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