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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Agric Saf Health. 2015 Jul;21(3):173–185. doi: 10.13031/jash.21.11066

Table 2.

New York CROPS retrofit demonstrators and observers compared to selected demographics from the 2007 state and national agriculture census.

Source Average Age Gender Ratio Farm Size (acres) Days Worked off Farm[a] Gross Farm Income <$10,000
New York demonstrators 59.5 96% (24) male
4% (1) female
90.6 None: 30%
Any: 70%
>200: 40%
65%
New York observers 54.6[b] 84% (38) male
16% (7) female
107.8[c] None: 62%
Any: 38%
>200: 10%
58%[d]
2007 New York agriculture census[e] 56.2 82% male
18% female
197 None: 39%
Any: 61%
>200: 37%
54%
2007 national agriculture census[e] 57.1 86% male
14% female
418 None: 35%
Any: 65%
>200: 40%
58%
[a]

The “Any” category includes >200 days worked; the percentage listed is for the “Any” category.

[b]

13% (6/45) were missing.

[c]

36% (16/45) were missing.

[d]

47% (21/45) were missing.

[e]

From the 2007 USDA Census of Agriculture (USDA, 2007).