Statistics Norway

Entrepreneurs in business enterprise sector

11 Entrepreneurs in newly established limited companies in 2004, by survival of the enterprise in 2005-2008, and the sex, age, national background and level of education of the entrepreneur
  Owners total Number of owners Per cent survival
  2005 2006 2007 2008 2005 2006 2007 2008
  Survived "Asleep" Survived "Asleep" Survived "Asleep" Survived Survived "Asleep" Survived "Asleep" Survived "Asleep" Survived
Sex                              
Total 14 572 11 813  570 10 984  228 9 903  253 9 156 81.1 3.9 75.4 1.6 68.0 2.1 62.8
Women 2 489 2 108 77 1 916 44 1 751 26 1 563 84.7 3.1 77.0 1.8 70.3 1.2 62.8
Men 12 083 9 705  493 9 068  184 8 152  227 7 593 80.3 4.1 75.0 1.5 67.5 2.3 62.8
                               
Age groups                              
Total 14 572 11 813  570 10 984  228 9 903  253 9 156 81.1 3.9 75.4 1.6 68.0 2.1 62.8
16-24 years  424  349 12  324 10  290 5  260 82.3 2.8 76.4 2.4 68.4 1.4 61.3
25-34 years 3 463 2 963 92 2 684 54 2 403 56 2 195 85.6 2.7 77.5 1.6 69.4 1.9 63.4
35-44 years 5 022 4 105  200 3 834 92 3 493 88 3 226 81.7 4.0 76.3 1.8 69.6 2.1 64.2
45-54 years 3 547 2 796  162 2 627 42 2 376 55 2 207 78.8 4.6 74.1 1.2 67.0 2.0 62.2
55-66 years 1 843 1 408 86 1 330 27 1 176 45 1 115 76.4 4.7 72.2 1.5 63.8 3.2 60.5
67 years and older  273  192 18  185 3  165 4  153 70.3 6.6 67.8 1.1 60.4 2.1 56.0
                               
Level of education                              
Total 14 572 11 813  570 10 984  228 9 903  253 9 156 81.1 3.9 75.4 1.6 68.0 2.1 62.8
Lower secondary education  972  806 29  735 11  653 11  591 82.9 3.0 75.6 1.1 67.2 1.4 60.8
Upper secondary education 7 980 6 709  295 6 231  127 5 614  138 5 194 84.1 3.7 78.1 1.6 70.4 2.1 65.1
Tertiary education, short1 3 717 2 874  143 2 659 60 2 389 71 2 228 77.3 3.8 71.5 1.6 64.3 2.5 59.9
Tertiary education, long2 1 539 1 139 94 1 109 22 1 022 29  944 74.0 6.1 72.1 1.4 66.4 2.5 61.3
Other  364  285 9  250 8  225 4  199 78.3 2.5 68.7 2.2 61.8 1.4 54.7
1  Tertiary education, short, comprises higher education 4 years or shorter.
2  Tertiary education, long, comprises higher education more than 4 years.

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