U.S. General Accounting Office
Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP)
Q29. In your county, how effective are swampbuster provisions at limiting the conversion of wetlands to cropland?

  Extremely effective (percent) Very effective (percent) Moderately effective (percent) Somewhat effective (percent) Slightly or not effective (percent) Number of respondents
Alabama 14.3 34.3 31.4 17.1 2.9 35
Arkansas 25.0 34.4 25.0 12.5 3.1 32
California 5.0 35.0 30.0 25.0 5.0 20
Colorado 6.3 31.3 37.5 12.5 12.5 16
Florida 17.2 51.7 13.8 13.8 3.4 29
Georgia 19.2 46.2 19.2 9.6 5.8 52
Iowa 3.9 44.7 23.7 17.1 10.5 76
Idaho 8.7 26.1 34.8 21.7 8.7 23
Illinois 21.9 43.8 19.2 9.6 5.5 73
Indiana 22.4 34.5 25.9 13.8 3.4 58
Kansas 6.3 40.0 30.0 16.3 7.5 80
Kentucky 33.3 28.6 28.6 7.1 2.4 42
Louisiana 22.5 57.5 7.5 12.5 0.0 40
Maryland 6.7 46.7 33.3 13.3 0.0 15
Michigan 17.4 45.7 21.7 13.0 2.2 46
Minnesota 18.2 45.5 25.8 9.1 1.5 66
Missouri 15.4 44.6 20.0 18.5 1.5 65
Mississippi 16.3 55.1 16.3 12.2 0.0 49
Montana 16.7 38.9 19.4 13.9 11.1 36
North Carolina 18.2 41.8 34.5 3.6 1.8 55
North Dakota 8.7 47.8 23.9 15.2 4.3 46
Nebraska 5.9 26.5 41.2 23.5 2.9 68
New Mexico 0.0 40.0 30.0 0.0 30.0 10
New York 11.1 30.6 27.8 16.7 13.9 36
Ohio 7.8 41.2 27.5 21.6 2.0 51
Oklahoma 13.0 47.8 8.7 21.7 8.7 23
Oregon 0.0 31.3 37.5 31.3 0.0 16
Pennsylvania 11.5 42.3 11.5 23.1 11.5 26
South Carolina 33.3 38.1 14.3 4.8 9.5 21
South Dakota 6.0 36.0 24.0 16.0 18.0 50
Tennessee 12.5 42.5 17.5 22.5 5.0 40
Texas 10.4 49.0 13.5 14.6 12.5 96
Utah 10.0 60.0 0.0 10.0 20.0 10
Virginia 9.1 57.6 9.1 18.2 6.1 33
Washington 0.0 33.3 42.9 14.3 9.5 21
Wisconsin 19.6 56.9 13.7 3.9 5.9 51
West Virginia 6.3 50.0 31.3 6.3 6.3 16
States with fewer than 15 respondents 3.8 36.5 26.9 13.5 19.2 52
All States 13.4 42.2 23.4 14.4 6.5 1,574