U.S. General Accounting Office
Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP)
Q55. During a status review, if you discover that a producer is not applying an important practice in his or her conservation system, how often do you grant an "AM" variance?

  Always or almost always (percent) Most of the time (percent) About half of the time (percent) Some of the time (percent) Never or almost never (percent) Number of respondents
Alabama 0.0 5.0 2.5 22.5 70.0 40
Arkansas 4.5 9.1 0.0 31.8 54.5 22
California 6.7 0.0 6.7 0.0 86.7 15
Colorado 0.0 11.1 2.8 27.8 58.3 36
Florida 0.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 80.0 15
Georgia 7.5 2.5 2.5 22.5 65.0 40
Iowa 2.6 3.9 5.2 29.9 58.4 77
Idaho 9.1 4.5 0.0 31.8 54.5 22
Illinois 1.4 5.5 12.3 23.3 57.5 73
Indiana 0.0 13.0 2.2 26.1 58.7 46
Kansas 6.1 9.8 0.0 18.3 65.9 82
Kentucky 4.0 22.0 4.0 26.0 44.0 50
Louisiana 4.3 8.7 0.0 13.0 73.9 23
Maryland 0.0 10.0 0.0 30.0 60.0 10
Michigan 0.0 6.5 3.2 19.4 71.0 31
Minnesota 13.6 13.6 8.5 18.6 45.8 59
Missouri 9.2 6.2 9.2 23.1 52.3 65
Mississippi 1.9 11.3 1.9 26.4 58.5 53
Montana 6.3 6.3 0.0 12.5 75.0 32
North Carolina 7.5 7.5 1.9 15.1 67.9 53
North Dakota 0.0 10.5 0.0 34.2 55.3 38
Nebraska 4.7 14.1 0.0 12.5 68.8 64
New Mexico 11.8 23.5 0.0 17.6 47.1 17
New York 0.0 11.1 0.0 27.8 61.1 36
Ohio 2.2 2.2 0.0 23.9 71.7 46
Oklahoma 4.3 8.5 4.3 23.4 59.6 47
Oregon 0.0 0.0 0.0 23.5 76.5 17
Pennsylvania 8.8 0.0 2.9 32.4 55.9 34
South Carolina 0.0 0.0 6.7 6.7 86.7 15
South Dakota 2.4 4.8 2.4 19.0 71.4 42
Tennessee 4.9 9.8 2.4 17.1 65.9 41
Texas 10.1 6.4 1.8 22.9 58.7 109
Utah 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 9
Virginia 5.9 20.6 0.0 35.3 38.2 34
Washington 0.0 5.0 0.0 20.0 75.0 20
Wisconsin 2.1 10.4 4.2 31.3 52.1 48
West Virginia 5.9 11.8 5.9 17.6 58.8 17
States with fewer than 15 respondents 2.2 2.2 2.2 13.3 80.0 45
All States 4.5 8.3 3.1 22.3 61.8 1,523