U.S. General Accounting Office
Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP)
Q69j. What is the second greatest hindrance?: Political influence

  Checked (percent) Not checked (percent) Number of respondents
Alabama 0.0 100.0 24
Arkansas 5.6 94.4 18
California 6.3 93.8 16
Colorado 4.8 95.2 21
Florida 18.2 81.8 11
Georgia 0.0 100.0 25
Iowa 7.4 92.6 54
Idaho 0.0 100.0 13
Illinois 7.5 92.5 53
Indiana 0.0 100.0 41
Kansas 8.3 91.7 60
Kentucky 8.6 91.4 35
Louisiana 9.1 90.9 11
Maryland 44.4 55.6 9
Michigan 0.0 100.0 28
Minnesota 8.5 91.5 47
Missouri 10.8 89.2 37
Mississippi 7.4 92.6 27
Montana 0.0 100.0 24
North Carolina 3.4 96.6 29
North Dakota 3.2 96.8 31
Nebraska 1.8 98.2 57
New Mexico 10.0 90.0 10
New York 7.4 92.6 27
Ohio 5.9 94.1 34
Oklahoma 9.4 90.6 32
Oregon 0.0 100.0 9
Pennsylvania 14.8 85.2 27
South Carolina 0.0 100.0 13
South Dakota 13.3 86.7 30
Tennessee 9.1 90.9 33
Texas 5.0 95.0 60
Utah 0.0 100.0 6
Virginia 5.9 94.1 17
Washington 0.0 100.0 15
Wisconsin 7.1 92.9 42
West Virginia 0.0 100.0 5
States with fewer than 15 respondents 3.4 96.6 29
All States 6.2 93.8 1,060