From: A survey of antimicrobial use practices of Tennessee beef producers
Variable | Number (%) of respondents |
---|---|
Gender | 200 |
 Female | 35 (17.5) |
 Male | 163 (81.5) |
 Preferred not to report gender | 2 (1.0) |
Age group (years) | 200 |
  <  30 | 12 (6.0) |
 30–39 | 29 (14.5) |
 40–49 | 41 (20.5) |
 50–59 | 44 (22.0) |
 60–69 | 46 (23.0) |
  > 70 | 28 (14.0) |
Education level | 202 |
  < College | 47 (23.3) |
  ≥ College | 155 (76.7) |
Number of years in cattle production | 202 |
  < 5 | 23 (11.4) |
 6–10 | 19 (9.4) |
 11–15 | 17 (8.4) |
 16–20 | 24 (11.9) |
 21–25 | 24 (11.9) |
 26–30 | 21 (10.4) |
  > 30 | 74 (36.6) |
Beef cattle operation type | 230 |
 Cow-calf production | 171 (74.4) |
 Backgrounding-stocking | 9 (3.9) |
 Seed-stock operation | 6 (2.6) |
 Multiple operation type and others | 44 (19.1) |
Herd size | 202 |
 1–49 | 84 (41.6) |
 50–99 | 54 (26.7) |
 100–149 | 28 (13.9) |
 150–199 | 12 (5.9) |
 200–299 | 13 (6.4) |
 300–399 | 5 (2.5) |
 400–499 | 1 (0.5) |
 500+ | 5 (2.5) |
Raised on a cattle farm | 202 |
 Yes | 138 (68.3) |
 No | 64 (31.7) |