Table 55. Selected Operator Characteristics for Principal, Second, and Third Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators ^ 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Operators number 
2,020 
1,243 
662 
115 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
1,258 
937 
259 
62 
Spouse of principal operator 
143 
(X) 
136 
7 
Female 
762 
306 
403 
53 
Spouse of principal operator 
352 
(X) 
338 
14 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
894 
619 
223 
52 
Other 
1,126 
624 
439 
63 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
1,512 
963 
475 
74 
Not on farm operated 
508 
280 
187 
41 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
680 
454 
188 
38 
Any 
1,340 
789 
474 
77 
1 to 49 days 
142 
84 
46 
12 
50 to 99 days 
104 
51 
44 
9 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
206 
133 
63 
10 
200 days or more 
888 
521 
321 
46 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
154 
72 
64 
18 
3 or 4 years 
171 
90 
57 
24 
5 to 9 years 
415 
221 
169 
25 
1 0 years or more 
1,280 
860 
372 
48 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
117 
53 
50 
14 
3 or 4 years 
174 
92 
54 
28 
5 to 9 years 
382 
204 
157 
21 
1 0 years or more 
1,347 
894 
401 
52 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
51 
10 
13 
28 
25 to 34 years 
132 
57 
52 
23 
35 to 44 years 
248 
115 
119 
14 
45 to 54 years 
599 
361 
216 
22 
55 to 64 years 
518 
337 
167 
14 
65 to 74 years 
343 
261 
74 
8 
75 years and over 
129 
102 
21 
6 
Average age 
54.0 
56.7 
51.1 
42.1 
Number of persons living in household 
4,051 
3,362 
531 
158 
' Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
38 Rhode Island 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
