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标题：The Future of Farming: Regional Variation in Opinions From Louisiana and the Nation
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作者：Alan Acock ; Ann Dellenbarger
期刊名称：Journal of Rural Social Sciences
电子版ISSN：2151-4178
出版年度：1989
卷号：6
期号：1
出版社：Southern Rural Sociological Association
摘要：Findings from a 1987 telephone survey of Louisiana residents are reported. Opinions of 701 persons were gathered using a weighted probability sample across the state. Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics were used to identify regional clusters of parishes to determine differences among regions of the state. The results point to a paradox. While the clusters exhibited extreme variation in socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, there was surprising similarity in the responses regarding opinions on agricultural issues. Support for agriculture was uniformly strong across all regions, with over 80 percent of respondents agreeing that both the state and federal governments should do a lot more to help farmers. Public concern for the future of farming was evident. Of the survey respondents, 40 percent felt that the financial future of farming will get worse, while only 30 percent felt it would improve. While opinions on specific resource-allocation measures to help agriculture were less definite, the findings show that residential location has little erect on respondents' opinions regarding agricultural issues.