The Farm Entrepreneurial Population, 1987

Margaret A. Butler

No 334324, Rural Development Research Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: About 5.7 million people lived in households tied to the farm business in 1987, compared with 5.0 million in the farm population as conventionally defined by place of residence. The new economically defined group, called the farm entrepreneurial population, includes people who depend on farming but do not necessarily live on the farm. This report analyzes census data on income, education, and other characteristics of the group identified by farm occupation and farm self-employment income criteria.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22
Date: 1989-06
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.334324

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