The research methodology used in this study was described in Chapter three. The

 research design, research participants, instruments used in data collection and data

 analysis procedures were described.

 This chapter will present the findings of the study, which are organized in order of

 the research objectives.

 Objective One
 Identify Demographics of County Farm Bureau Membership

 Results from the demographic information section found at the end of each of the

 quantitative instruments (Appendices D-E) are reported separately for the two groups due

 to differences found between the demographic variables of active members and county

 board members. Please note the change in population number (n) for each table. Several

 respondents in both groups did not fill out portions of the demographic information

 sections found in both instruments. The total number of board members who responded

 to the survey was 129 (46%) and the total number of active members was 104 (25%).

 Table 4-1 provides information on gender, marital status and children of

 participants in both groups. Of the 129 board members who responded to this survey,

 88.4% (n=114) were male and 11.6% (n=15) were female. For the active survey, of the

 100 who completed this demographic variable, 69% (n=69) were male and 31% (n=31)

 were female. According to the 2002 Census ofAgriculture, 11% of principal operators

 on farms were women, while 89% were men (USDA, 2004). Those numbers reflect the

 county board members who responded to the survey.

 Married board members made up 86% (n=l 11) of the board member population.

Single board members accounted for 14% (n=18) of the population. Of the active

members who participated in the study, 68.3% (n=69) were married.