Database Specific
Database Specific
Abstract
AbstractThe indicator shows the number of microentrepreneurs by motivation.
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, according to entrepreneur motivation.
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 microentrepreneurs by motivation. To construct this indicator, the categories of question b1 were grouped into the following groups:1) Tradition: Family tradition2) Need: I cannot find a job as a salaried employee; You were fired from a salaried job; Earn sufficient income; It has greater flexibility; Family responsibilities and For health reasons.3) Opportunity: He wanted to start his own business; I found an opportunity in the market; Make your decisions and Expectation of higher income.4) Other: Other, specify; Does not know; No data and No response
The indicator shows the number of microentrepreneurs by motivation.
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, according to entrepreneur motivation.
The treatment of the data is detailed in the Methodological Manual
The indicator shows the number of microentrepreneurs by motivation. To construct this indicator, the categories of question b1 were grouped into the following groups:1) Tradition: Family tradition2) Need: I cannot find a job as a salaried employee; You were fired from a salaried job; Earn sufficient income; It has greater flexibility; Family responsibilities and For health reasons.3) Opportunity: He wanted to start his own business; I found an opportunity in the market; Make your decisions and Expectation of higher income.4) Other: Other, specify; Does not know; No data and No response
Methodological Background --> Methodological Report - Sample Design VI EME.