U.S. General Accounting Office
Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP)
Q4. In your opinion, what level of understanding do farmers in your county have of HELC provisions?

  Very great understanding (percent) Great understanding (percent) Moderate understanding (percent) Some understanding (percent) Little or no understanding (percent) Number of respondents
Alabama 6.3 18.8 52.1 20.8 2.1 48
Arkansas 0.0 5.9 50.0 35.3 8.8 34
California 0.0 18.2 36.4 22.7 22.7 22
Colorado 0.0 22.5 57.5 15.0 5.0 40
Florida 0.0 29.4 47.1 23.5 0.0 17
Georgia 3.6 30.9 36.4 20.0 9.1 55
Iowa 3.7 33.3 46.9 13.6 2.5 81
Idaho 4.0 20.0 52.0 24.0 0.0 25
Illinois 1.3 32.9 53.9 11.8 0.0 76
Indiana 0.0 21.7 60.0 15.0 3.3 60
Kansas 1.1 31.9 52.7 13.2 1.1 91
Kentucky 4.2 19.7 50.7 22.5 2.8 71
Louisiana 0.0 21.4 53.6 17.9 7.1 28
Maryland 0.0 8.3 58.3 33.3 0.0 12
Michigan 2.4 22.0 43.9 26.8 4.9 41
Minnesota 1.6 24.2 46.8 27.4 0.0 62
Missouri 3.9 23.4 40.3 24.7 7.8 77
Mississippi 3.1 32.8 48.4 15.6 0.0 64
Montana 2.3 20.5 52.3 13.6 11.4 44
North Carolina 3.3 34.4 42.6 16.4 3.3 61
North Dakota 0.0 29.2 58.3 12.5 0.0 48
Nebraska 1.4 26.4 54.2 15.3 2.8 72
New Mexico 0.0 4.8 23.8 42.9 28.6 21
New York 0.0 18.4 60.5 13.2 7.9 38
Ohio 0.0 21.4 50.0 28.6 0.0 56
Oklahoma 0.0 21.7 45.0 26.7 6.7 60
Oregon 0.0 23.5 58.8 17.6 0.0 17
Pennsylvania 2.5 20.0 47.5 30.0 0.0 40
South Carolina 0.0 20.0 52.0 28.0 0.0 25
South Dakota 3.8 30.8 36.5 28.8 0.0 52
Tennessee 3.8 25.0 38.5 25.0 7.7 52
Texas 2.2 15.1 49.6 27.3 5.8 139
Utah 0.0 0.0 63.6 18.2 18.2 11
Virginia 2.6 34.2 31.6 28.9 2.6 38
Washington 0.0 45.0 30.0 15.0 10.0 20
Wisconsin 0.0 36.5 50.0 11.5 1.9 52
West Virginia 0.0 13.6 36.4 40.9 9.1 22
States with fewer than 15 respondents 0.0 15.9 44.4 30.2 9.5 63
All States 1.9 24.3 48.0 21.5 4.4 1,835