The self-employment rate among employed NFTE alumni respondents (16 percent) was higher than the national rate of 6 percent for young adults ages 25–34¶

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q2 i? Of employed NFTE alumni respondents, 16 percent reported being self-employed or having a business open in the past year, compared with a cited national rate of 6 percent for young adults ages 25–34. → Nakamoto 2017

Evidence¶

Nakamoto 2017¶

Nakamoto, J. & Rice, J. (2017). Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) 2016 Alumni Survey Findings. San Francisco, CA: WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED582976

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Descriptive survey analysis comparing respondents' self-employment rate with an external national figure the report cites (Hipple & Hammond, 2016). The report explicitly states it cannot say NFTE participation caused the high rates.

"Of all NFTE alumni who responded to the survey and indicated they were employed, 16 percent either reported they were self-employed or reported they had a business open in the past year."

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