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I have the necessary knowledge and skill to implement best practices or adopt new technologies that improve environmental outcomes on my farm/forest/growing operation.
How much do you agree with the following statement? Please indicate your answer on a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 means "strongly disagree" and 10 means "strongly agree". I have the necessary knowledge and skill to implement best practices or adopt new technologies that improve environmental outcomes on my farm/forest/growing operation.
Note: 0 means “strongly disagree” and 10 means “strongly agree”.
Data by primary land use
| Primary land use | N | mean | sd | min | median | max |
|---|
| sheep and/or beef | 694 | 6.912 | 2.298 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| dairy | 327 | 7.566 | 1.841 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| deer & other stock | 54 | 6.889 | 2.582 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| hort & vit | 167 | 7.269 | 2.275 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| arable | 47 | 7.234 | 2.768 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| forestry | 124 | 6.605 | 2.553 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| dairy support | 70 | 7.486 | 2.138 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| other | 81 | 5.444 | 3.062 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| Total | 1,564 | 7.021 | 2.339 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Data by region
| Region | N | mean | sd | min | median | max |
|---|
| Auckland | 48 | 6.458 | 3.066 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Bay of Plenty | 84 | 7.167 | 2.343 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| Canterbury | 278 | 7.169 | 2.348 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| Gisborne | 38 | 7.132 | 1.989 | 2 | 7.5 | 10 |
| Hawke's Bay | 131 | 6.893 | 2.412 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Marlborough | 89 | 7.09 | 2.224 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Manuwatu-Whanganui | 104 | 6.827 | 2.56 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Northland | 83 | 6.867 | 2.18 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Otago | 200 | 7.085 | 2.299 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| Southland | 134 | 7.112 | 2.101 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| Tasman & Nelson | 105 | 6.648 | 2.78 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Taranaki | 67 | 7.716 | 1.807 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| Waikato | 116 | 7.319 | 2.011 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Wellington | 56 | 6.375 | 2.253 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| West Coast | 31 | 6.452 | 2.567 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| Total | 1,564 | 7.021 | 2.339 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
