Census of Agriculture - Guam

Description

The Census of Agriculture for Outlying Areas conducted in Guam is designed to obtain data on a totally exhaustive list of agricultural commodities. The census also collects expense, income, and agricultural practices data, operator characteristics such as race, gender, age, tenure on the farm, and operating arrangements.

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Detailed Methodology

Sample

The purpose of the Census of Agriculture is to enumerate all members of a population with a defined characteristic. For the Guam Census of Agriculture, that goal is to account for “any place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year.”

Method of data collection

Survey (self- or interviewer-administered)

Frequency of data collection

Every five years

Reference date

Last year/last 12 months

Number of cases

Varies by year, approximately 200 cases

Number of variables

Varies by year, approximately 250 variables

Linkage capabilities

Linking at an operation level over time cannot be accomplished using the Census of Agriculture - Guam data.