Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

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

Note: 0 means “not at all important” and 10 means “extremely important”.
Note: Asked in 13 regions

Data by primary land use

Primary land use N mean sd min median max
sheep and/or beef 454 6.377 2.859 0 7 10
dairy 193 7.254 2.204 0 8 10
deer & other stock 32 7.188 2.375 2 7.5 10
hort & vit 150 6.867 2.497 0 7 10
arable 4 7 1.414 5 7.5 8
forestry 113 5.027 3.244 0 5 10
dairy support 21 7.095 2.587 1 8 10
other 69 4.406 3.574 0 5 10
Total 1,036 6.375 2.886 0 7 10

Data by region

Region N mean sd min median max
Auckland 48 5.021 3.687 0 6 10
Bay of Plenty 84 7.262 1.976 0 7 10
Gisborne 38 6.237 2.716 0 7 10
Hawke's Bay 131 6.847 2.719 0 7 10
Marlborough 89 6.663 2.734 0 7 10
Manuwatu-Whanganui 104 6.317 3.031 0 7 10
Northland 83 6.072 2.788 0 7 10
Otago 200 6.495 2.823 0 7 10
Tasman & Nelson 105 5.657 3.213 0 7 10
Taranaki 67 6.836 2.585 0 7 10
Wellington 56 5.946 3.077 0 7 10
West Coast 31 5.839 2.99 0 7 10
Total 1,036 6.375 2.886 0 7 10