Using a life course approach, this analysis examines the effects of industrializa
tion on household and family characteristics for the predominately rural population of Appala
chian Kentucky in 1880 and 1910. The household and family characteristics of males and
females aged 15-19, 20-24 and 25-29 are described, and variation in these characteristics is
examined in terms of six contextual variables. While samples from the 1880 and 1910 general
populations do not differ, the samples from the 1910 general population and the 1910 coal mine
population do differ. Individuals from the industrial 1910 coal mine sample achieve adult
household and family statuses at significantly earlier ages. This analysis demonstrates the effects
industrialization—separate from urbanization—can have on households and families.
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