Table 1 Summary statistics

Item	Content	N	%
Business sectors (Level-II classification)	Chicken	121	13.6
	Pizza	92	10.3
	Café	142	15.9
	Education	138	15.5
	Laundry services	63	7.1
	Barber / beauty salons	78	8.7
	Auto repair services	60	6.7
	Convenience store	198	22.2
Size of the franchise store	Less than 10 pyeong	96	10.8
	More than 10 pyeong–Less than 20 pyeong	400	44.8
	More than 20 pyeong–Less than 50 pyeong	298	33.4
	More than 50 pyeong	98	11.0
Store The duration of operation	Less than 5 years	534	59.9
	More than 5 years–Less than 10 years	208	23.3
	More than 10 years–Less than 15 years	94	10.5
	More than 15 years	52	5.8
Total Cost to Start Business:	Less than KRW 50 million	205	23.0
	KRW 50 million–100 million	309	34.6
	KRW 100 million–200 million	249	27.9
	KRW 200 million–500 million	90	10.1
	More than KRW 500 million	29	3.0
Prior work	Office worker/professional	445	49.9
	Self-employed (other franchises included)	290	32.5
	Student	12	1.3
	Housewife	104	11.7
	Etc.	34	3.8
Yearly sales (10,000,000):	Less than KRW 50 million	96	10.8
	More than KRW 50 million–Less than 100 million	168	18.8
	More than KRW 100 million–Less than 200 million	282	31.6
	More than 200 million–Less than 300 million	111	12.4
	More than KRW 300 million	227	25.4
The meeting or failure of achieving prescribed profit target.	Meeting the target	262	29.4
	Failure to meet the target	311	34.9
	Failure to meet the target after initially meeting the target	291	32.6
Total		892	100