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| Table
1— Farm operators by age and civilian labor force by selected
age categories, 1910-97 |
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Age
of operator 1/
|
Age
of civilian labor force, selected categories |
| Year |
Farms |
Under
25 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
65
and over |
Average
operator age |
| 55-64 |
65 or over |
| |
Number |
Percent |
Years |
Percent |
| 1997 |
1,911,859 |
1.1 |
6.7 |
19.2 |
12.2 |
34.6 |
26.0 |
54.3 |
9.3 |
2.4 |
| 1992 |
1,925,300 |
1.4 |
9.3 |
19.8 |
22.3 |
22.3 |
24.8 |
53.3 |
9.3 |
2.8 |
| 1987 |
2,087,759 |
1.7 |
11.6 |
19.7 |
21.8 |
23.7 |
21.4 |
52.0 |
9.9 |
2.6 |
| 1982 |
2,240,976 |
2.8 |
13.1 |
19.8 |
22.6 |
23.9 |
17.8 |
50.5 |
10.9 |
2.7 |
| 1978 |
2,257,775 |
2.9 |
12.6 |
19.2 |
24.3 |
24.5 |
16.4 |
50.3 |
11.5 |
3.0 |
| 1974 |
2,314,013 |
2.3 |
10.5 |
17.6 |
25.3 |
25.8 |
18.5 |
51.7 |
12.3 |
3.2 |
| 1969 |
2,730,250 |
1.9 |
10.0 |
19.1 |
26.5 |
25.8 |
16.6 |
51.2 |
13.8 |
4.0 |
| 1964 |
3,157,857 |
1.7 |
9.8 |
20.7 |
27.0 |
23.5 |
17.4 |
51.3 |
13.9 |
4.2 |
| 1959 |
3,710,503 |
1.7 |
11.0 |
22.0 |
26.7 |
21.9 |
16.8 |
50.5 |
13.5 |
4.6 |
| 1954 |
4,783,021 |
1.9 |
13.2 |
23.4 |
24.6 |
20.3 |
16.6 |
49.6 |
13.0 |
5.0 |
| 1950 |
5,385,525 |
3.2 |
15.7 |
23.5 |
22.9 |
19.8 |
14.8 |
48.3 |
12.3 |
4.9 |
| 1945 |
5,858,889 |
2.5 |
14.7 |
22.8 |
24.7 |
20.2 |
15.0 |
48.7 |
na |
4.5 |
| 1940 |
6,102,417 |
4.0 |
16.3 |
21.4 |
24.5 |
19.7 |
14.2 |
48.0 |
na |
4.0 |
| 1930 |
6,288,648 |
6.1 |
17.3 |
23.9 |
24.0 |
17.5 |
11.1 |
na |
na |
4.3 |
| 1920 |
6,448,343 |
6.0 |
20.9 |
24.9 |
23.3 |
15.6 |
9.2 |
na |
na |
3.9 |
| 1910 |
6,361,502 |
6.6 |
22.3 |
24.8 |
22.6 |
14.9 |
8.7 |
na |
na |
na |
| a=Not available.
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| 1/Not all operators
reported their age in all the Censuses. Age data are based on
those who did report. Census of Agriculture data excludes Alaska
and Hawaii in some earlier years. |
| Source: Censuses
of Agriculture for number and age of farm operators. For labor
force: Current Population Survey (CPS) data published by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics. Labor force data for 1910 through
1940 are based on decennial censuses. |
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