This statistic displays the results of a survey asking entrepreneurs in China about their motivation for early-stage entrepreneurial activity as of June 2019. During the survey period, 65.8 percent of the respondents replied that they started their own business to earn a living.
Motivation for early-stage entrepreneurial activity in China as of June 2019
based on 2019 GEM adult population survey; multiple answers allowed
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Supplementary notes
The survey data shows that 8.7 percent of the total respondents reported to be involved in early stage of entrepreneurial activity, either in the process of starting a business or already started a business which is less than 42 months old.
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GEM. (February 25, 2020). Motivation for early-stage entrepreneurial activity in China as of June 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/883622/china-early-stage-entrepreneurial-activity-motivations/
GEM. "Motivation for early-stage entrepreneurial activity in China as of June 2019." Chart. February 25, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/883622/china-early-stage-entrepreneurial-activity-motivations/
GEM. (2020). Motivation for early-stage entrepreneurial activity in China as of June 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/883622/china-early-stage-entrepreneurial-activity-motivations/
GEM. "Motivation for Early-stage Entrepreneurial Activity in China as of June 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/883622/china-early-stage-entrepreneurial-activity-motivations/
GEM, Motivation for early-stage entrepreneurial activity in China as of June 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/883622/china-early-stage-entrepreneurial-activity-motivations/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Motivation for early-stage entrepreneurial activity in China as of June 2019 [Graph], GEM, February 25, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/883622/china-early-stage-entrepreneurial-activity-motivations/
