Determinants of economic well‐being among U.S. farm operator households
利用2001年农业资源管理调查数据，从相对和绝对两个维度衡量美国农场家庭的经济福祉，发现政府项目影响温和，而户主教育水平、种族、配偶教育、投入品提前采购、合同运输、继承计划、农场所有权及都市区位是主要决定因素。
Abstract Participation in government programs has a mild impact on the economic well‐being of U.S. farm households. Major factors that determine farm household prosperity are the primary operator's education level and ethnicity, education level of the spouse, and other characteristics such as forward purchasing of inputs, use of contract shipping of products, having a succession plan, farm ownership, and location in a metro area. This article uses the 2001 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) as well as relative and an absolute measure to assess U.S. farm households' economic well‐being. The relative measure compares the income and wealth position of farm households relative to median income and median wealth of the general population. The absolute measure adds annualized wealth to a farm household's income.