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2002 Survey of Business Owners
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Data based on the 2002 Survey of Business Owners. Data are preliminary and subject to change, and will be superseded by data released in later reports. All data are shown as percents. Tables include only owners of firms with paid employees. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, sampling error and nonsampling error.
| Gender | Percent of employer business owners | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| All owners | Majority interest owners1 | Minority interest owners2 | |
| Male | 70.7 | 74.8 | 66.8 |
| Female | 26.5 | 21.4 | 31.3 |
| Not reported | 2.8 | 3.8 | 1.9 |
1 Employer business owners with 51 percent or more
interest.
2 Employer business owners with less than 51 percent interest.