The Educational Level of Farm Residents and Workers

Frank A. Fratoe

No 333587, Rural Development Research Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: This report examines educational characteristics of the farm-related population, including nonmetro farm residents and workers by race and sex. Members of this population generally lag behind their nonfarm-related counterparts in all areas examined: number of school years completed, number of persons completing high school and college, functional literacy rates, participants in adult education, and labor force status. The farm-related population needs more formal education in order to compete successfully in both the farming industry and nonagricultural fields.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28
Date: 1979-03
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.333587

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