Determinants of work hours among a cohort of male and female farmers 50 years and older in Kentucky and South Carolina (2002-2005)

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• Personal Author:
  Browning SR ; Charnigo RJ ; Marcum JL ; Reed DB ; Browning SR ; Charnigo RJ ; Marcum JL ; Reed DB
• Description:
  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. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Agriculture Farmers Men Occupational Health Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Age-factors Age-groups Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Author Keywords: Aging Farmer Farmer Work Habits Older Farmer Work-intervals Work-operations Worker-health
• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; Nebraska ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 7 ; South Carolina
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  163-173
• Volume:
  16
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20039635
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2011 Jul; 16(3):163-173
• Contact Point Address:
  Jennifer L. Marcum, DrPH, Division of Public Health, Nebraska Health & Human Services, 301 Centennial Mall South, PO Box 95026, Lincoln, NE 68509, USA
• Email:
  Jennifer.Marcum@Nebraska.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20070929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:065ef2c2c5d63ba0e2fda555e94c9a1ccee0670b3aa62b1b51ad6daaa67cdcd35370d599e5a1959c26e18323338a03c0636f039811213fcab2084254ec1aa84d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192807/cdc_192807_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 215.13 KB ]