Table 1.

Farm and employment characteristics (N = 22).

		Mean	SD	Range	Median	IQR
Acres devoted to thoroughbred operation		875	1,294.8	30–6000	387	894
No. of thoroughbreds		153.1	132.5	6–516	100.5	127
No. of all workers on farm		34	52.6	1–230	13	22
No. year round farm workers (frontline)		25.8	40.6	1–180	11	13
		N	%
Farm size by No. year round employees
	Small (1–10 workers)	8	36.4
	Medium (11–25 workers)	8	36.4
	Large (>25 workers)	6	27.3
Thoroughbred operation includes 1
	Sales	22	100.0
	Breeding	21	95.5
	Boarding	17	77.3
	Racing	16	72.7
Also raise other crops/commodities 1		8	36.4
	Crops	6	27.3
	Livestock	4	18.18
No. farms with PT year round employees		10	45.5
No. farms with seasonal employees		14	63.6
No. farms with contract employees		16	72.7
		N	%
Most common jobs on the farm 1, 2
	Grooms	22	100.0
	Maintenance worker	17	77.3
	Night watch	16	72.7
	Landscapers	11	50.0
	Exercise Rider	8	36.4
	General Farm Hand	4	18.2
No. of farms where workers perform multiple job tasks		14	63.6

Notes: ¹ Percentages do not equal 100 because responses are not mutually exclusive; ² Farms were asked to list their top three jobs for number of workers employed.