Table A3.9 Proportion of Basin irrigators who reported off-farm modernisation works were negative or positive for their overall’ by ‘farm – characteristics If your provider upgraded water infrastructure, how did this affect… Your farm enterprise Your farm enterprise Your farm enterprise Your farm enterprise as a whole as a whole as a whole as a whole Negative impact Neither negative or Positive impact n positive Female irrigators 20% 37% 43% 35 Male irrigators 12% 32% 57% 139 Aged < 49 years 10% 48% 42% 31 Aged 50-64 years 13% 26% 61% 82 Aged 65 years or older 15% 33% 52% 60 Educational attainment did not complete high school 18% 32% 50% 50 – Educational attainment completed high school 11% 43% 46% 54 – Educational attainment completed university degree 10% 39% 51% 41 – No off-farm work 11% 32% 56% 117 Part-time off-farm work 19% 28% 53% 43 Full-time off-farm work 12% 47% 41% 17
Table A3.9 Proportion of Basin irrigators who reported off-farm modernisation works were negative or positive for their ‘farm overall’ – by characteristics If your provider upgraded water infrastructure, how did this affect… Your farm enterprise as a whole Negative impact Your farm enterprise as a whole Neither negative or positive Your farm enterprise as a whole Positive impact Your farm enterprise as a whole n Female irrigators 20% 37% 43% 35 Male irrigators 12% 32% 57% 139 Aged < 49 years 10% 48% 42% 31 Aged 50-64 years 13% 26% 61% 82 Aged 65 years or older 15% 33% 52% 60 Educational attainment – did not complete high school 18% 32% 50% 50 Educational attainment – completed high school 11% 43% 46% 54 Educational attainment – completed university degree 10% 39% 51% 41 No off-farm work 11% 32% 56% 117 Part-time off-farm work 19% 28% 53% 43 Full-time off-farm work 12% 47% 41% 17
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