.3;6.88;
    Wanted to be self-employed because of flexible working hours;57.7;5.68;19.6;6.23;38.1;5.44;
    Wanted to be self-employed for other reason;112.3;11.06;35.5;11.29;76.8;10.96;
    No answer/Don't know;25.2;2.48;6.9;2.21;18.2;2.60;
Notes:
1) Employed people 16 years and over, whose professional status are self-employed with employees or self-employed  without employees. The latter includes members of cooperative. Due to calibration procedure applied to the annual  subsample, the categories of self-employed figures differ from the ones obtained as annual averages of the four  quarters of the year.
Source: INE