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TABLE E-2
Classes of Workers: Civilian Population 16 Years Old and Older
Employed in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting (AFFH)
Class of Worker, AFFH Sector
Total Workers, Male and Female
Self-employed in own business
836,417
Employees of private for-profit business
938,663
Unpaid family workers
75,938
Government workers
63,848
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers
14,817
Total, all types of workers (above)
1,929,683
SOURCE: Census 2000, SF 3, Table P51.
Thus, the data on industry status and occupation status refer to the full popula-
tion whereas the data on employment status refer only to persons employed during
the 1-week period prior to April 1.
The data on the nation's employed workforce are summarized in Tables P49,
P50, and P51 of Summary File 3 (SF 3), in which cross-tabs by sex are reported
for all employed persons at least 16 years old by industry, occupation, and class
of worker, respectively. A brief overview of the data on the AFF workforce derived
from Table P51 is reported in Table E-2 above.
In addition, the Census reports include summary data on the size of the rural
population and the size of the farm resident population. Finally, the Census long
form has an intriguing inquiry regarding the sale of agricultural products. Specifi-
cally, for residents of a single-family dwelling or mobile home, respondents were
asked to report “the actual sales of all agricultural products from this property”
in 1999.
6
OCCUPATIONAL CENSUS REPORT
The Census Bureau also prepares a Special Equal Employment Opportunity
(EEO) Tabulation on behalf of the federal EEO Commission, colloquially known
as the “Occupational Census” report. It is subject to the same limitations as the
Census in seeking to enumerate AFF workers, but with respect to English-speaking
persons who are long-term residents of a dwelling that has a physical address the
findings are likely to be reasonably accurate. However, because of the Census un-
dercount, it is likely that the Occupational Census does not accurately reflect the
full population of hired farm laborers.
6
Ibid. Question 44(c), p. 9.
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