@article{ref1,
title="Determinants of Work Hours Among a Cohort of Male and Female Farmers 50 Years and Older in Kentucky and South Carolina (2002-2005)",
journal="Journal of agromedicine",
year="2011",
author="Marcum, Jennifer L. and Browning, Steven R. and Reed, Deborah B. and Charnigo, Richard J.",
volume="16",
number="3",
pages="163-173",
abstract="The average age of United States farmers has been increasing for 20 years. The objective is to examine the factors associated with hours worked among farmers age 50 and older. A cohort of Kentucky and South Carolina farmers (n = 1394) over age 50 were surveyed annually during 2002-2005. Of those that reported any farm work, males worked 24 mean hours/week and females worked 14 mean hours/week. Greater satisfaction and more experience farming, increased acreage, and presence of animals significantly increased estimated hours farmed, whereas chronic health problems, although prevalent, had a minor role in determining work hours.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1059-924X",
doi="10.1080/1059924X.2011.581529",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1059924X.2011.581529"
}