U.S. General Accounting Office
Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP)
Q71j. What is the third greatest hindrance?: Political influence

  Checked (percent) Not checked (percent) Number of respondents
Alabama 22.2 77.8 18
Arkansas 7.7 92.3 13
California 9.1 90.9 11
Colorado 0.0 100.0 18
Florida 11.1 88.9 9
Georgia 11.8 88.2 17
Iowa 17.4 82.6 46
Idaho 0.0 100.0 10
Illinois 4.5 95.5 44
Indiana 9.1 90.9 33
Kansas 13.3 86.7 45
Kentucky 0.0 100.0 28
Louisiana 16.7 83.3 6
Maryland 0.0 100.0 6
Michigan 12.0 88.0 25
Minnesota 8.8 91.2 34
Missouri 21.2 78.8 33
Mississippi 15.0 85.0 20
Montana 0.0 100.0 17
North Carolina 4.3 95.7 23
North Dakota 27.3 72.7 22
Nebraska 14.0 86.0 43
New Mexico 14.3 85.7 7
New York 11.8 88.2 17
Ohio 7.7 92.3 26
Oklahoma 3.8 96.2 26
Oregon 33.3 66.7 9
Pennsylvania 0.0 100.0 23
South Carolina 11.1 88.9 9
South Dakota 18.5 81.5 27
Tennessee 10.5 89.5 19
Texas 10.2 89.8 49
Utah 20.0 80.0 5
Virginia 0.0 100.0 15
Washington 0.0 100.0 12
Wisconsin 10.5 89.5 38
West Virginia 0.0 100.0 4
States with fewer than 15 respondents 9.5 90.5 21
All States 10.5 89.5 828