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Table 1 Distribution of migrant entrepreneurs by industry

From: Migration, risk attitudes, and entrepreneurship: evidence from a representative immigrant survey

Industry

Transport

Construction

IT

Finance

Commerce

Education

Health

Student

Other services

Other

Total

Number of non-entrepreneurs

32

41

59

20

159

30

172

281

240

343

1377

Number of entrepreneurs

13

9

8

2

13

2

8

18

13

25

111

Total

45

50

67

22

172

32

180

299

253

368

1488

  1. Note: Table shows the number of migrants surveyed who are self-employed by industry. We define entrepreneurs as individuals who answered yes to the question "Have you ever been self-employed since you arrived in Ireland?"