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10.5255/UKDA-SN-97-197 http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-97-1 Agricultural Manpower in England and Wales, 1970; Farmers and Growers National Economic Development Office <P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>To collect authoritative data on the work men did in the agricultural industry in the Summer of 1970 and on their potential for taking on new enterprises. To discover whether the shrinking labour force could achieve the expansion programme envisaged by the Economic Development Committee.<B>Main Topics</B>:<BR>Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions<br> Whether respondent was manager of the farm, number of hours worked by farmer and spouse (weekly average over the year), other work done on other holdings, type of work done, proportion of working time spent on various tasks and activities, whether first job was in agriculture/horticulture, type of training and/or apprenticeships, formal training in agricultural or non-agricultural subjects, previous employment, sources of influence and advice for entry into agriculture, medical attention received for illness/injury attributed to work. Respondents were asked to mention any problems of recruiting or retaining men of suitable calibre.<br> Background Variables<br> Age, school leaving age, marital status, qualifications (educational and agricultural).<br> Farm size, type, crop acreage, number of workers. AGEAGRICULTURAL TRAININGAGRICULTURAL WORKERSAGRICULTUREEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDFARMERSFARMING SYSTEMSFARMSHORTICULTUREINDUSTRIAL INJURIESLABOUR FORCEOCCUPATIONAL DISEASESSCHOOL-LEAVING AGESIZEWORK STUDYHOURS OF WORK en 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Dataset No information recorded England and Wales https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 97 2024-11-28T07:34:36Z ddi:codebook:2_5