Demography and social statistics of individual entrepreneurs

Empirical results on the grey area between self-employed and gainful employment are still in short supply or reliable data on demography and the living and income situation of these gainfully employed persons are lacking.
For years, however, Statistic Austria has been collecting suitable data, but hardly evaluating them. Therefore, the demography and social statistics of EPUs and solo self-employed persons were examined in more detail within the framework of this project by preparing a broad data basis, which includes not only highly reliable administrative data but also background data, in order to determine the occupational, income and environmental situation of EPUs in Austria and to make them accessible for further secondary evaluations by third parties.
The aim was to describe the current situation of the target group according to demographic, regional and sector-specific subdivisions with regard to their specific life situation.
L&R Social Research, as a subcontractor with various previous experiences in this field and in dealing with highly sensitive data, supported an optimal expertise for the project in order to tackle questions from different perspectives and complementary approaches.