Table 55. Selected Operator Characteristics for Principal, Second, and Third Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators 1 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Operators number 
9,589 
5,977 
3,061 
551 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
5,855 
4,472 
1,124 
259 
Spouse of principal operator 
588 
(X) 
565 
23 
Female 
3,734 
1,505 
1,937 
292 
Spouse of principal operator 
1,597 
(X) 
1,572 
25 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
4,142 
2,766 
1,129 
247 
Other 
5,447 
3,211 
1,932 
304 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
7,592 
4,863 
2,414 
315 
Not on farm operated 
1,997 
1,114 
647 
236 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
3,186 
2,101 
864 
221 
Any 
6,403 
3,876 
2,197 
330 
1 to 49 days 
815 
478 
281 
56 
50 to 99 days 
537 
304 
210 
23 
100 to 199 days 
951 
558 
345 
48 
200 days or more 
4,100 
2,536 
1,361 
203 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
551 
267 
219 
65 
3 or 4 years 
608 
319 
243 
46 
5 to 9 years 
1,678 
920 
576 
182 
10 years or more 
6,752 
4,471 
2,023 
258 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
447 
204 
185 
58 
3 or 4 years 
467 
240 
191 
36 
5 to 9 years 
1,512 
808 
535 
169 
10 years or more 
7,163 
4,725 
2,150 
288 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
220 
55 
84 
81 
25 to 34 years 
565 
226 
218 
121 
35 to 44 years 
851 
431 
357 
63 
45 to 54 years 
2,409 
1,470 
818 
121 
55 to 64 years 
2,960 
1,903 
974 
83 
65 to 74 years 
1,768 
1,225 
480 
63 
75 years and over 
816 
667 
130 
19 
Average age 
56.3 
58.7 
53.7 
44.5 
Number of persons living in household 
19,063 
15,837 
2,448 
778 
Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
40 Connecticut 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
