Table 1. Select characteristics of survey respondents^*.

Variable	Values
Median number of broilers per house	23,500 (range: 15,500–100,000)
Median number of broiler houses on the farm	4 (range: 2–12)
Median total bird capacity	100,800 (range: 33,700–400,000)
Median household size	2 adults
% of respondents reporting:
Hiring non-household workers on the farm	10 farms
Hiring part-time workers+	2 farms
Caking out the poultry houses themselves or with help of other growers	14 farms
Doing some or all of poultry house maintenance themselves	14 farms
Full-time or part-time off-farm employment for self or spouse	10 farms
Employment in the poultry industry for 10+ years	10 farms

*n = 17 respondents.

⁺n = 16 for this question.