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Table 4 Study method descriptives

From: Government policy and agricultural production: a scoping review to inform research and policy on healthy agricultural commodities

Descriptives

 

Data Type, n (%)

 Primary Data

17 (17%)

 Secondary Data

69 (67%)

 Combination

17 (17%)

 Total

103

Data Collection Method, n (%)

 Survey

93 (79%)

 Economic Reports

13 (11%)

 Interviews

9 (8%)

 Focus Groups

2 (2%)

 Total

117

Study Outcomes, n (%)

 Production

54 (34%)

 Land allocation (e.g., crop diversification, acreage expansion)

25 (16%)

 Efficiency

23 (15%)

 Employment

18 (11%)

 Farm Income

17 (11%)

 Othera

20 (13%)

 Total

157

Study Location, n (%)

 China

14 (13%)

 United States

9 (8%)

 The Czech Republic

6 (6%)

 Othera

79 (73%)

 Total

108

Study Target Crop, n (%)

 Cereal Crops

39 (37%)

 Oilseed Crops

8 (8%)

 Livestock

9 (8%)

 Dairy

9 (8%)

 Othera

41 (39%)

 Total

106

Time Period of Evaluation, n (%)

  ≤ 2 Years

29 (30%)

 3–5 Years

18 (18%)

 6–10 Years

29 (30%)

 11–20 Years

16 (16%)

  ≥ 21 Years

6 (6%)

 Total

98

  1. aTotals will vary due to studies being classified under more than one category, or not reporting on all characteristics