U.S. General Accounting Office
Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP)
Q31. In your opinion, should USDA farm program participants be required to follow wetland conservation provisions on their land?

  Definitely yes (percent) Probably yes (percent) Neither yes nor no (percent) Probably no (percent) Definitely no (percent) Number of respondents
Alabama 39.5 42.1 5.3 13.2 0.0 38
Arkansas 39.5 47.4 5.3 2.6 5.3 38
California 57.1 19.0 14.3 9.5 0.0 21
Colorado 36.8 36.8 21.1 5.3 0.0 19
Florida 69.0 20.7 0.0 6.9 3.4 29
Georgia 47.9 33.3 8.3 10.4 0.0 48
Iowa 53.9 36.8 1.3 2.6 5.3 76
Idaho 47.6 47.6 4.8 0.0 0.0 21
Illinois 72.6 17.8 4.1 5.5 0.0 73
Indiana 53.4 34.5 6.9 3.4 1.7 58
Kansas 42.7 41.5 4.9 9.8 1.2 82
Kentucky 22.2 66.7 4.4 4.4 2.2 45
Louisiana 64.1 28.2 2.6 5.1 0.0 39
Maryland 60.0 33.3 0.0 6.7 0.0 15
Michigan 73.9 19.6 0.0 6.5 0.0 46
Minnesota 69.2 21.5 6.2 1.5 1.5 65
Missouri 38.8 44.8 10.4 0.0 6.0 67
Mississippi 51.0 41.2 2.0 3.9 2.0 51
Montana 42.5 32.5 17.5 7.5 0.0 40
North Carolina 50.0 41.1 5.4 3.6 0.0 56
North Dakota 59.6 25.5 4.3 6.4 4.3 47
Nebraska 60.3 26.5 8.8 4.4 0.0 68
New Mexico 36.4 45.5 18.2 0.0 0.0 11
New York 59.5 35.1 2.7 2.7 0.0 37
Ohio 56.0 32.0 4.0 6.0 2.0 50
Oklahoma 16.0 64.0 16.0 4.0 0.0 25
Oregon 72.2 22.2 5.6 0.0 0.0 18
Pennsylvania 61.5 38.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 26
South Carolina 45.5 27.3 4.5 13.6 9.1 22
South Dakota 52.9 27.5 11.8 7.8 0.0 51
Tennessee 46.3 31.7 12.2 7.3 2.4 41
Texas 45.1 40.2 5.9 7.8 1.0 102
Utah 36.4 27.3 18.2 18.2 0.0 11
Virginia 61.1 27.8 5.6 5.6 0.0 36
Washington 50.0 45.5 0.0 4.5 0.0 22
Wisconsin 92.2 3.9 2.0 2.0 0.0 51
West Virginia 18.8 18.8 25.0 37.5 0.0 16
States with fewer than 15 respondents 51.8 30.4 8.9 5.4 3.6 56
All States 52.9 33.5 6.4 5.7 1.5 1,617