Table 57. Women Operators - Selected Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators ' 
Principal operator 
Characteristics 
All operators ' 
Principal operator 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators number 
514 
426 
250 
168 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
79 
66 
38 
26 
Farming 
263 
232 
142 
100 
45 to 54 years 
134 
158 
68 
68 
Other 
251 
194 
108 
68 
55 to 64 years 
172 
96 
84 
38 
65 to 74 years 
53 
38 
23 
15 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
20 
23 
13 
9 
On farm operated 
436 
366 
218 
152 
Not on farm operated 
78 
60 
32 
16 
Average age of - 
All operators 
52.3 
51.4 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
52.9 
52.5 
None 
195 
138 
104 
51 
Second operator 
53.0 
51.9 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
319 
288 
146 
117 
Third operator 
40.2 
42.8 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
56 
62 
15 
18 
50 to 99 days 
36 
38 
19 
21 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
75 
67 
39 
33 
Latino origin (see text) 
18 
6 
7 
1 
200 days or more 
152 
121 
73 
45 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
21 
11 
12 
4 
2 years or less 
38 
32 
18 
12 
Asian 
3 
3 
1 
- 
3 or 4 years 
63 
44 
37 
16 
Black or African American 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 to 9 years 
117 
95 
60 
41 
Native Flawaiian or 
1 0 years or more 
296 
255 
135 
99 
Other Pacific Islander 
1 
- 
- 
- 
White 
481 
404 
232 
162 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
8 
8 
5 
2 
2 years or less 
35 
(NA) 
15 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
57 
(NA) 
33 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
101 
(NA) 
54 
(NA) 
in household of- 
1 0 years or more 
321 
(NA) 
148 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
668 
442 
Second operator 
159 
118 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
34 
73 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
10 
10 
4 
- 
25 to 34 years 
46 
35 
20 
12 
^ Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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