Relationships among selected demographic, business-related and life satisfaction characteristics of homebased and otherbased business owners in Guam

The purpose in this descriptive-correlational study was to describe homebased businesses in Guam. The objectives included to determine: (1) whether homebased and otherbased business owners differ on selected demographic, business-related and life satisfaction variables; (2) if relationships exist between selected demographic, business-related and life satisfaction variables; and (3) if business income can be predicted from a combination of demographic and selected variables.;Eighty-seven home industry business owners and a systematic sampling of otherbased business proprietors (n = 102) comprised the sample. Response rates were 56% and 53% of homebased and otherbased business owners respectively.;Data collection was accomplished via mailed questionnaire and follow-up via telephone and personal interviews. Data were analyzed using frequency distributions, percentages, means, standard deviations, Chi-square tests, t-tests, Cramer's V, Point-biserial correlations, and logistic regression to predict business income.;Differences between homebased and otherbased groups occurred in: gender, type of business, business structure, where start-up capital was obtained, whom to depend on for help, satisfaction with current housing situation, interest in learning about information/networking and market strategies, and primary benefit of business to family.;Thirteen statistically significant relationships emerged when Chi-square test of association was applied Cramer's V confirmed moderate (.30 to.40) associations on nine variable combinations and low (.14 to.23) on four variable combinations.;Business income was crosstabulated with selected independent variables for otherbased business owners. Statistically significant variables: gender (V =.58), where business is located (V =.58), capital required for start-up (r...