<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper provides an analysis of socio-economic characteristics and their influence on farm and non-farm incomes of rural households in Slovenia. With the canonical correlation analysis we use a methodological approach that offers a true multivariate procedure for both sides of the equation. It thus goes beyond a simple pair-wise correlation analysis and also beyond multiple correlation analysis. This rather rarely used statistical method offers interesting insights into many fields of analytical applications. Our results confirm that rural households usually turn towards non-farm employment if distress-push factors prevail. Besides insufficient farm incomes, large household sizes push households into non-farm diversification. Employment opportunities in the non-farm sector- regardless of whether triggered by distress in the household or demand in the non-farm sector- depend strongly on education.</p></abstract>

This paper provides an analysis of socio-economic characteristics and their influence on farm and non-farm incomes of rural households in Slovenia. With the canonical correlation analysis we use a methodological approach that offers a true multivariate procedure for both sides of the equation. It thus goes beyond a simple pair-wise correlation analysis and also beyond multiple correlation analysis. This rather rarely used statistical method offers interesting insights into many fields of analytical applications. Our results confirm that rural households usually turn towards non-farm employment if distress-push factors prevail. Besides insufficient farm incomes, large household sizes push households into non-farm diversification. Employment opportunities in the non-farm sector- regardless of whether triggered by distress in the household or demand in the non-farm sector- depend strongly on education.

Farm and Non-farm Incomes of Rural Households in Slovenia Canonical Correlation Analysis

Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development, Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO), Theodor-Lieser-str.2, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany

South East European Journal of Economics and Business

This paper provides an analysis of socio-economic characteristics and their influence on farm and non-farm incomes of rural households in Slovenia. With the...

Farm and Non-farm Incomes of Rural Households in Slovenia Canonical Correlation Analysis

Published Online: Dec 22, 2008

Page range: 39 - 48

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10033-008-0013-9

Keywords
Canonical Correlation Analysis, Slovenia, Rural Non-farm Sector, Diversification

This content is open access.

Farm and Non-farm Incomes of Rural Households in Slovenia Canonical Correlation Analysis

Published Online: Dec 22, 2008

Page range: 39 - 48

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10033-008-0013-9

KeywordsCanonical Correlation Analysis, Slovenia, Rural Non-farm Sector, Diversification

This content is open access.

Keywords
Canonical Correlation Analysis, Slovenia, Rural Non-farm Sector, Diversification