Statistics Norway

Norwegian business enterprise sector, ownership and roles

2   Personal owned enterprises1, by economic activity and gender. New established enterprises. 2005
Economic activity Sole proprietorship Other personal owned enterprises2
Owners total Gender Owners total Gender
Per cent women Per cent men Per cent women Per cent men
Total 27 859 34.6 65.4 6 169 24.3 75.7
C - Mining and quarrying 36 13.9 86.1 8 37.5 62.5
D - Manufacturing 1 108 36.2 63.8  314 28.0 72.0
E - Electricity, gas and water supply 5 -  100.0 5 -  100.0
F - Construction 3 651 2.7 97.3  455 5.9 94.1
G - Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehichles, motorcycles and personal household goods 3 220 37.6 62.4 1 089 28.3 71.7
H - Hotels and restaurants  525 44.6 55.4  173 37.0 63.0
I - Transport, storage and communication 1 581 13.0 87.0  452 17.7 82.3
J - Financial intermediation 62 11.3 88.7 64 12.5 87.5
K - Real estate, renting and business activities 8 806 30.4 69.6 2 412 21.2 78.8
M - Education 1 123 46.1 53.9 70 37.1 62.9
N - Health and social work 2 992 65.2 34.8  319 53.9 46.1
O - Other community, social and personal service activities 4 663 49.3 50.7  642 28.5 71.5
P - Private households with employed persons 12 66.7 33.3 - - -
Unknown 75 33.3 66.7  166 18.1 81.9
1  Enterprises that only have juristic persons (enterprises) as actors, or no registered information about actors are not included in statistics.
2  Other personal owned enterprises refers to the organizational structures general partnership and general partnership with shared liability.

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