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SURVEY ON FINANCING OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, 2007 Data tables Released in March, 2009 Small Business and Special Surveys Division Statistics Canada Survey on Financing of Small and Medium Enterprises, 2007 This document contains tabulations of estimates produced from the Survey on Financing of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Target population These estimates were generated from the responses of enterprises that in 2007 employed fewer than 500 employees and generated an annual gross revenue of less than $50 million. Financing and leasing companies, co-operatives, subsidiaries, non-profit organisations, government offices, schools, hospitals and other public sector organisations are not covered by this survey. Users should visit www.statcan.ca - and consult - Definitions,data sources and methods ref. # 2941 for more information. Data collection The sample size for this survey was 35 055 entreprises.The estimates were generated from the responses obtained from 15 808 SMEs. The response rate, as a percentage of in-scope businesses, is 45%. The survey collection took place between September 2007 and March 2008. Weighting Sampling weights have been applied in compiling the estimates. That is, the individual enterprises in the sample are weighted according to their representation in the target population. Data accuracy Since all the Survey on Financing of SME estimates are based on sample results, they are subject to sampling error. This error can be expressed as a margin of error. The tables follow statistical convention by expressing the margin of error as twice the standard error in order to obtain 95% confidence intervals for each estimate. For example, the proportion of firms in the target population that would respond YES to a given question is estimated to be 50%, with a margin of error of