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)