Table 2.

Anonymous responses (no.; % in parentheses¹) from 95 milkers in 15 commercial dairy farms in northern New York state concerning training and milking equipment

Question	Milkers
Have you ever had training on the milking equipment? (How it works? What to do if it breaks?)
Yes	64 (67.4)
No	28 (29.5)
Not sure	3 (3.1)
Training provided in milking equipment
Employee and manager responses coincided	64 (67.4)
Employee and manager responses differed	31 (32.6)
Are you satisfied with that training?
Yes	68 (71)
No	18 (19)
Not sure	9 (10)
Who trained you on the equipment on this farm?
Another milker	56 (59)
Manager	12 (13)
External professional	12 (13)
Nobody	10 (11)
Other	5 (5)
How many hours do you work per pay period?
Less than 80 h	77
More than 80 but less than 130 h	7
More than 130 h	10
No answer	1

¹Due to rounding, percentages do not always add up to exactly 100%.