Table 3 Self-employed individuals across demographic groups
October 2008 | October 2009 | Change | |
---|---|---|---|
% | |||
All | 100.0 | 100.0 | 115,100 |
Sex | |||
Men | 65.0 | 64.1 | 48,200 |
Women | 35.0 | 35.9 | 66,900* |
Age | |||
15 to 24 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 1,200 |
25 to 34 | 14.4 | 13.7 | -3,900 |
35 to 44 | 26.0 | 23.5* | -38,600 |
45 to 54 | 29.5 | 29.9 | 46,500** |
55 and over | 26.7 | 29.5* | 110,000* |
Education level | |||
At least one university degree | 27.6 | 27.7 | 34,400 |
Between high school and university | 40.8 | 40.2 | 31,300 |
High school or less | 31.6 | 32.1 | 49,300** |
Region of residence | |||
Atlantic | 5.0 | 4.9 | 2,700 |
Quebec | 20.0 | 21.2 | 56,300* |
Ontario | 37.9 | 37.6 | 35,400 |
Manitoba and Saskatchewan | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7,800 |
Alberta | 13.5 | 12.9 | -1,900 |
British Columbia1 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 14,800 |
Family status | |||
Does not have a spouse | 26.8 | 27.6 | 54,400** |
Spouse does not work | 10.6 | 11.5 | 35,800* |
Spouse working - paid employee | 38.8 | 37.7 | 15,500 |
Spouse working - self-employed | 23.9 | 23.2 | 9,400 |
1. Includes the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut as observations from these areas constitute only a tiny fraction of the sample. * significantly different from October 2008 at the 0.05 level; ** at the 0.10 level Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, not seasonally adjusted. |
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