Advice and Advisors
» Advice and Advisors, Volume 2, Issue 5, 2002
If respondent has one person that he/she is likely to talk to before making a critical business decision AND that person is a family member.
1a1. Which family member (is the business confidante)?
| Response | Small employer has family member business "confidante" | All small, employing businesses/Small employers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spouse | 62 | 22 | |
| 2 | Father | 10 | 3 | |
| 3 | Mother | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Brother | 9 | 3 | |
| 5 | Sister | 2 | 1 | |
| 6 | Son | 11 | 4 | |
| 7 | Daughter | 2 | 1 | |
| 8 | Other, incl. in-law | 3 | 1 | |
| 9 | No family member "confidante" | 64 | ||
| Total (%) | 100 | 100 | ||
| N | 269 | 752 | ||
Notes: Sixty-two (62) percent of small employers who are likely to consult one person prior to making a critical business decision and that one person is a family member, identify the family member as a spouse (Q#1a1). Twenty-two (22) percent of small employers consult one person, their spouse, before making a critical business decision (Q#1a1).
