Table 3 Self-reported advantages of self-employment

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  Canadian-born Immigrants
Involuntary self-employment Voluntary self-employment Involuntary self-employment Voluntary self-employment
% answering yes
What do you like about being self-employed?
Flexible hours 42 33* 53 32*
Family and work-life balance 15 13 18 12
Work from home 18 11* 12 9
Independence, freedom, own boss 57 63* 54 64*
Control, responsibility, decision-making 23 29* 24 41*
Challenge, creativity, success, satisfaction 22 27* 26 32
More money, unlimited income 12 13 11 16
Lower taxes/deductions 9 4* 6 1*
Less stress 7 4* 8 3*
* significantly different between involuntarily and voluntarily self-employed workers at p <0.05
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Self-Employment, 2000.