U.S. General Accounting Office

U.S. General Accounting Office

Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP)

Q59a. If you discover that a producer is not applying an important practice in his or her conservation system during a status review, how often do you do the following?: Work with the producer to develop a system that will meet the provisions

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 70.2 19.1 0.0 2.1 8.5 47

Arkansas 72.4 24.1 0.0 3.4 0.0 29

California 90.5 9.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 21

Colorado 76.3 10.5 0.0 7.9 5.3 38

Florida 69.6 26.1 0.0 4.3 0.0 23

Georgia 69.8 15.1 3.8 7.5 3.8 53

Iowa 46.8 15.2 0.0 15.2 22.8 79

Idaho 84.0 12.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 25

Illinois 71.6 14.9 4.1 6.8 2.7 74

Indiana 64.9 26.3 0.0 1.8 7.0 57

Kansas 79.5 14.8 1.1 1.1 3.4 88

Kentucky 71.0 18.8 2.9 4.3 2.9 69

Louisiana 91.2 8.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 34

Maryland 63.6 36.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 11

Michigan 70.5 22.7 2.3 4.5 0.0 44

Minnesota 74.6 22.2 0.0 3.2 0.0 63

Missouri 80.5 15.6 0.0 0.0 3.9 77

Mississippi 83.9 14.5 0.0 0.0 1.6 62

Montana 61.9 33.3 0.0 2.4 2.4 42

North Carolina 76.2 9.5 0.0 6.3 7.9 63

North Dakota 68.8 20.8 0.0 4.2 6.3 48

Nebraska 76.1 14.1 1.4 5.6 2.8 71

New Mexico 66.7 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 18

New York 67.6 24.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 37

Ohio 78.2 14.5 1.8 5.5 0.0 55

Oklahoma 71.2 25.4 0.0 1.7 1.7 59

Oregon 61.1 33.3 0.0 0.0 5.6 18

Pennsylvania 74.4 17.9 0.0 0.0 7.7 39

South Carolina 92.3 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 26

South Dakota 71.7 24.5 1.9 1.9 0.0 53

Tennessee 80.0 14.0 0.0 4.0 2.0 50

Texas 71.9 21.9 0.0 3.9 2.3 128

Utah 80.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10

Virginia 81.1 18.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 37

Washington 23.8 33.3 0.0 0.0 42.9 21

Wisconsin 70.6 21.6 2.0 2.0 3.9 51

West Virginia 77.8 22.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 18

States with fewer than 15 respondents 92.9 5.4 1.8 0.0 0.0 56

All States 73.2 18.4 0.8 3.4 4.1 1,794

	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	70.2	19.1	0.0	2.1	8.5	47
Arkansas	72.4	24.1	0.0	3.4	0.0	29
California	90.5	9.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	21
Colorado	76.3	10.5	0.0	7.9	5.3	38
Florida	69.6	26.1	0.0	4.3	0.0	23
Georgia	69.8	15.1	3.8	7.5	3.8	53
Iowa	46.8	15.2	0.0	15.2	22.8	79
Idaho	84.0	12.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	25
Illinois	71.6	14.9	4.1	6.8	2.7	74
Indiana	64.9	26.3	0.0	1.8	7.0	57
Kansas	79.5	14.8	1.1	1.1	3.4	88
Kentucky	71.0	18.8	2.9	4.3	2.9	69
Louisiana	91.2	8.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	34
Maryland	63.6	36.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	11
Michigan	70.5	22.7	2.3	4.5	0.0	44
Minnesota	74.6	22.2	0.0	3.2	0.0	63
Missouri	80.5	15.6	0.0	0.0	3.9	77
Mississippi	83.9	14.5	0.0	0.0	1.6	62
Montana	61.9	33.3	0.0	2.4	2.4	42
North Carolina	76.2	9.5	0.0	6.3	7.9	63
North Dakota	68.8	20.8	0.0	4.2	6.3	48
Nebraska	76.1	14.1	1.4	5.6	2.8	71
New Mexico	66.7	33.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	18
New York	67.6	24.3	2.7	2.7	2.7	37
Ohio	78.2	14.5	1.8	5.5	0.0	55
Oklahoma	71.2	25.4	0.0	1.7	1.7	59
Oregon	61.1	33.3	0.0	0.0	5.6	18
Pennsylvania	74.4	17.9	0.0	0.0	7.7	39
South Carolina	92.3	7.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	26
South Dakota	71.7	24.5	1.9	1.9	0.0	53
Tennessee	80.0	14.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	50
Texas	71.9	21.9	0.0	3.9	2.3	128
Utah	80.0	20.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10
Virginia	81.1	18.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	37
Washington	23.8	33.3	0.0	0.0	42.9	21
Wisconsin	70.6	21.6	2.0	2.0	3.9	51
West Virginia	77.8	22.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	18
States with fewer than 15 respondents	92.9	5.4	1.8	0.0	0.0	56
All States	73.2	18.4	0.8	3.4	4.1	1,794