TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Determinants of Work Hours Among a Cohort of Male and Female Farmers 50 Years and Older in Kentucky and South Carolina (2002-2005)
JO  - Journal of agromedicine
A1  - Marcum, Jennifer L.
A1  - Browning, Steven R.
A1  - Reed, Deborah B.
A1  - Charnigo, Richard J.
SP  - 163
EP  - 173
VL  - 16
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1059-924X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1059924X.2011.581529
ID  - ref1
ER  -