U.S. General Accounting Office

U.S. General Accounting Office

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

Q59b. 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?: Identify a variance that will solve the situation for this year

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 28.9 17.8 0.0 35.6 17.8 45

Arkansas 36.0 28.0 4.0 24.0 8.0 25

California 22.2 33.3 0.0 22.2 22.2 18

Colorado 47.4 21.1 5.3 15.8 10.5 38

Florida 35.0 30.0 5.0 10.0 20.0 20

Georgia 38.8 12.2 12.2 20.4 16.3 49

Iowa 8.6 9.9 7.4 40.7 33.3 81

Idaho 27.3 36.4 0.0 9.1 27.3 22

Illinois 20.8 16.7 13.9 29.2 19.4 72

Indiana 23.1 32.7 3.8 23.1 17.3 52

Kansas 37.5 21.6 3.4 18.2 19.3 88

Kentucky 37.3 32.8 4.5 19.4 6.0 67

Louisiana 50.0 18.8 3.1 15.6 12.5 32

Maryland 20.0 30.0 0.0 20.0 30.0 10

Michigan 28.6 14.3 7.1 28.6 21.4 42

Minnesota 25.0 21.7 8.3 28.3 16.7 60

Missouri 35.6 24.7 5.5 21.9 12.3 73

Mississippi 52.6 28.1 3.5 10.5 5.3 57

Montana 26.3 23.7 2.6 39.5 7.9 38

North Carolina 36.1 21.3 4.9 23.0 14.8 61

North Dakota 23.9 23.9 10.9 19.6 21.7 46

Nebraska 30.4 27.5 2.9 24.6 14.5 69

New Mexico 25.0 50.0 12.5 6.3 6.3 16

New York 31.4 28.6 5.7 20.0 14.3 35

Ohio 18.9 18.9 5.7 24.5 32.1 53

Oklahoma 27.3 32.7 7.3 25.5 7.3 55

Oregon 26.7 20.0 0.0 33.3 20.0 15

Pennsylvania 32.4 24.3 2.7 29.7 10.8 37

South Carolina 25.0 12.5 4.2 37.5 20.8 24

South Dakota 19.6 23.5 3.9 31.4 21.6 51

Tennessee 41.3 19.6 6.5 15.2 17.4 46

Texas 39.8 25.2 4.1 14.6 16.3 123

Utah 12.5 25.0 0.0 62.5 0.0 8

Virginia 33.3 22.2 5.6 25.0 13.9 36

Washington 10.5 10.5 0.0 31.6 47.4 19

Wisconsin 21.2 21.2 3.8 42.3 11.5 52

West Virginia 26.7 26.7 0.0 20.0 26.7 15

States with fewer than 15 respondents 40.0 10.0 2.0 26.0 22.0 50

All States 30.8 22.7 5.2 24.3 17.1 1,700

	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	28.9	17.8	0.0	35.6	17.8	45
Arkansas	36.0	28.0	4.0	24.0	8.0	25
California	22.2	33.3	0.0	22.2	22.2	18
Colorado	47.4	21.1	5.3	15.8	10.5	38
Florida	35.0	30.0	5.0	10.0	20.0	20
Georgia	38.8	12.2	12.2	20.4	16.3	49
Iowa	8.6	9.9	7.4	40.7	33.3	81
Idaho	27.3	36.4	0.0	9.1	27.3	22
Illinois	20.8	16.7	13.9	29.2	19.4	72
Indiana	23.1	32.7	3.8	23.1	17.3	52
Kansas	37.5	21.6	3.4	18.2	19.3	88
Kentucky	37.3	32.8	4.5	19.4	6.0	67
Louisiana	50.0	18.8	3.1	15.6	12.5	32
Maryland	20.0	30.0	0.0	20.0	30.0	10
Michigan	28.6	14.3	7.1	28.6	21.4	42
Minnesota	25.0	21.7	8.3	28.3	16.7	60
Missouri	35.6	24.7	5.5	21.9	12.3	73
Mississippi	52.6	28.1	3.5	10.5	5.3	57
Montana	26.3	23.7	2.6	39.5	7.9	38
North Carolina	36.1	21.3	4.9	23.0	14.8	61
North Dakota	23.9	23.9	10.9	19.6	21.7	46
Nebraska	30.4	27.5	2.9	24.6	14.5	69
New Mexico	25.0	50.0	12.5	6.3	6.3	16
New York	31.4	28.6	5.7	20.0	14.3	35
Ohio	18.9	18.9	5.7	24.5	32.1	53
Oklahoma	27.3	32.7	7.3	25.5	7.3	55
Oregon	26.7	20.0	0.0	33.3	20.0	15
Pennsylvania	32.4	24.3	2.7	29.7	10.8	37
South Carolina	25.0	12.5	4.2	37.5	20.8	24
South Dakota	19.6	23.5	3.9	31.4	21.6	51
Tennessee	41.3	19.6	6.5	15.2	17.4	46
Texas	39.8	25.2	4.1	14.6	16.3	123
Utah	12.5	25.0	0.0	62.5	0.0	8
Virginia	33.3	22.2	5.6	25.0	13.9	36
Washington	10.5	10.5	0.0	31.6	47.4	19
Wisconsin	21.2	21.2	3.8	42.3	11.5	52
West Virginia	26.7	26.7	0.0	20.0	26.7	15
States with fewer than 15 respondents	40.0	10.0	2.0	26.0	22.0	50
All States	30.8	22.7	5.2	24.3	17.1	1,700