PL
Przedstawiono zmiany poziomu aktywności ekonomicznej ludności wiejskiej w Polsce w latach 2000-2008. Określono wpływ takich cech społeczno-demograficznych, jak: płeć, wiek i wykształcenie. Do oceny związku pomiędzy wymienionymi cechami a aktywnością ekonomiczną wykorzystano test niezależności chi-kwadrat.
EN
The article presents the changes in the level of economic activity of rural population in Poland in the years 2000-2008. The main goal of the paper was the determination of how such social and demographic characterics as age, education and sex influence the economic activity. To estimate this relation the Author used a chi-square test for independence as well as measures as: Chuprov's coefficient, Pearson's contingency coefficient and corrected Pearson's contingency coefficient. It was stated that in the analysed period there was a statistically significant correlation in all cases, simultaneously the most significant correlation was observed between the age and the economic activity of the rural population.