Table 3.

Changes in index class between the two NSI samplings by land use and first sampling index class. Note the Very Good class could only move to a lower class and the Degraded class to a higher one, but the Good and Moderate classes could move either up or down.

Land use	Index class at first sampling
	Very Good	Good	Moderate	Degraded
Arable
Number at first sampling	129	70	90	215
Number that changed class	61	50	57	55
% that changed class	47	71	63	26
Ley grass
Number at first sampling	128	60	43	53
Number that changed class	37	40	25	24
% that changed class	29	67	58	45
Permanent grass
Number at first sampling	375	83	44	30
Number that changed class	86	51	25	18
% that changed class	23	61	57	60
Woodland
Number at first sampling	61	16	14	7
Number that changed class	2	13	11	4
% that changed class	3	81	79	57