Skip to contents

Why did r start business

Source: R/gss_vars_418.R
whybiz.Rd

whybiz

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question All in all, would you say you started, or are starting, your business because you saw an opportunity or you started it out of necessity? IF R HAS MORE THAN ONE BUSINESS/FARM/PARTNERSHIP, ASK ABOUT THE PRIMARY BUSINESS THEY ARE INVOLVED IN.

Values

  • [1] you started it because you came across an opportunity

  • [2] you started it because it was a necessity

  • [3] both (volunteered)

  • [NA(d)] don't know [NA(i)] iap [NA(j)] I don't have a job [NA(m)] dk, na, iap [NA(n)] no answer [NA(p)] not imputable [NA(r)] refused [NA(s)] skipped on web [NA(u)] uncodeable [NA(x)] not available in this release [NA(y)] not available in this year [NA(z)] see codebook

Question Years and Ballots

ballotsyears
A/B/C2008

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for whybiz.

Counts by year:

yeariapyou started it because you came across an opportunityyou started it because it was a necessityboth (volunteered)don't knownot available in this yearTotal
2008177315759313-2023
Total17731575931302023

See also

Other Self Employment: bizgross, bizshare, numemps5, owninc, paidemps

Other Business: bizgross, bizshare, numemps5, owninc, paidemps

Other Corporations: bizgross, bizshare, owninc, paidemps

Other Employment: bizgross, bizshare, numemps5, paidemps

Other Job: numemps5, owninc, paidemps