Table 7.

Frequencies and percentages of Australian dairy farmers reporting different challenges (yes), and the levels of concern expressed, from 1, very unconcerned, to 10, very concerned.

		Level of concern										Yes
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Rising operational costs	Count	-	-	1	3	4	12	15	35	20	42	132
	% of Total			0.7%	2.0%	2.7%	8.2%	10.2%	23.8%	13.6%	28.6%	89.8%
Long working hours and minimal downtime	Count	2	-	3	1	9	7	13	18	17	37	107
	% of Total	1.4%		2.0%	0.7%	6.1%	4.8%	8.8%	12.2%	11.6%	25.2%	72.8%
Labour shortages	Count	1	1	-	2	6	10	15	26	15	27	103
	% of Total	0.7%	0.7%		1.4%	4.1%	6.8%	10.2%	17.7%	10.2%	18.4%	70.1%
Unpredictable weather patterns	Count	-	1	1	2	20	17	29	15	5	5	95
	% of Total		0.7%	0.7%	1.4%	13.6%	11.6%	19.7%	10.2%	3.4%	3.4%	64.6%
Impacts on mental health and wellbeing	Count	-	-	3	-	7	11	17	16	7	14	75
	% of Total			2.0%		4.8%	7.5%	11.6%	10.9%	4.8%	9.5%	51.0%
Unstable milk prices	Count	-	-	1	2	6	8	17	14	6	14	68
	% of Total			0.7%	1.4%	4.1%	5.4%	11.6%	9.5%	4.1%	9.5%	46.3%
Lack of subsidies and grants	Count	-	1	2	3	7	6	15	8	3	8	53
	% of Total		0.7%	1.4%	2.0%	4.8%	4.1%	10.2%	5.4%	2.0%	5.4%	36.1%
Changing consumer demand	Count	-	2	2	5	6	13	11	9	3	1	52
	% of Total		1.4%	1.4%	3.4%	4.1%	8.8%	7.5%	6.1%	2.0%	0.7%	35.4%
Climate change uncertainty	Count	-	1	1	3	9	12	11	10	-	6	53
	% of Total		0.7%	0.7%	2.0%	6.1%	8.2%	7.5%	6.8%		4.1%	36.1%

This table has been evaluated only on frequency and percentage values.