Table 2

Summary statistics by type of operator

MaleFemaleNon-whiteWhiteExperiencedBeginning
Overall Debt Use (1/0)0.300.190.240.290.280.31
Short-Term Debt Use (1/0)0.280.170.210.270.260.28
Debt to Asset Ratio0.080.060.070.080.070.12
Short-Term Debt Amount (1,000 $)94.0031.4767.3085.8888.3970.19
Short-Term Interest Rate (%)0.410.170.330.380.380.37
Overall Interest Rate (%)1.290.861.041.241.211.33
Covid government payments (1,000 $)6.073.153.765.736.033.93
Producer payments (1,000 $)3.161.221.182.963.161.64
Farm Assets Sold ($)8.191.0410.107.078.321.81
Farm Investment (1,000 $)28.2810.5419.5226.0226.6321.79
Labor Cost (1,000 $)28.1014.6828.5126.1227.8018.74
Gross Farm Income (1,000 $)201.1262.44106.27184.46195.69115.22
Total Off-Farm Income (1,000 $)102.51101.8586.30103.0397.82124.07
Return On Assets (%)−0.07−0.17−0.14−0.08−0.07−0.14
Acreage434.31210.89230.77409.41437.33240.54
Contracts Use0.050.030.050.050.050.05
Diversification0.110.090.080.110.110.09
Land Tenure1.191.300.911.211.181.33
Age62.1562.2160.8462.2164.2852.15
Assets (million $)1.590.991.101.521.620.99
Experience28.4122.9125.7827.7132.216.09
Male (1/0)1.000.000.780.860.880.77
White (1/0)0.970.940.001.000.960.97
Crop Insurance Use (1/0)0.160.040.060.150.160.10
Education2.903.092.702.942.893.10
Individual Farm (1/0)0.880.840.930.880.880.89
Land Sold (1/0)0.010.010.010.010.010.00
Crop Farm (1/0)0.370.210.200.360.360.29
Number of Observations19,6151,67858820,70518,8962,397
Number of Represented Farms2,848,565466,762121,7963,193,5302,734,508580,818

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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