Summary statistics by type of operator
| Male | Female | Non-white | White | Experienced | Beginning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Debt Use (1/0) | 0.30 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.31 |
| Short-Term Debt Use (1/0) | 0.28 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.28 |
| Debt to Asset Ratio | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.12 |
| Short-Term Debt Amount (1,000 $) | 94.00 | 31.47 | 67.30 | 85.88 | 88.39 | 70.19 |
| Short-Term Interest Rate (%) | 0.41 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 |
| Overall Interest Rate (%) | 1.29 | 0.86 | 1.04 | 1.24 | 1.21 | 1.33 |
| Covid government payments (1,000 $) | 6.07 | 3.15 | 3.76 | 5.73 | 6.03 | 3.93 |
| Producer payments (1,000 $) | 3.16 | 1.22 | 1.18 | 2.96 | 3.16 | 1.64 |
| Farm Assets Sold ($) | 8.19 | 1.04 | 10.10 | 7.07 | 8.32 | 1.81 |
| Farm Investment (1,000 $) | 28.28 | 10.54 | 19.52 | 26.02 | 26.63 | 21.79 |
| Labor Cost (1,000 $) | 28.10 | 14.68 | 28.51 | 26.12 | 27.80 | 18.74 |
| Gross Farm Income (1,000 $) | 201.12 | 62.44 | 106.27 | 184.46 | 195.69 | 115.22 |
| Total Off-Farm Income (1,000 $) | 102.51 | 101.85 | 86.30 | 103.03 | 97.82 | 124.07 |
| Return On Assets (%) | −0.07 | −0.17 | −0.14 | −0.08 | −0.07 | −0.14 |
| Acreage | 434.31 | 210.89 | 230.77 | 409.41 | 437.33 | 240.54 |
| Contracts Use | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Diversification | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.09 |
| Land Tenure | 1.19 | 1.30 | 0.91 | 1.21 | 1.18 | 1.33 |
| Age | 62.15 | 62.21 | 60.84 | 62.21 | 64.28 | 52.15 |
| Assets (million $) | 1.59 | 0.99 | 1.10 | 1.52 | 1.62 | 0.99 |
| Experience | 28.41 | 22.91 | 25.78 | 27.71 | 32.21 | 6.09 |
| Male (1/0) | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.78 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.77 |
| White (1/0) | 0.97 | 0.94 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.96 | 0.97 |
| Crop Insurance Use (1/0) | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.10 |
| Education | 2.90 | 3.09 | 2.70 | 2.94 | 2.89 | 3.10 |
| Individual Farm (1/0) | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.93 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.89 |
| Land Sold (1/0) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Crop Farm (1/0) | 0.37 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.29 |
| Number of Observations | 19,615 | 1,678 | 588 | 20,705 | 18,896 | 2,397 |
| Number of Represented Farms | 2,848,565 | 466,762 | 121,796 | 3,193,530 | 2,734,508 | 580,818 |
| Male | Female | Non-white | White | Experienced | Beginning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Debt Use (1/0) | 0.30 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.31 |
| Short-Term Debt Use (1/0) | 0.28 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.28 |
| Debt to Asset Ratio | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.12 |
| Short-Term Debt Amount (1,000 $) | 94.00 | 31.47 | 67.30 | 85.88 | 88.39 | 70.19 |
| Short-Term Interest Rate (%) | 0.41 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 |
| Overall Interest Rate (%) | 1.29 | 0.86 | 1.04 | 1.24 | 1.21 | 1.33 |
| Covid government payments (1,000 $) | 6.07 | 3.15 | 3.76 | 5.73 | 6.03 | 3.93 |
| Producer payments (1,000 $) | 3.16 | 1.22 | 1.18 | 2.96 | 3.16 | 1.64 |
| Farm Assets Sold ($) | 8.19 | 1.04 | 10.10 | 7.07 | 8.32 | 1.81 |
| Farm Investment (1,000 $) | 28.28 | 10.54 | 19.52 | 26.02 | 26.63 | 21.79 |
| Labor Cost (1,000 $) | 28.10 | 14.68 | 28.51 | 26.12 | 27.80 | 18.74 |
| Gross Farm Income (1,000 $) | 201.12 | 62.44 | 106.27 | 184.46 | 195.69 | 115.22 |
| Total Off-Farm Income (1,000 $) | 102.51 | 101.85 | 86.30 | 103.03 | 97.82 | 124.07 |
| Return On Assets (%) | −0.07 | −0.17 | −0.14 | −0.08 | −0.07 | −0.14 |
| Acreage | 434.31 | 210.89 | 230.77 | 409.41 | 437.33 | 240.54 |
| Contracts Use | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Diversification | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.09 |
| Land Tenure | 1.19 | 1.30 | 0.91 | 1.21 | 1.18 | 1.33 |
| Age | 62.15 | 62.21 | 60.84 | 62.21 | 64.28 | 52.15 |
| Assets (million $) | 1.59 | 0.99 | 1.10 | 1.52 | 1.62 | 0.99 |
| Experience | 28.41 | 22.91 | 25.78 | 27.71 | 32.21 | 6.09 |
| Male (1/0) | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.78 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.77 |
| White (1/0) | 0.97 | 0.94 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.96 | 0.97 |
| Crop Insurance Use (1/0) | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.10 |
| Education | 2.90 | 3.09 | 2.70 | 2.94 | 2.89 | 3.10 |
| Individual Farm (1/0) | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.93 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.89 |
| Land Sold (1/0) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Crop Farm (1/0) | 0.37 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.29 |
| Number of Observations | 19,615 | 1,678 | 588 | 20,705 | 18,896 | 2,397 |
| Number of Represented Farms | 2,848,565 | 466,762 | 121,796 | 3,193,530 | 2,734,508 | 580,818 |
Note(s): The table presents the summary statistics for the sample divided by gender, race, and experience
Source(s): Authors own work
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