1996. ÉVI MIKROCENZUS A mezőgazdaság jelentősége a foglalkoztatásban (1998)

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INTRODUCTION The results of the 1996 microcensus are published in a series of volumes by the Central Statistical Office. The first volume of the senes is the publication entitled "Population and Housing Characteristics", which summanses the most important results of the survey. The volumes focusing on vanous specific topics, are published subsequently. The present volume provides detailed information on a special issue: the role of agriculture in employment and agncultural work. In the program of the 1996 microcensus there were questions dealing with the agncultural work done by the population aged 14 or over. They were asked whether they had done any agricultural work during the previous year. If the answer was „yes", they had to state how long (for how many days) did they do agncultural work. The answers for these questions provide an opportunity for us to present data of agncultural work of the population aged 14 and over, and to analyse the effect of these activities on employment, according to demographic and employment criteria. In order to present the theme thoroughly, the publication gives a summary of the changes in the size and structure of the group of active agricultural earners as well as the main charactenstics of those who are active earners in agriculture and this is their main occupation. We provide detailed information on the characteristics, the extent and structure of agricultural activities. As a preparatory phase of the 1996 microcensus, the HCSO carried out a pilot census in the autumn of 1994. The program of this pilot census contained questions dealing with agricultural land use and agncultural work. This helps a great deal in the detailed explanation of the issue. Therefore the text in this volume gives a summary of the size of land used by the individual households and the extent of agncultural activities. These data make the information collected during the 1996 microcensus complete and give an opportunity to control them, as well as broaden our understanding about the issue. The set of tables is divided into two parts. The summary is composed of data of those who work in agnculture and those who are active earners in agnculture and this is their main occupation. The second part provides information on the agncultural work of different groups of the population aged 14 and over - e.g. active earners, pensioners by own right and widowhood pensioners, 14