Relationship between prior entrepreneurship exposure and entrepreneurial intention among secondary school learners in Gauteng, South Africa

Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

A Systems View Across Time and Space

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents

Variables	Description	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Gender	Male	143	41
	Female	206	59
	Total	349	100
Age	13–16 years	3	0.9
	17–21 years	343	98.2
	22 years and above	3	0.9
	Total	349	100
Entrepreneurship education	Yes	142	40.7
	No	207	59.3
	Total	349	100
Current business ownership status	Yes	45	12.9
	No	304	87.1
	Total	349	100
Family members run a business	Yes	146	42
	No	202	58
	Total	348	100
Friends run a business	Yes	99	28.4
	No	250	71.6
	Total	349	100
Knows someone who is an entrepreneur	Yes	248	71.1
	No	101	28.9
	Total	349	100
Prior start-up experience	Yes	150	43.1
	No	198	56.9
	Total	348	100
Knows successful entrepreneurs in the community	Yes	186	46.7
	No	163	53.3
	Total	349	100