Table 2 Entrepreneurs in newly established limited companies in 2004, by survival of the enterprise in 2005, 2006 and 2007, and the gender, age, national background and level of education of the entrepreneur

2 Entrepreneurs in newly established limited companies in 2004, by survival of the enterprise in 2005, 2006 and 2007, and the gender, age, national background and level of education of the entrepreneur
	Owners total	Number of owners					Per Cent survival

		2005		2006		2007	2005		2006		2007
		Survived	"Asleep"	Survived	"Asleep"	Survived	Survived	"Asleep"	Survived	"Asleep"	Survived

Gender
Total	14 572	11 813	570	10 984	228	9 903	81.1	3.9	75.4	1.6	68.0
Women	2 489	2 108	77	1 916	44	1 751	84.7	3.1	77.0	1.8	70.3
Men	12 083	9 705	493	9 068	184	8 152	80.3	4.1	75.0	1.5	67.5

Age groups
Total	14 572	11 813	570	10 984	228	9 903	81.1	3.9	75.4	1.6	68.0
16-24 years	424	349	12	324	10	290	82.3	2.8	76.4	2.4	68.4
25-34 years	3 463	2 963	92	2 684	54	2 403	85.6	2.7	77.5	1.6	69.4
35-44 years	5 022	4 105	200	3 834	92	3 493	81.7	4.0	76.3	1.8	69.6
45-54 years	3 547	2 796	162	2 627	42	2 376	78.8	4.6	74.1	1.2	67.0
55-66 years	1 843	1 408	86	1 330	27	1 176	76.4	4.7	72.2	1.5	63.8
67 years and older	273	192	18	185	3	165	70.3	6.6	67.8	1.1	60.4

National background
Total	14 572	11 813	570	10 984	228	9 903	81.1	3.9	75.4	1.6	68.0
Norwegian national background	13 873	11 234	556	10 468	220	9 446	81.0	4.0	75.5	1.6	68.1
Non-Norwegian citizen, living outside of Norway	33	27	-	24	-	20	81.8	0.0	72.7	0.0	60.6
EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand	350	299	9	266	6	243	85.4	2.6	76.0	1.7	69.4
Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, and Europe except EU/EEA	316	253	5	226	2	194	85.4	2.6	71.5	0.6	61.4

Level of education
Total	14 572	11 813	570	10 984	228	9 903	81.1	3.9	75.4	1.6	68.0
Lower secondary education	972	806	29	735	11	653	82.9	3.0	75.6	1.1	67.2
Upper secondary education	7 980	6 709	295	6 231	127	5 614	84.1	3.7	78.1	1.6	70.4
Tertiary education, short	3 717	2 874	143	2 659	60	2 389	77.3	3.8	71.5	1.6	64.3
Tertiary education, long	1 539	1 139	94	1 109	22	1 022	74.0	6.1	72.1	1.4	66.4
Other	364	285	9	250	8	225	78.3	2.5	68.7	2.2	61.8