| Farmer Questionnaire | TABLE No | C:\Farmproj\xceldat\!frmgr.xls | ||||||||
| A-sheep | B/C-beef cattle | D-fruit/veg | E-grain | |||||||
| Q1 - What do you grow or keep on farm | 21 | 15 | 0 | 1 | n=21 (37 choices) | |||||
| No null hypothesis | (>1 answer each) | |||||||||
| A <1,000 acres | B:1,001-4000 | C:4,000-8,000 | D:8,000-12,000 | E > 12,000 | ||||||
| Q2 - What is size of your farm (acres) | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n=21 | ||||
| Comment: | Average farm size = 812 acres | |||||||||
| [Stat comparison not possible] | Average for Wales = 100 acres (42.4 hect) (Ref: Welsh Agric Stats 1998. Ref …...) | |||||||||
| A < £10k | B:£10-14k | C:£14-18k | D:£18-22k | E:£22-26k | F >£26k | G-Don'tKnow | H-no answer | |||
| Q3 - What is farm income this year | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11* | 1 | n=21 | |
| Comment: | Statistical analysis not useful because many farmers refused to answer | (ie, refused to answer) | ||||||||
| A - Yes | B - No | |||||||||
| Q3a - In Tir Cymen? | 12 | 9 | ||||||||
| Null hypothesis: assume equal distrib | 10 | 10 | c2= | 0.479500124 | ||||||
| A < £1k | B:£1-3k | C:£3-6k | D:£6-9k | E: £9-12k | F: £12-15k | G > £15k | F-Don’tKnow | |||
| Q4 - Profit this year? | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7* | n=21 | |
| Comment: | Statistical analysis not useful because many farmers refused to answer | |||||||||
| A- Up a lot | B- Up a little | C - Same | D - Down a little | E -Down a lot | F-Don't know | |||||
| Q5 - Has income and/or profit changed in the few years? | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | n=21 | |||
| Null: even distribution | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | c2= | 9.4378E-10 | |||
| A-Increased | B-Decreased | C - Same | D-none employed | |||||||
| Q5 - Any change in the number of farm workers you employ? | 0 | 4 | 11 | 6 | n=21 | |||||
| Null: even distribution | 5 | 5 | 5 | c2= | 0.02258689 | |||||
| A < 20% | B - 20-40% | C: 40-60% | D:60-80% | E: 80-100% | ||||||
| Q6 -What % income has been from subsidies this year? | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | n=21 | ||||
| Null: even distribution | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | c2= | 0.008137219 | |||
| A - Yes | B - No | C-Don't know | ||||||||
| Q7 - Farm dependant upon subsidies? | 16 | 5 | 0 | n=21 | ||||||
| Null: equal yes/no: | 11 | 10 | c2= | 0.02891399 | ||||||
| A - Decline | B-Improved | C - No trends | D-Haven't noticed | |||||||
| Q8 - Farming economy changed? | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n=21 | |||||
| Not tested (Obvious decline) | ||||||||||
| A - Yes | B - No | C - no answer | ||||||||
| Q9 - Has it affected you personally? | 16 | 3 | 2 | n=19 | ||||||
| Null: equal yes/no: | 9 | 10 | c2= | 0.00129865 | ||||||
| A-Government | B-Farmers | C-LivestockDealers | D-Abattoires | E: S-Markets/ Butchers | F-Consumers | H-Don'tKnow | I - Other | J-Strong £ | K-Imports | |
| Q11 - Who do you think is responsible? | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| No null hypothesis | (>1 answer each) | |||||||||
| A - Too high | B - Too low | C-Reasonable | D-Don't know | |||||||
| Q12 - Are current levels of subsidies to farmers reasonable? | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3 | ||||||
| Null: even distrib | 6 | 6 | 6 | c2= | 0.00150344 | |||||
| A - Not at all | B - Some | C - A lot | D-Completely | E-Don't know | ||||||
| Q13 - Does local farm industry affect local economy? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Null: even distrib | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | c2= | 0.0050897 | ||||
| A - Yes | B - No | |||||||||
| Q14 - Have you diversified? | 12 | 9 | n=21, yes=12 | |||||||
| Null: equal yes/no: | 11 | 10 | c2= | 0.662161064 | ||||||
| A-Sell direct | B-Tourism | C-Environment | D-Offsite | E-Contracting | F - Other | |||||
| Q15 - If yes, how? | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | n=12 | |||
| No null hypothesis | ||||||||||
| A - Yes | B - No | C - no answer | ||||||||
| Q16 - Viable without diversification? | 5 | 6 | 1 | n=12 | ||||||
| Null: equal yes/no: | 6 | 5 | c2= | 0.544826851 | ||||||
| A-Other farmers | B - Friend | C-Business Plan | D -Advisor | E-Need income | F - no answer | |||||
| Q17 - Why diversify? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | n=12 (n=10 excl. no answer) | |||
| Null: even distrib | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | c2= | 7.98748E-05 | |||
| A - Yes | B - No | F - no family | ||||||||
| Q18 - Last to farm in your family? | 6 | 14 | 1 | n=21 (n=20 excl. no answer) | ||||||
| Null: equal yes/no: | 10 | 10 | c2= | 0.073638283 |
