Statistics Norway

Norwegian business enterprise sector, ownership and roles

6   Directors of board by gender, age groups, level of education, size groups and economic activity. New enterprises 2006
  Private limited company Public limited company
  Total Gender Total Gender
  Per cent Women Men Per cent Women Men
Total 16 148  100.0 14.7 85.3 35  100.0 2.9 97.1
                 
Age groups                
Total 16 148    100.0  100.0 35    100.0  100.0
16-24 years  316   2.9 1.8 0   0.0 0.0
25-44 years 9 086   65.7 54.6 19   0.0 55.9
45-66 years 6 513   30.2 42.1 16    100.0 44.1
67 years and older  233   1.1 1.5 0   0.0 0.0
                 
Level of education                
Total 16 148    100.0  100.0 35    100.0  100.0
Lower secondary education 2 073   13.2 12.8 1   0.0 2.9
Upper secondary education 7 338   42.7 45.9 4   0.0 11.8
Tertiary education, short1 4 304   31.6 25.8 17    100.0 47.1
Tertiary education, long2 1 866   8.7 12.0 11   0.0 32.4
Other3  567   3.8 3.5 2   0.0 5.9
                 
Size groups                
Total 16 148  100.0 14.7 85.3 35  100.0 2.9 97.1
No employees 13 994  100.0 13.4 86.6 31  100.0 3.2 96.8
1-4 employees 1 524  100.0 22.7 77.3 3  100.0 0.0  100.0
5-9 employees  349  100.0 26.1 73.9 1  100.0 0.0  100.0
10-49 employees  265  100.0 22.6 77.4 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
50-99 employees 10  100.0 20.0 80.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
100-249 employees 6  100.0 0.0  100.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
250 employees or more 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
                 
Economic activity                
Total 16 148  100.0 14.7 85.3 35  100.0 2.9 97.1
Agriculture, hunting and forestry  100  100.0 16.0 84.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fishing  135  100.0 5.9 94.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
C - Mining and quarrying 94  100.0 3.2 96.8 8  100.0 0.0  100.0
D - Manufacturing  601  100.0 11.3 88.7 4  100.0 0.0  100.0
E - Electricity, gas and water supply  105  100.0 1.0 99.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
F - Construction 1 489  100.0 2.4 97.6 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
G - Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehichles, motorcycles and personal household goods 2 451  100.0 27.8 72.2 1  100.0 0.0  100.0
H - Hotels and restaurants  553  100.0 31.1 68.9 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
I - Transport, storage and communication  641  100.0 7.3 92.7 3  100.0 33.3 66.7
J - Financial intermediation  830  100.0 10.6 89.4 6  100.0 0.0  100.0
K - Real estate, renting and business activities 7 655  100.0 9.7 90.3 10  100.0 0.0  100.0
L - Public administration and defence, compulsory social security 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
M - Education 92  100.0 37.0 63.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
N - Health and social work  420  100.0 50.7 49.3 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
O - Other community, social and personal service activities  474  100.0 42.4 57.6 1  100.0 0.0  100.0
P - Private housholds with employed persons 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Unknown  508  100.0 13.2 86.8 2  100.0 0.0  100.0
1  Tertiary education, short, comprises higher education of 4 years or shorter.
2  Tertiary education, long, comprises higher education of more than 4 years.
3  Other include persons with no completed education and those who have not registred any information about education.

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