| Local Residents Questionnaire | TABLE No. | C:\Farmproj\xceldat\!lresgr.xls | ||||||
| A-Yes, Decline | B-Yes, Rise | C-No trends | D-Haven't noticed | |||||
| Q1 - Noticed any economic changes in the local farming industry recently? | 11 | 0 | 2 | 8 | (n=21, n=13 who noticed) | |||
| Null hypothesis: even distribution (excl.Not noticed) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | c2= | 0.002243 | ||
| Grouping those who notice trends vs 'Haven't noticed' | 13 | 8 | ||||||
| Null hypothesis, assuming nearly everyone notices | 20 | 1 | c2= | 7.34E-13 | ||||
| A - Not at all | B - Some | C - A lot | D-Haven't noticed | E- no answer | ||||
| Q2 - Does local farm industry affect local economy? | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | (n=21, n=19 noticed) | ||
| Null: even distrib | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | c2= | 0.020878 | ||
| A - Yes | B - No | C-Don't know | ||||||
| Q3 - Does government give useful support to the local rural community | 3 | 17 | 1 | n=21, n=20 excl.Don’t Know | ||||
| Null: even yes/no | 10 | 10 | c2= | 0.001745 | ||||
| A -Yes | B - No | C-Retired | ||||||
| Q4 - Are you currently employed | 9 | 2 | 10 | n=21 | ||||
| (no null hypothesis) | n=9 employed | |||||||
| A-Finance | B-Transport | C-Retail | D-hotel/catering | E-Office work | F-Other | |||
| Q5 - If employed, how? | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | n= 9 | |
| (no null hypothesis) | ||||||||
| A -Benefits | B-Doesn't benefit | C-Don't know | ||||||
| Q6 -Do farming subsidies benefit the local economy? | 13 | 5 | 3 | n=21 | ||||
| Null: even benefit/no benefit | 9 | 9 | c2= | 0.059346 | ||||
| Group: those who have an opinion vs 'Don't know' | 18 | 3 | ||||||
| Null: nearly everyone Knows | 20 | 1 | c2= | 0.654721 | ||||
| A-Agree | B-Disagree | C-Don't know | ||||||
| Q7 - Should rural communities be subsidised in a similar way to farming? | 14 | 4 | 3 | n=21 | ||||
| Null: even Agree/Disagree | 9 | 9 | c2= | 0.018422 | ||||
| Group: those who have an opinion vs 'Don't know' | 18 | 3 | ||||||
| Null hypothesis, assuming nearly everyone Knows | 20 | 1 | c2= | 0.040424 | ||||
| A - Yes | B - No | C-Don't know | D - no answer | |||||
| Q8 - Should government make more jobs in the rural area from the farm industry? | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | n=21 | |||
| Null: even yes/no | 9 | 9 | c2= | 0.000967 | ||||
| Group: those who have an opinion vs 'Don't know' | 18 | 2 | ||||||
| Null hypothesis, assuming nearly everyone Knows | 19 | 1 | c2= | 0.304902 |
