Owner characteristic (2023),Building equipment contractors (%),All industries (%),Difference (points)
Business is the owner's primary source of income,84.0,72.0,12.0
"Highest education is trade, technical or vocational school",26.3,5.4,20.9
Highest education is a bachelor's degree,16.5,30.9,-14.4
This is the owner's first business,56.3,48.7,7.6
Prior business was bought by a company or individual,1.4,2.9,-1.5
Carrying on a family business was very important,22.8,18.3,4.5
Born in the U.S.,91.6,80.5,11.1
Women as a share of owners,19.7,31.8,-12.1
Veterans as a share of owners,8.1,5.8,2.3
Firm has one owner (share of firms),57.4,61.0,-3.6
Firm is family-owned (share of firms),30.1,26.1,4.0