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The purpose of this study was to further the understanding of two types of renter households' energy problem belief and energy conservation behaviors. The theoretical framework for this study was Niemeyer's ...
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The effect of changes in employment hours on changes in household task hours was studied. Data were used from the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH) waves one and two. Wave one was a probability ...
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A sample of 243 Willamette Valley households participated in personal interviews and kept 7-day records of all foods brought into the household but not consumed by human household members. Their reason ...
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This dissertation's three essays explore the determinants of food insecurity for rural farm households, the influence of rainfall variability and long-run changes in rainfall levels on the migration decisions ...
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Household recycling is an important means by which social costs of solid waste disposal may be reduced. These costs include energy and resource costs of collection and disposal as well as environmental ...
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Development research and policy aim to improve household welfare by improving access to assets and economic opportunities (Besley & Burgess 2000; Deininger et al. 2003). In rural and agrarian contexts, ...
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7. [Article] Socio Economic and Environmental Impact of Ogun River on Food Security in Ogun State, Nigeria
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8. [Article] Comparative Analysis of Fresh and Dried Fish Consumption in Rural and Urban Households in Ondo State, Nigeria
A sine-qua-non for eradicating protein malnutrition in Nigeria is increased ingestion of high-value proteins found in various fish forms. This study attempted to give empirical backing or refutation to ...Citation -
Fuelwood is a basic need for rural households in Malawi. However, deforestation has reduced the quantity of forest products such as fuelwood available to households. This has negatively affected rural ...
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10. [Article] Job-related expenditures of gainfully employed female household heads in Corvallis, Oregon
The purpose of this study was to examine the job-related expenditures of female household heads. Also examined were levels of education, occupations, presence of dependent children, employment benefits ...Citation -
Uses of travel time and mode of transportation in selected two-parent, two-child Oregon households was researched in this study. The relationship between a number of demographic characteristics and amounts ...
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Electricity is a vital energy source for modern life, and is used in almost every aspect of daily life. United States electricity consumption totaled nearly 3,886,403 gigawatt hours in 2011. Residential ...
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13. [Article] Household Survey Data 2010: Dams and Population Displacement on China’s Upper Mekong River
Suggested citation: "Tilt, Bryan; Gerkey, Drew (2015). Household Survey Data 2010: Dams and Population Displacement on China’s Upper Mekong River. Dataset. Oregon State University Libraries. http://dx....Citation -
14. [Article] Salmon consumption at the household level in Japan
The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the salmon demand of Japanese households. The specific goals are to illuminate the substitutional relationship between salmon and other foods and to examine ...Citation -
15. [Article] Household Determinants and the Resource Consumption: A Case Study of Baghmara Community Forestry in Nepal
This study examines the association of household characteristics with forest product consumption and other benefits derived from community forest in Nepal. The analysis is based on random sample data of ...Citation -
This study investigated the level of available resources, the use of available resources, and the degree of planning and personal perception of the situation of four female heads of households under 60 ...
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As metropolitan governments explore density-promoting “smart growth” policies, finer analysis is needed to quantify the impact of such changes on households’ transportation and housing costs. Existing ...
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19. [Article] The Dynamics of Work, Poverty, and Business Cycles: An Analysis of Oregon Households Receiving Food Assistance
Oregon’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) (formerly called Food Stamps) rose by 33% between October 2008 and October 2009 as the economy went into recession and the unemployment rate increased. ...Citation -
This study models the household demand for vehicle miles traveled with a focus on the effects from bicycle ridership and transit ridership. Through the use of data from the Oregon Household Activity Survey ...
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21. [Article] An economic and socio-cultural analysis of new farm technology : the case of stabling in Senegal
A study is conducted to provide information useful to the future development of agro-pastoralists in the Kolda Region through an economic and socio-cultural analysis of the practice of stabling. Two main ...Citation -
22. [Article] Smallholder farmers’ decision making in farm tree growing in the highlands of Ethiopia
Past afforestation programs launched to promote private and community woodlots in rural Ethiopia have not been based on clear understanding of the incentives and constraints of smallholder farmers. This ...Citation -
Why do rural households leave for urban places? And how does this decision affect their economic well-being? Rural places in the United States have higher poverty and unemployment rates and lower levels ...
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26. [Article] Contribution of Fishing to Households' Economy - Evidence From Fisher-Farmer Communities in Congo
Small-scale fisheries in developing countries have often been perceived as a low-productivity, backward informal sector. As a result they are rarely considered as a possible entry point in poverty reduction ...Citation -
27. [Article] Determinants of Land Leasing Decisions for Shrimp Farming: A Case Study of Smallholders' Shrimp Farming In India
Using primary data collected from 208 shrimp farming households and 69 households leasing-out land for shrimp farming, this paper explores the demographic and economic factors influencing the land leasing ...Citation -
28. [Article] Gender and housework : postretirement change
Retirement is a later life transition that may affect a variety of areas in a person's life. One area is the division of household labor. Historically, women have been responsible for and performed the ...Citation -
31. [Article] Time use for household tasks performed by school-age children in two-parent, two-child Oregon families
The purpose of this study was to investigate the household tasks that school-age children perform and the average amount of time spent performing those tasks. The sample included 219 children in 135 families taken ...Citation -
32. [Article] Household accounts
Published April 1917. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog...Citation -
33. [Article] Low-income weatherization: practical and policy limitations to increasing services in rural Oregon
This essay examines the low-income weatherization program in rural Oregon, shedding light on difficulties in increasing weatherization services to low-income rural households. This essay also identifies ...Citation -
34. [Article] Assessing the Economic Impacts of Food Assistance Policy Using a Computable General Equilibrium Approach
Over the past several years, increases in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have coincided with the 2007-2008 recession and the higher rates of unemployment in the U.S. With SNAP being ...Citation -
35. [Article] Welfare Effects of Fisheries Boom in Lake Victoria
In this paper we try to assess the welfare implications of the Tanzanian fisheries boom following from the increase in quantities and prices of the Lake Victoria Nile perch export primarily to Europe over ...Citation -
36. [Article] Restricted opportunities, unfortunate personal choices, ineffective policies? What explains food insecurity in Oregon
As the extent of household food insecurity in the US has become better understood, policymakers at the federal and state levels have sought to learn more about the multiple causes of food insecurity. Some ...Citation -
Data Availability Statement: Data are available from Dryad (doi:10.5061/dryad.9824c).
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Systems theory and role theory were used in this study to develop a management model, integrating the managerial and psycho-social subsystems of the family system. The integrated theory and model were ...
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Using the Current Population Survey and its Food Security Supplement for 2002-2004, this analysis examines food insecurity and hunger in the Northwest. First comparing to earlier analyses, we document ...
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40. [Article] Intra-household gender analysis of work roles and distribution of resources : a pilot study in a Nepalese village
Thirty households were randomly selected to examine intra-household gender differentials in work roles and distribution of resources, between adult men and women, and boys and girls. Work related activities ...Citation -
41. [Article] Nutrient intake of selected non-reservation native Americans residing in southwest Oregon
A study of nutrient intakes was conducted on the Southwest Oregon non-reservation Indian population during June and July of 1980. Participating households were selected by random methods from a Southwest ...Citation -
Using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (SECCYD), this study assessed the implications of the division of labor on ...
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44. [Article] Determinants of off-farm labor supply among farm households in the north Willamette Valley
Financial stress in agriculture has been a concern over the past century. Agrarian values and "love of the land" seem to yield public conclusions for the support of the industry. Much of this support is in ...Citation -
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47. [Article] Effects of selected family characteristics on interrelated components of household asset portfolios
The effects of selected family characteristics on interrelated components of household asset portfolios over a three-year time period were investigated. Specifically, this study attempted to conceptually ...Citation -
48. [Article] Essays on determinants of human capital accumulation
This dissertation is composed of two self-contained essays, which examine two different factors that could affect human capital accumulation in a developing country. Both essays utilize cross-sectional ...Citation -
49. [Article] Economic Analysis of A Road Usage Charge
This study evaluates the distributional impacts of an alternative public roads finance method, a road usage charge (RUC) fee, on lower income households and rural households in Oregon. While previous research ...Citation -
This study examined time spent in various activities by farm women. Emphasis was placed on household work time and how time is apportioned among various household work activities. Time use of farm women ...
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The researcher 1) explored Thai employed wives' perceived fairness in the division of household labor and child care, 2) investigated factors determining Thai's working wives' perception of fairness in ...
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52. [Article] The effects of wealth components on consumption expenditures of retired elderly households
The relationships between types of wealth components and consumption expenditures were investigated as a means of better understanding retired elderly household well-being. Specifically, the concept of ...Citation -
53. [Article] Household equipment : its care and simple repair
Published October 1943. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catal...Citation -
54. [Article] The golden buprestid as a household pest
Published November 1947. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalogCitation -
Published July 1946. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
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56. [Article] Household equipment : its care and repair
Revised April 1967. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalogCitation -
57. [Article] Examining equity in out-of-pocket expenditures and utilization of healthcare services in Malawi
Best international health practice requires that all people benefit equally from health care services regardless of their socio-economic status and that healthcare payments be based on ability to pay. ...Citation -
60. [Article] Out-of-pocket health care expenditures and household food insecurity among families with children
Since the late 1990s accelerated growth in health care spending coupled with a cost shift of health insurance from employers to employees has created an increased financial burden for many families. Past ...Citation -
61. [Article] Analysis of Demand for Fish Consumed at Home in Thailand
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The purpose of this investigation was to locate, organize and analyze information pertaining to clothing and household textiles of Aurora Colony, Oregon, which existed from 185 7 to 1877. Aurora Colony ...
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The purpose of this study was to identify the dry season vegetable production sources of information, technical knowledge base and needs of women farmers expressed by the women farmers themselves in Ngabu ...
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65. [Article] Role of Shrimp Farming in Generating Employment and income: A Study of Small- Scale Shrimp Farming in West Bengal, India
In the light of the usual allegation against shrimp farming as an employment displacing activity, this paper tries to examine the role of shrimp farming in generation of employment and income for small ...Citation -
66. [Article] Impacts of Community- Based Fish Culture in Seasonal Floodplains on Livelihoods in Bangladesh
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Methodological difficulties, particularly when multifleet-multispecies fisheries are active, explain pro parte a weak research effort on the socio-economic impact of fishery activities after the implementation ...
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68. [Article] Fish and Forests as Natural Insurance: Strategies to Cope with Permanent vs. Temporary Shocks
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70. [Article] A comprehensive solid waste management plan for San Xavier District, Tohono O'Odham Nation
This study had two purposes: to determine solid waste management needs of residents and organizations of the San Xavier District Indian reservation near Tucson, Arizona; and to develop a solid waste management ...Citation -
Suggested Bibliographic Reference: Challenging New Frontiers in the Global Seafood Sector: Proceedings of the Eighteenth Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, ...
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72. [Article] An evaluation of a water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) program for rural communities in northern Afghanistan
The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector of international development works to increase access to sustainable, safe water and improved sanitation. Currently, at least 780 million people live without ...Citation -
73. [Article] A study of differentials related to renting and owning mobile home sites, Shasta County, California
The purpose of this thesis was to identify and compare the housing costs for two groups of mobile home households. The groups selected were households in mobile homes on individual sites and households ...Citation -
74. [Article] Determinants of Rural Household Demand for Fish in Communities of Water and Non-Water Bodies in Oyo State, Nigeria
Suggested Bibliographic Reference: Challenging New Frontiers in the Global Seafood Sector: Proceedings of the Eighteenth Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, ...Citation -
75. [Article] An economic analysis of small-holders agriculture in the central highlands of Ethiopia : a system simulation approach
In the majority of the less developed countries the small-scale peasant agriculture is the dominant sector of the countries' economies. The successes of major agricultural programs in order to increase ...Citation -
76. [Article] Household Healthcare Expenditure in Bangladesh : Analyses of Progressivity and Impacts on Poverty
Health systems financing aims at providing adequate services, ensuring sufficient providers’ incentives, and protecting individuals and families from financial catastrophe. Health services are financed ...Citation -
77. [Article] Investigating Factors that Influence an Ecological Attitude- Behavior Gap among Oregonians
This study examines the determinants of food consumption behaviors, such as purchasing less meat products, paying attention to how and where food is produced, and reducing food waste within the household. ...Citation -
Migration of labor out of rural areas in Mexico is an increasingly important feature of rural development in Mexico. New literature on migration and development suggests that migrants play a role of financial ...
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The perception of catfish farmers on climate change and it effect on the contribution of catfish production to household income in Lagos State, Nigeria were investigated using primary and secondary data ...
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81. [Article] Estimating the absolute wealth of households
This is an Open Access Journal. This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by World Health Organization and can be found at: http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/93/7/en/Citation -
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Using data from the 1987-1988 National Survey of Families and Households, this study compared time children of single mothers (n = 717) and fathers (n = 78) spent on housework. Housework takes time and ...
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87. [Article] Bacterial problems in the home
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88. [Article] Livelihoods and land use change in highland Ethiopia
This dissertation investigates livelihood and land use change dynamics in a community at the farm-forest periphery in highland Ethiopia. I use interviews and livelihood assessment data to compare the strategies ...Citation -
89. [Article] Family food patterns and dietary change in an intervention study : the Family Heart Study
Division of labor in household food preparation tasks is of interest in dietary intervention projects. Randomly selected families were recruited to participate in a 5-year family-based study. A small group ...Citation -
90. [Article] The costuming of an historical play