Statistics Norway

Bankruptcy

13   Owners of sole proprietorships incl. personal bankruptcies, by gender, age groups, national background, immigrant category and economic activity. 2005
  Number Per cent
  Total Gender Gender
  Females Males Females, percentage Males, percentage
Age groups          
Total 1 382  121         1 261 8.8 91.2
16-24 years 22 4 18 18.2 81.8
25-44 years  781 84  697 10.8 89.2
45-66 years  560 31  529 5.5 94.5
67 years and older 7 0 7 0.0  100.0
Unknown 12 2 10 16.7 83.3
           
National background          
Total 1 382  121 1 261 8.8 91.2
Norwegian national background 1 130 91 1 039 8.1 91.9
Western countries outside Norway  117 11  106 9.4 90.6
Non-western countries  135 19  116 14.1 85.9
           
Immigrant category          
Total 1 382  121 1 261 8.8 91.2
Norwegian 1 130 91 1 039 8.1 91.9
First generation immigrants without Norwegian background  228 28  200 12.3 87.7
Persons born in Norway with two foreign-born parents 12 0 12 0.0  100.0
Unknown 12 2 10 16.7 83.3
           
Level of education          
Total 1 382  121 1 261 8.8 91.2
Lower secondary education  296 22  274 7.4 92.6
Upper secondary education  846 75  771 8.9 91.1
Tertiary education, short1  100 8 92 8.0 92.0
Tertiary education, long2 23 0 23 0.0  100.0
Other3  117 16  101 13.7 86.3
           
Economic activity          
Total 1 382  121 1 261 8.8 91.2
Agriculture and forestry 36 1 35 2.8 97.2
Fishery 10 0 10 0.0  100.0
Manufacturing 66 4 62 6.1 93.9
Construction  364 5  359 1.4 98.6
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods  189 25  164 13.2 86.8
Hotels and restaurants 53 13 40 24.5 75.5
Transport, storage and communication  195 8  187 4.1 95.9
Real estate, renting and business activities  255 30  225 11.8 88.2
Education 2 0 2 0.0  100.0
Health services 13 7 6 53.8 46.2
Other services 65 17 48 26.2 73.8
Unknown  134 11  123 8.2 91.8
1  Tertiary education, short, comprises higher education of 4 years or shorter.
2  Tertiary education, long, comprises higher education of more than 4 years.
3  Other includes persons with no completed education and those who have not registred any information about education.

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