Table 1.

General data at baseline 2002 among FFS farmers (N = 23) and neighbor farmers (N = 47)

Variables		Mean	Range	p-value
Age, mean	FFS farmers	34,6	22-61	0.01
	Neighbor farmers	42,6	19- 70
Years in farming, mean	FFS farmers	19,1	1-40	0.03
	Neighbor farmers	26,2	3-60
Hectares grown, mean	FFS farmers	2,1	0,2-15,1	0.06
	Neighbor farmers	1,1	0-4,5
		%
Farming in temperate climate	FFS farmers	65,2		0.81
	Neighbor farmers	68,1
Educational level above primary school	FFS farmers	73,9		0.08
	Neighbor farmers	52,2
Received course on pesticide handling	FFS farmers	26,1		0.51
	Neighbor farmers	19,1

χ²-test and Student’s T-test used for calculating p-values.