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Market-Based Disparities in Business Formation and Business Owner Earnings
Table 5.8. Self-Employment Rates in 2006–2010 for Selected Race and Gender Groups: United States and the
City of Cleveland Market Area, Construction Sector and Goods and Services Sectors
Race/Gender
U.S.
(%)
City of Cleveland
Market Area
(%)
Percent
Difference from
Nonminority
Male in
Column (2)
(1) (2) (3)
Construction Sector
African American 16.86 23.14 -15.2
Hispanic 15.34 38.67 41.8
Asian/Pacific Islander 17.39 29.93 9.7
Native American 18.32 15.91 -41.7
Two or more races 20.22 12.62 -53.7
Minority 16.02 25.84 -5.3
Nonminority female 14.97 11.64 -57.3
M/WBE 15.75 18.08 -33.7
Nonminority male 26.25 27.28 -15.2
Goods and Services Sectors
African American 4.81 3.69 -57.8
Hispanic 7.51 4.05 -53.7
Asian/Pacific Islander 9.97 10.25 17.1
Native American 7.38 7.89 -9.8
Two or more races 7.90 7.56 -13.6
Minority 7.10 4.71 -46.2
Nonminority female 8.41 5.78 -33.9
M/WBE 7.79 5.46 -37.6
Nonminority male 11.75 8.75
Source: NERA calculations from the 2006-2010 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample.
Note: Figures are rounded. Rounding was performed subsequent to any mathematical calculations.
a. Specification 1 - the Basic Model 245
Specification 1 in Table 5.9 shows large, adverse, and statistically significant business formation
disparities for African Americans, Hispanics, Asians/Pacific Islanders, Native Americans,
persons reporting multiple races, and nonminority women consistent with the presence of
discrimination in these markets. Specification 1 in Tables 5.10 and 5.11 shows large, negative,
and statistically significant business formation disparities for each of these groups in the
construction sectors as well as in the goods and services sector.
245 See above, section C.2.a., for a detailed description of Specification 1.
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