U.S. General Accounting Office
Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP)
Q74. If implemented appropriately, how effective, are the alternative conservation systems in the FOTG in addressing the requirements for soil erosion reduction?

  Extremely effective (percent) Very effective (percent) Moderately effective (percent) Somewhat effective (percent) Slightly or not effective (percent) Number of respondents
Alabama 4.0 64.0 26.0 6.0 0.0 50
Arkansas 2.4 53.7 29.3 9.8 4.9 41
California 16.7 54.2 16.7 8.3 4.2 24
Colorado 4.9 46.3 29.3 14.6 4.9 41
Florida 16.7 58.3 16.7 4.2 4.2 24
Georgia 15.5 56.9 19.0 8.6 0.0 58
Iowa 5.0 32.5 43.8 15.0 3.8 80
Idaho 0.0 63.0 33.3 3.7 0.0 27
Illinois 2.7 42.7 45.3 6.7 2.7 75
Indiana 9.5 49.2 30.2 7.9 3.2 63
Kansas 3.6 26.2 35.7 28.6 6.0 84
Kentucky 13.9 58.3 22.2 5.6 0.0 72
Louisiana 26.8 46.3 22.0 4.9 0.0 41
Maryland 8.3 16.7 58.3 0.0 16.7 12
Michigan 11.1 26.7 33.3 13.3 15.6 45
Minnesota 8.7 21.7 39.1 23.2 7.2 69
Missouri 23.7 36.8 26.3 10.5 2.6 76
Mississippi 18.8 48.4 29.7 3.1 0.0 64
Montana 0.0 23.1 25.6 30.8 20.5 39
North Carolina 13.0 52.2 33.3 1.4 0.0 69
North Dakota 8.2 24.5 40.8 16.3 10.2 49
Nebraska 9.0 22.4 47.8 17.9 3.0 67
New Mexico 16.7 50.0 20.8 8.3 4.2 24
New York 18.4 34.2 28.9 15.8 2.6 38
Ohio 3.6 39.3 41.1 8.9 7.1 56
Oklahoma 9.8 26.2 41.0 18.0 4.9 61
Oregon 0.0 35.7 42.9 14.3 7.1 14
Pennsylvania 2.8 27.8 30.6 19.4 19.4 36
South Carolina 12.5 45.8 37.5 4.2 0.0 24
South Dakota 7.5 28.3 35.8 24.5 3.8 53
Tennessee 14.5 43.6 25.5 12.7 3.6 55
Texas 10.1 46.4 29.0 9.4 5.1 138
Utah 23.1 38.5 23.1 15.4 0.0 13
Virginia 10.0 52.5 27.5 7.5 2.5 40
Washington 30.0 45.0 15.0 10.0 0.0 20
Wisconsin 3.9 5.9 25.5 31.4 33.3 51
West Virginia 17.4 47.8 26.1 4.3 4.3 23
States with fewer than 15 respondents 3.2 50.8 30.2 12.7 3.2 63
All States 10.1 40.2 31.9 12.7 5.2 1,879