Table 4 Comparison of participant and non-participant farms. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of farms in each category after missing or erroneous responses were removed.
| Â | Participant Farms | Non-Participant Farms | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | % | n | % |
Main Production Activity (n = 54, 66) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Dairy | 3 | 6% | 8 | 12% |
   Sheep | 40 | 74% | 46 | 70% |
   Beef | 4 | 7% | 6 | 9% |
   Deer | 4 | 7% | 0 | 0% |
   Mixed | 3 | 6% | 6 | 9% |
Terrain (n = 56, 61) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   High/Mountainous | 4 | 6% | 8 | 13% |
   Hilly | 11 | 18% | 7 | 11% |
   Gentle/Rolling | 37 | 60% | 24 | 39% |
   Plains | 3 | 5% | 9 | 15% |
   Other | 1 | 2% | 13 | 21% |
Profit in Previous Year (n = 62, 69) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 52 | 84% | 50 | 72% |
   No | 6 | 10% | 14 | 20% |
   Did not wish to disclose | 2 | 3% | 5 | 7% |
   Did not know | 2 | 3% | N/A |  |
Safety Audit (n = 62, 69) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 55 | 89% | 14 | 20% |
   No | 3 | 5% | 53 | 77% |
   Did not know | 4 | 6% | 2 | 3% |
| Â | n | per farm | n | per farm |
Workers (n = 57, 69) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Total | 130 | 2.3 | 121 | 1.8 |
Residents (n = 62, 69) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Total | 228 | 3.7 | 210 | 3.0 |
| Â | median | quartiles | median | quartiles |
Size (n = 58, 69) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Hectares | 282 | 214 - 695 | 231 | 98 - 950 |
| Â | n | % | n | % |
Injury in Previous Year (n = 62, 69) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Farms reporting injury | 19 | 31% | 4 | 6% |
| Â | n | per person/event | n | per person/event |
   Injury events | 23 | 1.4 | 5 | 1.2 |
   People injured | 21 | 0.9 | 4 | 0.8 |
| Â | rate per 100 farm-years | 95% CI | rate per 100 farm-years | 95% CI |
   Injury events | 38.3 | 27.1 - 51.0 | 7.2 | 3.1 - 15.9 |