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Market-Based Disparities in Business Formation <strong>and</strong> Business Owner Earnings<br />

• For persons reporting two or more races, business formation rates are 3.5 percentage<br />

points lower than what would be expected in a race- <strong>and</strong> gender-neutral market area.<br />

• For nonminority women, business formation rates are 14.7 percentage points lower than<br />

what would be expected in a race- <strong>and</strong> gender-neutral market area.<br />

To summarize for the Goods <strong>and</strong> Services sector results (Table 5.11):<br />

• For African Americans, business formation rates are 3.6 percentage points lower than<br />

what would be expected in a race- <strong>and</strong> gender-neutral market area.<br />

• For Hispanics, business formation rates are 2.7 percentage points lower than what would<br />

be expected in a race- <strong>and</strong> gender-neutral market area.<br />

• For Asians/Pacific Isl<strong>and</strong>ers, business formation rates are 1.5 percentage points higher<br />

than what would be expected in a race- <strong>and</strong> gender-neutral market area.<br />

• For Native Americans, business formation rates are 7.1 percentage points higher than<br />

what would be expected in a race- <strong>and</strong> gender-neutral market area.<br />

• For persons reporting two or more races, business formation rates are 1.9 percentage<br />

points higher than what would be expected in a race- <strong>and</strong> gender-neutral market area.<br />

• For nonminority women, business formation rates are 2.8 percentage points lower than<br />

what would be expected in a race- <strong>and</strong> gender-neutral market area.<br />

NERA Economic Consulting 169

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