General Social Survey, 2004

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SELF EMP? (Are/Were) you self employed or (do/did) you work for someone else? (WRKSLF)   1) SELF EMPL.   2) OTHER BOSS   8) DONT KNOW   9) NO ANSWER

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
SELF EMPL.	345	12.8%	12.8%	-2.21
OTHER BOSS	2351	87.1%	99.9%	.3
DONT KNOW	2	.1%	100%	15.38
NO ANSWER	1	0%	100%	17.89

Variable Comparisons

Gender Race Religion Age Church attendance Political ideology Education

Gender (I-SEX)

	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
SELF EMPL.	16.3% 204	9.7% 141	12.8% 345
OTHER BOSS	83.6% 1047	90.1% 1304	87.1% 2351
DONT KNOW	0.0% 0	0.1% 2	0.1% 2
NO ANSWER	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Missing	28	85	113
TOTAL	100.0% 1252	100.0% 1447	2699

Race (I-RACE)

	WHITE	BLACK	OTHER	TOTAL
SELF EMPL.	14.0% 302	5.0% 18	13.5% 25	12.8% 345
OTHER BOSS	85.9% 1847	94.8% 344	86.5% 160	87.1% 2351
DONT KNOW	0.0% 1	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
NO ANSWER	0.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Missing	83	14	16	113
TOTAL	100.0% 2151	100.0% 363	100.0% 185	2699

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	PROTESTANT	CATHOLIC	OTHER	NONE	Missing	TOTAL
SELF EMPL.	12.7% 182	11.2% 70	16.6% 41	13.3% 51	1	12.8% 344
OTHER BOSS	87.2% 1250	88.6% 553	83.4% 206	86.4% 331	11	87.1% 2340
DONT KNOW	0.1% 1	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 2
NO ANSWER	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0	0.0% 1
Missing	50	32	11	20	0	113
TOTAL	100.0% 1433	100.0% 624	100.0% 247	100.0% 383	12	2687

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	Missing	TOTAL
SELF EMPL.	6.7% 37	11.7% 93	17.3% 163	12.5% 50	2	12.8% 343
OTHER BOSS	92.8% 512	88.3% 700	82.7% 781	87.5% 351	7	87.1% 2344
DONT KNOW	0.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 2
NO ANSWER	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 1
Missing	44	17	23	29	0	113
TOTAL	100.0% 552	100.0% 793	100.0% 944	100.0% 401	9	2690

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	NEVER	< 1 A MNTH	< 1 A WEEK	WEEKLY +	Missing	TOTAL
SELF EMPL.	12.9% 58	14.1% 130	12.1% 72	11.5% 83	2	12.8% 343
OTHER BOSS	87.1% 393	85.6% 790	87.9% 522	88.5% 637	9	87.1% 2342
DONT KNOW	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 2
NO ANSWER	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 1
Missing	20	42	21	30	0	113
TOTAL	100.0% 451	100.0% 923	100.0% 594	100.0% 720	11	2688

Political ideology (I-POLVIEW)

	LIBERAL	MODERATE	CONSERV	Missing	TOTAL
SELF EMPL.	12.3% 38	13.7% 65	13.5% 63	179	13.3% 166
OTHER BOSS	87.3% 269	86.1% 408	86.5% 403	1271	86.5% 1080
DONT KNOW	0.3% 1	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.2% 2
NO ANSWER	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1	0.0% 0
Missing	11	23	27	52	113
TOTAL	100.0% 308	100.0% 474	100.0% 466	1503	1248

Education (I-DEGREE)

	LESS HS	HS DEGREE	JR COLL	BA DEGREE	GRAD DEGRE	TOTAL
SELF EMPL.	10.1% 33	12.6% 173	10.4% 23	15.6% 78	13.7% 38	12.8% 345
OTHER BOSS	89.9% 295	87.2% 1196	89.6% 198	84.4% 423	86.3% 239	87.1% 2351
DONT KNOW	0.0% 0	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
NO ANSWER	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Missing	36	63	3	6	4	112
TOTAL	100.0% 328	100.0% 1372	100.0% 221	100.0% 501	100.0% 277	2699