Table 6. Logistic regression models of...

Table 6.

Logistic regression models of citing specified barriers

DV =1 if cited by SME supplier; =0 otherwise (N = 1,021)†	Finding opportunities	Contracting complexity	Payment delays	Providing required services	Meeting contract requirements
Immigrant owner	0.428**	−0.257	0.000	−0.439	−0.313
Primary owner experience
5 to 10 years	−0.298	−0.768**	0.122	0.353	0.131
>10 years	−0.359	−0.418	−0.049	0.479	0.272
Primary owner education
High school	−0.234	−0.103	0.139	0.102	0.449
College/Trade School	−0.331	−0.113	−0.514	0.167	0.609
Bachelor’s degree	−0.162	−0.047	−0.212	0.339	0.773^*
Master’s degree or above	−0.557	−0.067	0.088	0.591	0.694
Firm size (LN FTE)	−0.113^*	−0.018	−0.083	−0.050	0.017
Early-stage firm	0.001	−0.001	0.002	−0.006	−0.004
Women-owned firms in:
Goods Producers	0.733	0.682	−0.579	NS, > 0	NS, > 0
Retail/Wholesale	0.246	−0.328	−1.300***	0.806^*	S**, < 0
Professional, Scientific, etc.	1.100^*	1.116^*	NS, > 0	NS, > 0	NS, > 0
Other services	−0.786	−0.531	NS, < 0	S***, < 0	NS, < 0
Constant	−2.163***	−0.208	0.300	−0.589	S***, < 0
Observations	1,021	1,021	1,021	1,021	1,021
p-value, model	0.021	0.193	0.068	0.036	0.546
Pseudo R squared	0.032	0.020	0.025	0.032	0.015

DV =1 if cited by SME supplier; =0 otherwise (N = 1,021)†	Finding opportunities	Contracting complexity	Payment delays	Providing required services	Meeting contract requirements
Immigrant owner	0.428**	−0.257	0.000	−0.439	−0.313
Primary owner experience
5 to 10 years	−0.298	−0.768**	0.122	0.353	0.131
>10 years	−0.359	−0.418	−0.049	0.479	0.272
Primary owner education
High school	−0.234	−0.103	0.139	0.102	0.449
College/Trade School	−0.331	−0.113	−0.514	0.167	0.609
Bachelor’s degree	−0.162	−0.047	−0.212	0.339	0.773^*
Master’s degree or above	−0.557	−0.067	0.088	0.591	0.694
Firm size (LN FTE)	−0.113^*	−0.018	−0.083	−0.050	0.017
Early-stage firm	0.001	−0.001	0.002	−0.006	−0.004
Women-owned firms in:
Goods Producers	0.733	0.682	−0.579	NS, > 0	NS, > 0
Retail/Wholesale	0.246	−0.328	−1.300***	0.806^*	S**, < 0
Professional, Scientific, etc.	1.100^*	1.116^*	NS, > 0	NS, > 0	NS, > 0
Other services	−0.786	−0.531	NS, < 0	S***, < 0	NS, < 0
Constant	−2.163***	−0.208	0.300	−0.589	S***, < 0
Observations	1,021	1,021	1,021	1,021	1,021
p-value, model	0.021	0.193	0.068	0.036	0.546
Pseudo R squared	0.032	0.020	0.025	0.032	0.015

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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