Canonical Analysis of Farm Satisfaction Data.

Canonical correlation analysis permits the sociologist to study empirically the patterns of relationships between 2 sets of variables, but the technique has not been widely applied. Data from a random sample of farm families in Wisconsin were utilized to demonstrate the effectiveness of the technique in predicting the joint satisfaction of husbands and wives with their occupational success. The results suggest a single satisfaction profile. Joint satisfaction of the couple occurred for high-status farmers with mechanized operations, having high corn yield per acre and providing adequate income, in which high farm aspiration of the husband combined with high home aspiration of the wife. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]