Table 2. Proportion of Farm Occupants by Net Income Groups of Those Who Have Considered 



Leaving This Farm and Those Who Have Not 



Table 3. Proportion of Farm Occupants by Age Groups of Those Who Have Considered 



Leaving and Those Who Have Not 



Age Group 



Have Considered 



Leaving 



Have not Considered 

 Leaving 



Years 



20-30 



31-40 



41-50 



51-60 



61-75 



76-and over 



Not available 



Percent 



100 



No. 



36 



Percent 



100 



No. 



217 



Table 4 shows that while the average age for the income groups below 

 $2,000 per year and the groups above $12,000 a year are somewhat higher 

 than for income groups $3,000 up to $9,000 there is no other apparent 

 relationship between income and age. The average age for all farmers is 

 54.6 years. 



C. Education 



A third hypothesis was that operators would be more likely to have con- 

 sidered leaving if they had attained college or high school education. 

 There was no significant difference in the years of school attendance between 

 those who have considered leaving (average of 10.3 years) and those who 

 planned to stay (average of 10.7 years of school). 



