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Table 1 Summary of the farm owner recruitment phase.

From: Recruitment and retention of farm owners and workers for a six-month prospective injury study in New Zealand: a feasibility study

 

n

%

Farms from AgriBaseâ„¢

611

 

Initial Telephone Contact (% of Farms from AgriBaseâ„¢)

  

Farms called

307

50%

Farms owners contacted

290

47%

Verbal Consent (% of Farm owners contacted)

  

Farm owners consenting

144

50%

Farm owners declining

117

40%

Farms not fitting study criteria

29

10%

Written Consent (% of Farm owners verbally consenting)

  

Farm owners consenting

70

49%

Farm owners not returning consent

8

6%

Farm owners changing mind

57

40%

Other reasons for not giving consent

9

6%