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. 2023 Nov 20;5:15. doi: 10.1186/s42522-023-00091-4

Table 6.

Description of demographic and farm-related variables for Ohio-based livestock producers (n = 48) according to their assigned cluster. Number of participants in each cluster are shown and frequency percentages are shown for each variable. This is an abbreviated version. For the complete table, see Additional file 9: Table 6

Cluster Lives on farm Role on farma Sole employmentb Experience (years) Median acres cultivated (range) Most common land type

1 (n = 15)

Aware yet incautious

Yes

No

73.3

26.7

O

E

46.7

53.3

FT

PT

N

73.3

26.7

0

 < 5

5–15

 > 15

40.0

53.3

6.7

50c

(5–2000)

Lawn or short pasture

2 (n = 21)

Aware & cautious

Yes

No

NA

71.4

19.1

9.5

O

E

NA

76.2

19.0

4.8

FT

PT

N

NA

52.4

23.8

19.0

4.8

 < 5

5–15

 > 15

NA

19.0

47.6

28.6

4.8

109d

(20–5000)

Row crops & prairie/field

3 (n = 12)

Unaware & incautious

Yes

No

58.0

42.0

O

E

33.3

66.7

FT

PT

NA

41.7

33.3

25.0

 < 5

5–15

 > 15

33.3

50.0

16.7

67.5

(1–200)

Lawn or short pasture

aO Owner, E Employee, NA no answer

bFT Yes, full-time, PT Yes, part-time, N No, has other job

cCalculated on 13 responses

dCalculated on 17 responses