Table 3.

Virginia 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
Virginia demonstrators	64	100% (25) male	243	None: 42% Any: 58% >200: 38%	55%
Virginia observers	50[b]	94% (34) male 6% (2) female	253[c]	None: 44% Any: 56% >200: 50%	30%[d]
2007 Virginia agriculture census[e]	58.2	83% male 17% female	171	None: 35% Any: 65% >200: 41%	67%
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]6% (2/36) were missing.

^[c]14% (5/36) were missing.

^[d]25% (9/36) were missing.

^[e]From the 2007 USDA Census of Agriculture (USDA, 2007).