Table 3 Reasons for self-employment
From: Transitions between informal and formal employment: results from a worker survey in Bangladesh
Reason | % |
|---|---|
Because I was unable to find other work | 17.9 |
Because I wanted independence / be my own boss | 45.9 |
Because I wanted to have flexible working hours | 4.5 |
Because I wanted higher income | 12.2 |
Because I wanted to be close to home | 3.2 |
Because parents, relatives or friends have their own business | 6.4 |
Because I wanted to grow professionally | 1.8 |
Because I wanted to have job security | 0.3 |
Because family members wanted me to work in the business | 3.7 |
Other | 4.3 |
Total | 100.0 |