U.S. General Accounting Office
Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP)
Q67f. In your experience, what is the primary hindrance you have in carrying out HELC and WC provisions?: Lack of staff.

  Checked (percent) Not checked (percent) Number of respondents
Alabama 46.4 53.6 28
Arkansas 45.8 54.2 24
California 45.0 55.0 20
Colorado 46.2 53.8 26
Florida 52.9 47.1 17
Georgia 43.8 56.3 32
Iowa 37.3 62.7 67
Idaho 38.1 61.9 21
Illinois 33.3 66.7 57
Indiana 50.0 50.0 48
Kansas 35.3 64.7 68
Kentucky 35.6 64.4 45
Louisiana 52.4 47.6 21
Maryland 69.2 30.8 13
Michigan 54.8 45.2 31
Minnesota 42.1 57.9 57
Missouri 15.0 85.0 40
Mississippi 40.0 60.0 30
Montana 26.7 73.3 30
North Carolina 25.0 75.0 40
North Dakota 17.1 82.9 35
Nebraska 29.0 71.0 62
New Mexico 45.5 54.5 11
New York 60.6 39.4 33
Ohio 36.8 63.2 38
Oklahoma 26.8 73.2 41
Oregon 20.0 80.0 15
Pennsylvania 36.4 63.6 33
South Carolina 46.7 53.3 15
South Dakota 43.2 56.8 37
Tennessee 35.9 64.1 39
Texas 45.6 54.4 79
Utah 42.9 57.1 7
Virginia 45.0 55.0 20
Washington 53.3 46.7 15
Wisconsin 56.3 43.8 48
West Virginia 28.6 71.4 7
States with fewer than 15 respondents 51.5 48.5 33
All States 39.7 60.3 1,283