Key Findings
caring responsibilities. Women who care for
others are as likely to be Thinkers and Doers
as women as a whole.
• The overall level of entrepreneurial activity
in 2007 is slightly greater than that seen in
• The main ethnic minority groups in England
2005 and 2003, with 14.3 per cent of the
continue to be more likely than average to
population of England aged 16-64 being
be Thinkers, but less likely than average to
self-employed or business owners. A
be Doers. Analysis by ethnic group shows
further 11.0 per cent are thinking about
that Black Caribbean, Black African and
starting a business or becoming self-
Pakistani people are significantly more
employed. The proportion of those people
likely to be Thinkers than the rest of the
not engaged in any entrepreneurial activity
population. Those who are White but do
currently – the Avoiders – is down 0.6
not count themselves as British are much
percentage points.
more likely than average to be Doers.
• The decrease in the proportion of Thinkers
• Those living in properties which are owned
is not statistically significant, but the
outright or being bought on a mortgage are
increase in the proportion of Doers is. This
much more likely to be Doers than those
increase has largely come about in the
renting, who are conversely much more
25-44 year old age group, and among men
likely to be Thinkers.
rather than women.
• Looking at the population of England
• People with children are actually more
according to income sextiles, it is
likely to be Thinkers and Doers than those
unsurprising to see that those on higher
without. Among women aged 16-44,
incomes are more likely to be Doers.
married women with children are more
However, the people most likely to be
likely to be Doers than married women
Thinkers are those on the very lowest
without, or single women generally.
incomes, and those on the highest,
Children per se are not a barrier to
suggesting two distinct groups of would-be
entrepreneurship.
entrepreneurs.
• Men with responsibility for caring for others
• Nearly a third aged 16-64 claim to have
(not children) are much more likely to be
received some form of training at school,
Thinkers and Doers than those without
college or afterwards.
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