Survey of Local Growth Issues (RCED-00-272, September 2000)

		Federal agencies' are required to consider the impact of their programs on the preservation of farmland. Over the last 5 years, how do you rate federal agencies' compliance with these requirements?										Number of Cases
		No farmland	No decisions	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor	Very poor	Uncertain	Other	No answer
Counties	Total	7.9	19.0	0.7	9.2	12.6	7.1	4.4	35.5	0.3	3.3	609
	Rural	4.8	17.6	1.8	10.9	18.8	6.1	3.6	32.1	0.6	3.6	165
	Nonrural	9.0	19.6	0.2	8.6	10.4	7.4	4.7	36.7	0.2	3.2	444
	Central	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Noncentral	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cities	Total	59.0	15.8	0.2	2.0	1.7	1.9	0.7	16.9	0.2	1.6	949
	Rural	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Nonrural	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Central	53.4	14.5	0	2.7	2.7	2.9	0.5	21.3	0.5	1.7	414
	Noncentral	63.4	16.8	0.4	1.5	0.9	1.1	0.9	13.5	0	1.5	535

Note: The percentages in each row add to 100.

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