Economically Active Population Survey
National results
Employees (1), according to the main reason why they have not changed their professional status although they prefer working on their own, by sex and professional status
Units: Absolutes values (thousands) and percentages

	Total		Employee of the public sector		Employee of the private sector		
	absolute value	percentage	absolute value	percentage	absolute value	percentage	
Both sexes	
    Total	1,554.7	100.00	94.3	100.00	1,460.4	100.00	
    Financial insecurity	582.9	37.49	35.2	37.32	547.7	37.50	
    Difficulties with getting financing for the business	580.5	37.33	23.4	24.85	557.0	38.14	
    Too much stress, responsibilities, or risk	88.2	5.67	5.4	5.72	82.8	5.67	
    Less coverage from social protection	28.5	1.83	3.6	3.81	24.9	1.70	
    Other reason	256.8	16.52	24.6	26.05	232.3	15.90	
    No answer/Don't know	17.9	1.15	2.1	2.26	15.8	1.08	
Men	
    Total	920.9	100.00	56.6	100.00	864.3	100.00	
    Financial insecurity	340.4	36.96	21.6	38.10	318.9	36.89	
    Difficulties with getting financing for the business	343.1	37.25	11.0	19.49	332.0	38.41	
    Too much stress, responsibilities, or risk	52.1	5.66	2.9	5.11	49.2	5.69	
    Less coverage from social protection	18.7	2.03	2.2	3.82	16.5	1.91	
    Other reason	158.4	17.20	17.0	30.14	141.3	16.35	
    No answer/Don't know	8.3	0.90	1.9	3.34	6.4	0.74	
Women	
    Total	633.8	100.00	37.7	100.00	596.1	100.00	
    Financial insecurity	242.5	38.26	13.6	36.15	228.9	38.39	
    Difficulties with getting financing for the business	237.4	37.45	12.4	32.87	225.0	37.74	
    Too much stress, responsibilities, or risk	36.1	5.69	2.5	6.63	33.6	5.63	
    Less coverage from social protection	9.8	1.54	1.4	3.80	8.3	1.40	
    Other reason	98.4	15.53	7.5	19.91	90.9	15.25	
    No answer/Don't know	9.7	1.52	0.2	0.64	9.4	1.58	
Notes:
1) Due to calibration procedure applied to the annual subsample, the categories of professional status figures differ  from the ones obtained as annual averages of the four quarters of the year.
Source: INE