Survey of Self-employment (SSE)

Dataset Information
Name  Survey of Self-employment (SSE)
UUID  84b029e4-b520-4740-b0bd-6163bbe6ec72
Site  Statistics Canada - Research Data Centres
Region  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Saskatchewan
Description  The primary objective of the survey is to provide a profile of those who are self-employed in their main job. Specific issues covered include: - motivation behind becoming self-employed, i.e. "recession or structural push" (self-employment as a result of poor chances of finding suitable paid-employment) versus "entrepreneurial pull" (self-employment as a result of preference for "being own boss"); - differences in the socio-economic characteristics of those who were pushed and those who were pulled; - reasons for growth of own account self-employment, in particular changing employment relationships;
Format  None
Purpose  The survey was conducted by Statistics Canada on behalf of Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC). It collected data on the socio-demographic characteristics of the self-employed, as well as the hours they work, previous work experience, participation in dental, health and disability plans, income security, and their attitudes towards self-employment.
Scope  Non-institutionalised population 15 years of age and over
Data Level  Individual
Collection Period  01/01/2002-12/31/2002
Last Updated 2023-11-28