Members of the farming community believe that it is important to farm/forest/growing operation in an environmentally friendly and sustainable manner.

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	7.396	2.265	0	8	10
dairy	327	7.792	1.977	0	8	10
deer & other stock	54	6.981	2.407	1	7	10
hort & vit	167	7.21	2.094	0	7	10
arable	47	7.17	2.846	0	8	10
forestry	124	6.669	2.445	0	7	10
dairy support	70	7.757	2.287	2	8	10
other	81	6.481	3	0	7	10
Total	1,564	7.349	2.299	0	8	10

Region	N	mean	sd	min	median	max
Auckland	48	6.792	2.798	0	7	10
Bay of Plenty	84	7.69	2.244	0	8	10
Canterbury	278	7.414	2.331	0	8	10
Gisborne	38	7.605	2.15	1	8	10
Hawke's Bay	131	7.351	1.988	2	7	10
Marlborough	89	7.483	2.164	0	8	10
Manuwatu-Whanganui	104	7.423	2.284	0	8	10
Northland	83	6.831	2.503	0	7	10
Otago	200	7.325	2.182	0	8	10
Southland	134	7.478	2.348	0	8	10
Tasman & Nelson	105	7.057	2.801	0	8	10
Taranaki	67	7.493	2.156	0	8	10
Waikato	116	7.388	2.174	0	8	10
Wellington	56	7.375	2.34	1	8	10
West Coast	31	7.226	1.875	4	8	10
Total	1,564	7.349	2.299	0	8	10