Factors affecting children's participation and amount of labor on family farms

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 391-401

  Kim, Jongsoog ^a   Zepeda, Lydia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Children; Labor force participation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EDUCATION; FARMS; PERSONNEL; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

CHILDREN; FAMILY FARMS; LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION; NON-ECONOMIC BENEFITS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; HUMAN; PARENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; CHILD; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARENTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 4944252976     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2004.04.005     Document Type: Article

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