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