U.S. General Accounting Office
Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP)
Q13. In your opinion, how effective, if at all, would HELC provisions be in reducing soil erosion in your county if no alternative conservation systems were allowed?

  Extremely effective (percent) Very effective (percent) Moderately effective (percent) Somewhat effective (percent) Slightly or not effective (percent) Number of respondents
Alabama 0.0 22.9 31.3 29.2 16.7 48
Arkansas 3.2 22.6 32.3 22.6 19.4 31
California 0.0 30.0 5.0 25.0 40.0 20
Colorado 0.0 21.1 23.7 31.6 23.7 38
Florida 0.0 21.4 35.7 28.6 14.3 14
Georgia 2.1 18.8 16.7 31.3 31.3 48
Iowa 7.6 40.5 32.9 11.4 7.6 79
Idaho 4.2 20.8 16.7 20.8 37.5 24
Illinois 2.7 27.4 26.0 20.5 23.3 73
Indiana 3.4 27.6 25.9 25.9 17.2 58
Kansas 6.0 50.7 19.4 11.9 11.9 67
Kentucky 1.4 22.5 25.4 26.8 23.9 71
Louisiana 3.7 22.2 25.9 25.9 22.2 27
Maryland 0.0 14.3 28.6 42.9 14.3 7
Michigan 12.1 42.4 36.4 9.1 0.0 33
Minnesota 6.7 31.7 36.7 11.7 13.3 60
Missouri 2.7 13.3 32.0 26.7 25.3 75
Mississippi 0.0 21.9 28.1 32.8 17.2 64
Montana 8.3 41.7 27.8 16.7 5.6 36
North Carolina 5.2 17.2 34.5 22.4 20.7 58
North Dakota 8.9 17.8 37.8 17.8 17.8 45
Nebraska 12.3 26.2 26.2 24.6 10.8 65
New Mexico 0.0 31.6 15.8 15.8 36.8 19
New York 5.4 8.1 48.6 27.0 10.8 37
Ohio 9.8 23.5 25.5 33.3 7.8 51
Oklahoma 1.8 37.5 30.4 21.4 8.9 56
Oregon 0.0 38.5 30.8 23.1 7.7 13
Pennsylvania 13.5 40.5 18.9 13.5 13.5 37
South Carolina 0.0 30.4 26.1 30.4 13.0 23
South Dakota 8.0 30.0 22.0 26.0 14.0 50
Tennessee 5.7 24.5 30.2 18.9 20.8 53
Texas 4.3 25.6 29.1 24.8 16.2 117
Utah 0.0 37.5 12.5 37.5 12.5 8
Virginia 5.4 21.6 24.3 37.8 10.8 37
Washington 0.0 26.3 26.3 31.6 15.8 19
Wisconsin 22.0 40.0 30.0 2.0 6.0 50
West Virginia 4.5 36.4 18.2 22.7 18.2 22
States with fewer than 15 respondents 0.0 24.5 28.3 24.5 22.6 53
All States 5.1 27.6 27.9 22.7 16.7 1,686