Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

How important is being a highly productive farmer/forester/grower to who you are?

Note: 0 means “not at all important” and 10 means “extremely important”.

Data by primary land use

Primary land use N mean sd min median max
sheep and/or beef 694 6.523 2.753 0 7 10
dairy 327 7.034 2.341 0 7 10
deer & other stock 54 6.796 2.666 0 7 10
hort & vit 167 6.808 2.6 0 7 10
arable 47 7.681 2.012 1 8 10
forestry 124 5.194 3.399 0 5 10
dairy support 70 6.914 2.614 0 7 10
other 81 4.938 3.403 0 5 10
Total 1,564 6.535 2.787 0 7 10

Data by region

Region N mean sd min median max
Auckland 48 5.229 3.703 0 5.5 10
Bay of Plenty 84 7.298 2.099 0 8 10
Canterbury 278 6.655 2.67 0 7 10
Gisborne 38 6.789 2.858 0 7 10
Hawke's Bay 131 6.794 2.756 0 7 10
Marlborough 89 6.753 2.555 0 7 10
Manuwatu-Whanganui 104 6.308 2.923 0 7 10
Northland 83 6.096 2.908 0 7 10
Otago 200 6.66 2.838 0 7 10
Southland 134 7.194 2.299 0 8 10
Tasman & Nelson 105 5.533 3.079 0 6 10
Taranaki 67 6.552 2.619 0 7 10
Waikato 116 6.621 2.626 0 7 10
Wellington 56 6.089 3.26 0 7 10
West Coast 31 5.484 2.657 0 6 10
Total 1,564 6.535 2.787 0 7 10