title: Sex differences in principal farm operators' tractor driving safety beliefs and behaviors.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, University of Kentucky, USA.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Cole
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Westneat
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Browning
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Piercy
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Struttmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000383:Agriculture; D001290:Attitude; D001334:Automobile Driving; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014931:Women, Working