Population and households in urban and rural settlements
Stambuk, M.
Sociologija Sela 28(107-108): 63-76
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0038-0326 PMID: 12285994 Document Number: 379748
An analysis is presented of the demographic and socioeconomic structure of the population of Croatia, Yugoslavia. Results indicate that the rural working population is dominated by older men, with lower levels of formal education, and more children than the urban employed population. On average, rural households are larger with members belonging to several generations. A larger percentage of the rural population is engaged in agriculture as opposed to industry and few are found in activities demanding higher levels of education. As the younger elements of the rural population began to find employment outside agriculture, the social structure of the rural community changed. However, rural society remains dominated by peasants and unskilled workers and fairly monotonous work.