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 |