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May 1987

On their own: the self-employed and others in private business

Sheldon E. Haber, Enrique J. Lamas, Jules H. Lichtenstein

The Survey of Income and Program Participation provides new information not found in the Current Population Survey about business owners, including data on incorporated and side businesses, earnings of owners, and the number of persons they employ.

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