Main point I was thinking of. I'm self-employed, and my business is growing. Once I reach a certain income level, I will incorporate. Before that point, the leg

Main point I was thinking of. I'm self-employed, and my business is growing. Once I reach a certain income level, I will incorporate. Before that point, the legal and time costs aren't worth it. But, this stuck out as something worthy of more study: >The average incorporated self-employed person is highly able – they did well on aptitude tests like the SAT, they have high self-esteem, and were successful in salaried employment, earning more than other workers with similar characteristics. There could be a subset of the self-employed that is basically "soon to be incorporated", which is the group I believe myself to be in. In my case, my salaried peer group are graduates of one of the top Canadian law schools. My default non-business option would have been a high salary; I only did business because I thought I could get something comparable, but with more freedom. You might be able to use the common traits among the incorporated to do further analysis within the self-employed group.