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Sex differences in principal farm operators' tractor driving safety beliefs and behaviors
H P Cole1, S C Westneat, S R Browning
1Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, University of Kentucky, USA.
Objective:
To examine the widely accepted hypothesis that farm women are more concerned with safety issues and behaviors than their male counterparts are.
Methods:
A telephone survey was administered to a random sample of Kentucky principal farm operators, 90 of whom were women. Participants were questioned about their tractor safety beliefs and practices.
Results:
No significant sex differences in tractor safety perceptions and behavior were observed.
Conclusions:
Socialization of women to the role of principal farm operator may override their typically greater sensitivity to safety issues, an important consideration when designing safety campaigns for this population.