Economically Active Population Survey
National results
Self-employed (1), according to their influence deciding their working hours, 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	3,000.6	100.00	1,025.9	100.00	1,974.7	100.00	
    The respondent decides	2,346.1	78.19	809.1	78.87	1,537.1	77.84	
    The client/s of the respondent decide(s)	317.7	10.59	95.4	9.29	222.4	11.26	
    Any other party decides	299.9	10.00	110.7	10.79	189.3	9.58	
    No answer/Don't know	36.8	1.23	10.8	1.05	26.0	1.32	
Men	
    Total	1,996.2	100.00	712.8	100.00	1,283.4	100.00	
    The respondent decides	1,577.5	79.03	565.9	79.39	1,011.7	78.83	
    The client/s of the respondent decide(s)	208.1	10.42	68.0	9.54	140.1	10.91	
    Any other party decides	180.7	9.05	70.5	9.90	110.2	8.59	
    No answer/Don't know	29.8	1.49	8.4	1.17	21.4	1.67	
Women	
    Total	1,004.4	100.00	313.1	100.00	691.3	100.00	
    The respondent decides	768.6	76.52	243.2	77.69	525.4	76.00	
    The client/s of the respondent decide(s)	109.6	10.91	27.3	8.73	82.3	11.90	
    Any other party decides	119.2	11.87	40.1	12.82	79.1	11.44	
    No answer/Don't know	7.0	0.69	2.4	0.77	4.6	0.66	
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), who have at least one client in the twelve months previous to the  Sunday of the reference week
Source: INE