Database Specific
Database Specific Abstract AbstractThe indicator considers as informal microentrepreneurs all microentrepreneurs who are not registered with the Internal Revenue Service (SII) and who do not have an accounting system that allows them to separate business expenses from household expenses.
Source Source Contact person/organisation Contact person/organisationDepartment of Labour Statistics - National Statistics Institute. Contract: Subdepartment of Citizen Information.
Name of collection/source Name of collection/sourceMicroenterprise Survey (EME).
Direct source Direct sourceHousehold survey of direct informants
Source metadata Source metadataMethodological Report
Source Periodicity Source PeriodicityReference quarter March-April-May 2015, 2017 and 2019 (Biennial).
Data source(s) used Data source(s) usedMixed survey.
Data Characteristics Data Characteristics Date last updated Date last updated2019
Periodicity PeriodicityBiennial.
Reference period Reference periodReference quarter March-April-May 2015, 2017 and 2019 (Biennial).
Sampling Sampling Unit of measure used Unit of measure usedNumber of persons.
Variables collected Variables collectedDatabase --? User manual Database VI EME.
Population & Scope Population & Scope Geographic coverage Geographic coverageCoverage of the country's urban and rural areas, naturally stratified according to the 15 regions. Excludes areas of difficult access, identified in the 2002 Population and Housing Census.
Population coverage Population coverageMicroentrepreneurs: Employed persons as employers or own-account workers who own a microenterprise (economic unit of up to 10 workers, including the owner).
Sector coverage Sector coverageAll sectors of economic activity used in the Classifier CIIU4.cl 2012 according to CAENES are included. The branches of public administration and extraterritorial organizations have been excluded because, by their nature, they contain no microentrepreneurs.
Statistical population Statistical populationMicroentrepreneurs: Independent workers who own a microenterprise (economic unit with up to 10 workers, including the informant who owns the economic unit).
Concepts & Classifications Concepts & Classifications Classification(s) used Classification(s) usedInternational Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE), Classification of National Economic Activities for Sociodemographic Surveys (CAENES). Internation Standard Classification of Education (ISCED).
Estimation EstimationSum of all microentrepreneurs who are not registered with the Internal Revenue Service (SII) and who do not have an accounting system that allows them to separate business expenses from household expenses.
Other manipulations Other manipulationsThe treatment of the data is detailed in the Methodological Manual
Other Aspects Other Aspects Quality comments Quality commentsMethodological Background --> Methodological Report - Sample Design VI EME.
Recommended uses and limitations Recommended uses and limitationsThe indicator shows the number of informal microentrepreneurs (owners of an economic unit that has not registered with the Internal Revenue Service (SII) and who do not have an accounting system that allows them to separate business expenses from household expenses).
The indicator considers as informal microentrepreneurs all microentrepreneurs who are not registered with the Internal Revenue Service (SII) and who do not have an accounting system that allows them to separate business expenses from household expenses.
Department of Labour Statistics - National Statistics Institute. Contract: Subdepartment of Citizen Information.
Microenterprise Survey (EME).
Household survey of direct informants
Methodological Report
Reference quarter March-April-May 2015, 2017 and 2019 (Biennial).
Mixed survey.
Biennial.
Reference quarter March-April-May 2015, 2017 and 2019 (Biennial).
Number of persons.
Database --? User manual Database VI EME.
2019
Coverage of the country's urban and rural areas, naturally stratified according to the 15 regions. Excludes areas of difficult access, identified in the 2002 Population and Housing Census.
Microentrepreneurs: Independent workers who own a microenterprise (economic unit with up to 10 workers, including the informant who owns the economic unit).
All sectors of economic activity used in the Classifier CIIU4.cl 2012 according to CAENES are included. The branches of public administration and extraterritorial organizations have been excluded because, by their nature, they contain no microentrepreneurs.
Microentrepreneurs: Employed persons as employers or own-account workers who own a microenterprise (economic unit of up to 10 workers, including the owner).
International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE), Classification of National Economic Activities for Sociodemographic Surveys (CAENES). Internation Standard Classification of Education (ISCED).
Sum of all microentrepreneurs who are not registered with the Internal Revenue Service (SII) and who do not have an accounting system that allows them to separate business expenses from household expenses.
The treatment of the data is detailed in the Methodological Manual
The indicator shows the number of informal microentrepreneurs (owners of an economic unit that has not registered with the Internal Revenue Service (SII) and who do not have an accounting system that allows them to separate business expenses from household expenses).
Methodological Background --> Methodological Report - Sample Design VI EME.