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. 2021 Jan 25;28(21):26628–26642. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-12283-w

Table 1.

Basic general characteristics of interviewed farmers

Specification Population Share in the test sample
(pcs) (%)
Age of respondents
  18–29 y 128 11.6
  30–39 y 250 22.7
  40–49 y 328 29.8
  50–59 y 281 25.5
  > 60 y 102 9.3
  No data 12 1.1
  Total 1101 100
Gender of respondents
  Women 197 17.9
  Men 901 81.8
  No data 3 0.3
  Total 1101 100
Education level of respondents
  Primary 44 4.0
  Graduate vocational school 389 35.3
  Secondary 518 47.0
  Higher 142 12.9
  No data 8 0.7
  Total 1101 100
Number of years worked in agricultural holding
  1–5 y 90 8.2
  6–10 y 146 13.3
  11–15 y 119 10.8
  16–20 y 172 15.6
  21–25 y 138 12.5
  26–30 y 152 13.8
  > 31 y 282 25.6
  No data 2 0.2
  Total 1101 100
Selected features of agricultural holdings
  Area of agricultural lands (ha)
    < 5 88 8.0
    5–9.99 195 17.7
    10–14.99 191 17.3
    15–19.99 136 12.4
    20–29.99 164 14.9
    30–49.99 170 15.4
    50–99.99 115 10.4
    >100 41 3.7
    No data 1 0.1
    Total 1101 100
  Economic size of agricultural holding (SO)
    €< 10,000 316 28.7
    €10,100–13,000 156 14.2
    €13,100–20,000 188 17.1
    €20,100–50,000 232 21.1
    €50,100–100,000 99 9.0
    €100,100–200,000 40 3.6
    €> 200,000 4 0.4
    No data 66 6.0
    Total 1101 100

Source: Own study based on questionnaire surveys (N = 1101)