Respondent Sample Descriptive Statistics
| Farm Manager Characteristics | ||||
| Gender (1=male, 0=female) | 400 | 0.90 (0.30) | 0 | 1 |
| Age in years (1=18-24; 2=25-34; 3=35-44; 4=45-54; 5=55-64; 6=65-74; 7=≥75) | 397 | 4.84 (1.20) | 2 | 7 |
| Primary decision maker for this farm (1=yes; 2=no) | 401 | 1.03 (0.17) | 1 | 2 |
| Political affiliation | ||||
| Conservative | 281 | 0.70 (0.46) | 0 | 1 |
| Liberal | 12 | 0.03 (0.17) | 0 | 1 |
| New Democratic Party | 17 | 0.04 (0.20) | 0 | 1 |
| Green | 4 | 0.01 (0.01) | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 35 | 0.03 (0.18) | 0 | 1 |
| Prefer not to say | 56 | 0.13 (0.34) | 0 | 1 |
| Do not know | 22 | 0.06 (0.23) | 0 | 1 |
| Farm Structure | ||||
| Type of Farm (n) | ||||
| Crops (206), livestock (47), mixed (146) Size (acres) | 401 | 2,982.53 (4,063.85) | 13 | 30,500 |
| % household income from farming (1=0; 2=1-25; 3=26-50; 4=51-75; 5=76-100) | 401 | 4.46 (0.89) | 1 | 5 |
| Energy Perception | ||||
| Likelihood of installation of renewables (4-point scale: 1=very likely; 4=very unlikely) | 342 | 2.76 (0.90) | 1 | 4 |
| Importance of Alberta’s energy sector (5-point scale: 1=not at all important; 5=extremely important) | 401 | 4.09 (0.81) | 1 | 5 |
| Knowledge about wind energy (4-point scale: 1=nothing at all; 4=quite a bit) | 401 | 2.52 (0.81) | 1 | 4 |
| Climate Change Concerns (5-point scale: 1=strongly disagree; 5=strongly agree) | ||||
| I am very concerned about climate change | 401 | 2.89 (1.22) | 1 | 5 |
| We still do not know for sure whether climate change is real or caused by humans | 401 | 3.55 (1.18) | 1 | 5 |
| Climate change will not be an issue here in Alberta | 401 | 2.73 (1.11) | 1 | 5 |
| Alberta adopting renewable energy will help reduce climate change impacts | 401 | 2.52 (1.26) | 1 | 5 |