Table 4. Logistic regression models of...

Table 4.

Logistic regression models of being a SME supplier, by sector

DV = 1 if SME supplier (N = 1,021); = 0 otherwise (N = 9,376) †	Goods producers	Retail/ wholesale	Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	Other services
Immigrant primary owner	0.773	0.751	1.225	0.579**
Primary owner age
30 to 39 years old	0.546	3.216	†c	2.147
40 to 49 years old	0.565	2.869	0.126***	3.442
50 to 64 years old	0.575	3.161	0.121***	3.854
65+ years old	0.436	3.235	0.066***	3.022
Primary owner experience
5 to 10 years	0.807	0.643	1.927	0.595
>10 years	0.994	0.672	3.034	0.656
Primary owner education
High school	0.783	1.418	†…	1.247
College/Trade School	1.147	1.362	1.978**	1.230
Bachelor’s degree	0.861	1.228	1.309	1.462
Master’s degree or above	1.269	0.726	†…	1.820
Growth intention (per yr.)
No expectation of growth	0.568^*	0.822	0.565	1.419
1–10%	0.709	1.246	0.887	1.640
11–20%	0.672	1.010	1.047	1.540
More than 20%	0.668	1.809	0.640	1.000
Firm size (LN (FTE))	1.308***	1.237***	1.184^*	1.058
Early-stage firm	0.627	0.543	0.439^*	0.910
Innovation
Product innovator	0.943	0.915	1.108	2.038***
Process innovator	1.241	0.881	1.097	1.069
Organizational innovator	1.203	1.751	0.853	1.311
Marketing innovator	1.171	1.376	0.831	0.739
Exporter (> 25% of sales)	0.431**	0.252***	1.225	0.634
Gender: % of ownership
50–50%	0.590***	0.787	1.265	1.043
Majority women-owned	1.388	0.444***	0.596	0.480**
Observations	2,747	2,338	990	2,373
p-value, model	0.000	0.000	0.001	0.002
Pseudo R squared	0.043	0.058	0.066	0.048

DV = 1 if SME supplier (N = 1,021); = 0 otherwise (N = 9,376) †	Goods producers	Retail/wholesale	Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	Other services
Immigrant primary owner	0.773	0.751	1.225	0.579**
Primary owner age
30 to 39 years old	0.546	3.216	†c	2.147
40 to 49 years old	0.565	2.869	0.126***	3.442
50 to 64 years old	0.575	3.161	0.121***	3.854
65+ years old	0.436	3.235	0.066***	3.022
Primary owner experience
5 to 10 years	0.807	0.643	1.927	0.595
>10 years	0.994	0.672	3.034	0.656
Primary owner education
High school	0.783	1.418	†…	1.247
College/Trade School	1.147	1.362	1.978**	1.230
Bachelor’s degree	0.861	1.228	1.309	1.462
Master’s degree or above	1.269	0.726	†…	1.820
Growth intention (per yr.)
No expectation of growth	0.568^*	0.822	0.565	1.419
1–10%	0.709	1.246	0.887	1.640
11–20%	0.672	1.010	1.047	1.540
More than 20%	0.668	1.809	0.640	1.000
Firm size (LN (FTE))	1.308***	1.237***	1.184^*	1.058
Early-stage firm	0.627	0.543	0.439^*	0.910
Innovation
Product innovator	0.943	0.915	1.108	2.038***
Process innovator	1.241	0.881	1.097	1.069
Organizational innovator	1.203	1.751	0.853	1.311
Marketing innovator	1.171	1.376	0.831	0.739
Exporter (> 25% of sales)	0.431**	0.252***	1.225	0.634
Gender: % of ownership
50–50%	0.590***	0.787	1.265	1.043
Majority women-owned	1.388	0.444***	0.596	0.480**
Observations	2,747	2,338	990	2,373
p-value, model	0.000	0.000	0.001	0.002
Pseudo R squared	0.043	0.058	0.066	0.048

Notes:

†Certain fields are suppressed to ensure Statistics Canada guarantee of confidentiality to respondents.

p-value < 0.05; **p-value < 0.01; ***p-value < 0.001

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