Mary Wallace
Question:48 Miss M. Wallace asked the Taoiseach if he will outline, (1) the number of self-employed women and (2) the proportion women form of the total self-employed workforce.
Written Answers. - Self-Employed Women.
The latest source of information on the number of persons who are self-employed is the 1990 labour force survey which was carried out in April-May of that year. The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table.
Estimated self-employed persons (including employers) at work classified by sex, (1990 labour force survey)
|
% |
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|
Males |
225,400 |
88.7 |
|
Females |
28,600 |
11.3 |
|
Total |
254,000 |
100.00 |