Demographics, employment, income, and networks: differential characteristics of rural populations

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• Personal Author:
  Bollman RD ; Reimer W
• Description:
  This paper reviews the key demographic, employment, income, and social capital features of rural Canada. Rural populations have different characteristics that are typically a direct result of "rurality" - i.e., long distances and low population density. Jobs that require a high-density population (such as a professional hockey player) are not available to individuals who live at a distance from a metro center. Rural Canada may have an agricultural landscape (or a forestry or mining landscape) but the vast majority of rural workers do not work in primary sectors. Manufacturing employment is larger. Rural Canada is competitive in manufacturing - rural areas are gaining a larger share of Canada's manufacturing workforce. Rural incomes are lower, on average. But lower living costs mean that the rural incidence of low incomes is similar to urban. In rural communities, the existence of social networks does not always imply that these networks are used. Networks are complementary - one network does not always substitute for another. However, local strength in one network can be used to build capacity in another network. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Demography Farmers Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Author Keywords: Demography Demographic-characteristics Employment Income Rural Social Capital Statistical-analysis Work-analysis Work-environment Work-operations

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• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  132-141
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038729
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2009 Apr; 14(2):132-141
• Contact Point Address:
  Ray D. Bollman, PhD, Agriculture Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, K1A OT6, Canada
• Email:
  rayd.bollman@sasktel.net
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Performing Organization:
  Marshfield Clinic
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20090831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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