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 
762 
659 
306 
297 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
119 
121 
46 
55 
Farming 
348 
344 
192 
198 
45 to 54 years 
240 
220 
94 
100 
Other 
414 
315 
114 
99 
55 to 64 years 
208 
164 
93 
67 
65 to 74 years 
90 
59 
38 
35 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
30 
30 
16 
19 
On farm operated 
588 
522 
249 
236 
Not on farm operated 
174 
137 
57 
61 
Average age of - 
All operators 
51.9 
51.0 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
53.6 
52.7 
None 
280 
230 
137 
115 
Second operator 
52.0 
50.1 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
482 
429 
169 
182 
Third operator 
40.9 
46.1 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
46 
64 
9 
20 
50 to 99 days 
44 
41 
12 
17 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
100 
107 
51 
43 
Latino origin (see text) 
5 
- 
1 
- 
200 days or more 
292 
217 
97 
102 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 years or less 
78 
58 
19 
24 
Asian 
11 
12 
6 
8 
3 or 4 years 
66 
38 
26 
22 
Black or African American 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 to 9 years 
189 
129 
68 
59 
Native Flawaiian or 
1 0 years or more 
429 
434 
193 
192 
Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
746 
640 
299 
285 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
1 
7 
1 
4 
2 years or less 
59 
(NA) 
9 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
75 
(NA) 
28 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
154 
(NA) 
56 
(NA) 
in household of- 
1 0 years or more 
474 
(NA) 
213 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
808 
815 
Second operator 
236 
175 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
51 
64 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
32 
17 
7 
- 
25 to 34 years 
43 
48 
12 
21 
^ Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
40 Rhode Island 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
