Table 59. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin 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 
203 
198 
142 
120 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
6 
8 
6 
- 
Sex of operator: 
25 to 34 years 
17 
19 
6 
8 
Male 
150 
148 
118 
99 
35 to 44 years 
37 
34 
32 
16 
Female 
53 
50 
24 
21 
45 to 54 years 
67 
60 
44 
37 
55 to 64 years 
47 
45 
34 
28 
Primary occupation: 
65 to 74 years 
22 
18 
14 
17 
Farming 
143 
69 
113 
57 
75 years and over 
7 
14 
6 
14 
Other 
60 
129 
29 
63 
Average age of - 
Place of residence: 
All operators 
50.4 
50.6 
(X) 
(X) 
On farm operated 
126 
115 
94 
74 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
50.7 
55.4 
Not on farm operated 
77 
83 
48 
46 
Second operator 
50.7 
42.6 
(X) 
(X) 
Third operator 
44.7 
45.9 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
84 
45 
62 
32 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Any 
119 
153 
80 
88 
Latino origin (see text) 
203 
198 
142 
120 
1 to 49 days 
16 
13 
9 
10 
50 to 99 days 
22 
17 
18 
9 
Race: 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
23 
31 
18 
14 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
2 
- 
- 
200 days or more 
58 
92 
35 
55 
Asian 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Black or African American 
24 
11 
12 
5 
Years on present farm: 
Native Hawaiian or 
2 years or less 
20 
52 
12 
28 
Other Pacific Islander 
- 
1 
- 
1 
3 or 4 years 
29 
20 
24 
11 
White 
179 
184 
130 
114 
5 to 9 years 
29 
33 
20 
21 
More than one race reported 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 0 years or more 
125 
93 
86 
60 
Number of persons living 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
in household of- 
2 years or less 
19 
(NA) 
12 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
414 
422 
3 or 4 years 
28 
(NA) 
24 
(NA) 
Second operator 
35 
73 
(X) 
(X) 
5 to 9 years 
19 
(NA) 
12 
(NA) 
Third operator 
12 
10 
(X) 
(X) 
10 years or more 
137 
(NA) 
94 
(NA) 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
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