U.S. General Accounting Office |
Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP) |
Q3. In your opinion, overall, what level of understanding do farmers in your county have about what constitutes a substantial reduction in soil erosion? |
Very great understanding (percent) | Great understanding (percent) | Moderate understanding (percent) | Some understanding (percent) | Little or no understanding (percent) | Number of respondents | |
Alabama | 2.1 | 18.8 | 54.2 | 20.8 | 4.2 | 48 |
Arkansas | 0.0 | 14.7 | 52.9 | 23.5 | 8.8 | 34 |
California | 0.0 | 18.2 | 59.1 | 18.2 | 4.5 | 22 |
Colorado | 0.0 | 15.0 | 50.0 | 27.5 | 7.5 | 40 |
Florida | 5.9 | 35.3 | 41.2 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 17 |
Georgia | 3.6 | 34.5 | 38.2 | 16.4 | 7.3 | 55 |
Iowa | 0.0 | 15.0 | 40.0 | 31.3 | 13.8 | 80 |
Idaho | 0.0 | 44.0 | 32.0 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 25 |
Illinois | 1.3 | 26.3 | 39.5 | 27.6 | 5.3 | 76 |
Indiana | 0.0 | 18.3 | 45.0 | 28.3 | 8.3 | 60 |
Kansas | 0.0 | 18.9 | 47.8 | 26.7 | 6.7 | 90 |
Kentucky | 2.8 | 21.1 | 52.1 | 22.5 | 1.4 | 71 |
Louisiana | 3.6 | 28.6 | 53.6 | 10.7 | 3.6 | 28 |
Maryland | 0.0 | 33.3 | 50.0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 12 |
Michigan | 0.0 | 19.0 | 45.2 | 33.3 | 2.4 | 42 |
Minnesota | 1.6 | 17.7 | 40.3 | 25.8 | 14.5 | 62 |
Missouri | 2.6 | 19.5 | 42.9 | 20.8 | 14.3 | 77 |
Mississippi | 9.4 | 29.7 | 39.1 | 20.3 | 1.6 | 64 |
Montana | 4.5 | 27.3 | 34.1 | 29.5 | 4.5 | 44 |
North Carolina | 0.0 | 32.8 | 45.9 | 14.8 | 6.6 | 61 |
North Dakota | 4.2 | 14.6 | 58.3 | 18.8 | 4.2 | 48 |
Nebraska | 0.0 | 21.9 | 42.5 | 32.9 | 2.7 | 73 |
New Mexico | 0.0 | 23.8 | 28.6 | 33.3 | 14.3 | 21 |
New York | 0.0 | 13.2 | 52.6 | 23.7 | 10.5 | 38 |
Ohio | 0.0 | 20.0 | 43.6 | 25.5 | 10.9 | 55 |
Oklahoma | 0.0 | 26.7 | 41.7 | 28.3 | 3.3 | 60 |
Oregon | 5.9 | 17.6 | 52.9 | 17.6 | 5.9 | 17 |
Pennsylvania | 0.0 | 20.0 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 7.5 | 40 |
South Carolina | 0.0 | 25.0 | 54.2 | 16.7 | 4.2 | 24 |
South Dakota | 5.8 | 23.1 | 50.0 | 19.2 | 1.9 | 52 |
Tennessee | 1.9 | 32.1 | 37.7 | 24.5 | 3.8 | 53 |
Texas | 1.4 | 21.6 | 42.4 | 27.3 | 7.2 | 139 |
Utah | 0.0 | 10.0 | 60.0 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 10 |
Virginia | 0.0 | 28.9 | 44.7 | 18.4 | 7.9 | 38 |
Washington | 0.0 | 25.0 | 55.0 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 20 |
Wisconsin | 1.9 | 13.5 | 44.2 | 23.1 | 17.3 | 52 |
West Virginia | 0.0 | 18.2 | 54.5 | 22.7 | 4.5 | 22 |
States with fewer than 15 respondents | 1.6 | 22.2 | 46.0 | 22.2 | 7.9 | 63 |
All States | 1.6 | 22.4 | 44.8 | 24.3 | 6.9 | 1,833 |