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Operators, Classified by Number of Operators on the Farm,
Selected Variables, 1991 and 1996, Nova Scotia
| |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Total number of operators (1) |
|
|
|
| 1991 |
5,170 |
4,080 |
1,090 |
| 1996 |
5,725 |
4,555 |
1,170 |
| Age |
|
|
|
| under 35 years |
|
|
|
| 1991 |
870 |
670 |
200 |
| 1996 |
765 |
590 |
180 |
| 35 - 54 years |
|
|
|
| 1991 |
2,610 |
1,985 |
630 |
| 1996 |
3,080 |
2,375 |
710 |
| 55 years and over |
|
|
|
| 1991 |
1,690 |
1,425 |
265 |
| 1996 |
1,880 |
1,595 |
285 |
| Average age of operators |
|
|
|
| 1991 |
48.3 |
48.8 |
46.1 |
| 1996 |
49.1 |
49.7 |
46.7 |
| Resided on the farm for all
or part of the 12 months prior to the census |
|
|
|
| No 1991 |
510 |
410 |
100 |
| No 1996 |
955 |
800 |
155 |
| Yes 1991 |
4,655 |
3,670 |
985 |
| Yes 1996 |
4,770 |
3,755 |
1,015 |
| Non-farm work (4) |
|
|
|
| No 1990 |
3,040 |
2,315 |
725 |
| No 1995 |
2,765 |
2,125 |
640 |
| Yes 1990 |
2,130 |
1,765 |
365 |
| Yes 1995 |
2,960 |
2,430 |
525 |
Source: Census of Agriculture, Statistics Canada
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