EQLS 2007 Survey Results

Q61 In the past year, have you been growing vegetables or fruits or keeping poultry or livestock?

Gender

Q61 In the past year, have you been growing vegetables or fruits or keeping poultry or livestock?
		No	Yes	Don't know	N=
AT (Austria)	Male	69.6	29.5	0.9	472
	Female	76.2	23.2	0.6	571
	Both	73.1	26.2	0.7	1043
BE (Belgium)	Male	78.7	20.9	0.4	468
	Female	78.2	21.8	0.0	542
	Both	78.4	21.4	0.2	1010
BG (Bulgaria)	Male	42.1	56.1	1.8	442
	Female	51.6	46.8	1.6	588
	Both	47	51.3	1.7	1030
CY (Cyprus)	Male	89.8	10.2	0.0	433
	Female	91	8.5	0.5	570
	Both	90.4	9.3	0.2	1003
CZ (Czech Republic)	Male	57.8	41.4	0.8	465
	Female	57.3	42.2	0.5	762
	Both	57.5	41.8	0.7	1227
DE (Germany)	Male	79.4	20.6	0.1	917
	Female	81	18.9	0.1	1091
	Both	80.2	19.7	0.1	2008
DK (Denmark)	Male	88.1	11.9	0.0	449
	Female	87.1	12.9	0.0	555
	Both	87.6	12.4	0.0	1004
EE (Estonia)	Male	64.1	35.9	0.0	405
	Female	60.6	39.4	0.0	618
	Both	62.1	37.9	0.0	1023
GR (Greece)	Male	77.5	22.5	0.1	436
	Female	80.1	19.9	0.0	564
	Both	78.8	21.2	0	1000
ES (Spain)	Male	88.2	11.6	0.1	499
	Female	89.4	9.4	1.3	516
	Both	88.8	10.5	0.7	1015
FI (Finland)	Male	82.7	17.3	0.0	464
	Female	83.3	16.4	0.3	538
	Both	83	16.8	0.1	1002
FR (France)	Male	87.5	11.8	0.7	634
	Female	86.8	12.9	0.3	903
	Both	87.1	12.4	0.5	1537
HR (Croatia)	Male	50.7	48.9	0.4	388
	Female	48	51.5	0.5	612
	Both	49.3	50.3	0.5	1000
HU (Hungary)	Male	56.8	42.9	0.3	387
	Female	59.6	40.3	0.1	613
	Both	58.3	41.5	0.2	1000
IE (Ireland)	Male	92.6	6.1	1.3	401
	Female	92.1	6.3	1.6	599
	Both	92.4	6.2	1.4	1000
IT (Italy)	Male	82	17.3	0.7	537
	Female	83.9	15.4	0.6	979
	Both	83	16.3	0.7	1516
LT (Lithuania)	Male	52.5	47.4	0.2	378
	Female	54.2	45.8	0.0	626
	Both	53.4	46.5	0.1	1004
LU (Luxembourg)	Male	78.6	20.3	1	427
	Female	77.1	21.6	1.3	577
	Both	77.9	21	1.2	1004
LV (Latvia)	Male	46.6	53.2	0.1	383
	Female	56.2	43.5	0.2	619
	Both	51.9	47.9	0.2	1002
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	Male	57.4	42	0.6	482
	Female	66.5	33.3	0.2	526
	Both	62	37.7	0.4	1008
MT (Malta)	Male	96.8	3.2	0.0	501
	Female	97.1	2.5	0.3	499
	Both	96.9	2.9	0.2	1000
NL (Netherlands)	Male	92.4	6.9	0.7	481
	Female	90.4	9.4	0.2	530
	Both	91.4	8.2	0.4	1011
NO (Norway)	Male	87.9	12.1	0.0	467
	Female	90.8	9.2	0.0	533
	Both	89.4	10.6	0.0	1000
PL (Poland)	Male	60	38.6	1.3	608
	Female	56.9	41.9	1.2	892
	Both	58.4	40.3	1.2	1500
PT (Portugal)	Male	75.4	18.9	5.8	477
	Female	76.3	17.5	6.2	523
	Both	75.9	18.2	6	1000
RO (Romania)	Male	39.7	57.7	2.6	473
	Female	45	51.1	3.9	527
	Both	42.5	54.3	3.3	1000
SE (Sweden)	Male	88	11.4	0.6	495
	Female	90.5	9.5	0.0	522
	Both	89.3	10.4	0.3	1017
SI (Slovenia)	Male	31.6	68	0.3	428
	Female	35.5	63.8	0.6	607
	Both	33.6	65.9	0.5	1035
SK (Slovakia)	Male	45.4	53.8	0.8	439
	Female	43.5	56.5	0.0	689
	Both	44.4	55.2	0.4	1128
TR (Turkey)	Male	71.9	26.1	2.1	878
	Female	78.7	18.5	2.8	1122
	Both	75.3	22.3	2.4	2000
UK (United Kingdom)	Male	86.5	12.2	1.3	648
	Female	83.7	15.2	1.1	859
	Both	85	13.8	1.2	1507
CC3	Male	70	28.1	1.9	1748
	Female	75.9	21.5	2.6	2260
	Both	73	24.8	2.2	4008
EU 15	Male	83.8	15.5	0.7	7805
	Female	84.2	15.1	0.7	9869
	Both	84	15.3	0.7	17674
NMS12	Male	52.4	46.3	1.3	5342
	Female	53.6	45	1.4	7610
	Both	53	45.6	1.4	12952
EU 27	Male	77.2	22	0.8	13147
	Female	77.6	21.5	0.8	17479
	Both	77.4	21.7	0.8	30626

Age

Q61 In the past year, have you been growing vegetables or fruits or keeping poultry or livestock?
		No	Yes	Don't know	N=
AT (Austria)	18-34	83.9	15.6	0.6	309
	35-49	69.6	29.9	0.5	350
	50-64	64.8	34.3	0.9	230
	65+	72.8	26.1	1.1	154
BE (Belgium)	18-34	80.5	19.1	0.4	210
	35-49	84.1	15.9	0.0	317
	50-64	75.5	24	0.4	262
	65+	71.4	28.6	0.0	221
BG (Bulgaria)	18-34	55.6	42.1	2.3	235
	35-49	44.9	54	1	236
	50-64	44.2	53.8	2	305
	65+	40.6	58.1	1.4	254
CY (Cyprus)	18-34	88.7	10.6	0.7	205
	35-49	93.2	6.8	0.0	223
	50-64	88.2	11.8	0.0	322
	65+	92.1	7.9	0.0	253
CZ (Czech Republic)	18-34	64.1	35.2	0.7	298
	35-49	59.1	39.8	1.1	332
	50-64	45.9	53.5	0.6	399
	65+	59.1	40.9	0.0	198
DE (Germany)	18-34	86.3	13.7	0.0	431
	35-49	80.8	19.1	0.1	595
	50-64	79	21	0.0	453
	65+	74.3	25.6	0.1	529
DK (Denmark)	18-34	90.6	9.4	0.0	183
	35-49	90.2	9.8	0.0	257
	50-64	82.8	17.2	0.0	289
	65+	86.2	13.8	0.0	275
EE (Estonia)	18-34	73.2	26.8	0.0	235
	35-49	59.5	40.5	0.0	202
	50-64	60.6	39.4	0.0	253
	65+	50.7	49.3	0.0	333
GR (Greece)	18-34	82.6	17.3	0.1	289
	35-49	81	19	0.0	260
	50-64	74.9	25.1	0.0	187
	65+	74.1	25.9	0.0	264
ES (Spain)	18-34	91.3	7.9	0.8	286
	35-49	90.9	9.1	0.0	275
	50-64	88.5	9.5	2	194
	65+	82.5	17.2	0.3	260
FI (Finland)	18-34	88.2	11.3	0.5	183
	35-49	83.1	16.9	0.0	232
	50-64	80.6	19.4	0.0	324
	65+	79.5	20.5	0.0	263
FR (France)	18-34	88.4	11.5	0.1	353
	35-49	89.8	9.7	0.5	416
	50-64	85	14.4	0.6	401
	65+	84.4	14.7	0.9	367
HR (Croatia)	18-34	55	44.4	0.6	245
	35-49	45.8	53.7	0.4	229
	50-64	49.9	49.4	0.7	266
	65+	45.1	54.9	0.0	260
HU (Hungary)	18-34	66.3	33.4	0.3	241
	35-49	65.2	34.8	0.0	234
	50-64	53.2	46.3	0.5	264
	65+	41.8	58.2	0.0	261
IE (Ireland)	18-34	94.7	3.1	2.2	288
	35-49	91.4	7.7	0.9	305
	50-64	90.9	8.8	0.3	239
	65+	90.5	7.6	1.9	168
IT (Italy)	18-34	87.4	11	1.6	388
	35-49	86.6	12.8	0.6	600
	50-64	81.3	18.4	0.3	347
	65+	75	25	0.0	181
LT (Lithuania)	18-34	64.9	35.1	0.0	228
	35-49	54	46	0.0	238
	50-64	41.3	58.4	0.4	228
	65+	47	53	0.0	310
LU (Luxembourg)	18-34	80.5	17	2.5	176
	35-49	82	17.2	0.8	339
	50-64	74.3	25.7	0.0	266
	65+	71.1	27.7	1.2	223
LV (Latvia)	18-34	56.9	42.9	0.2	326
	35-49	48.6	51.4	0.0	297
	50-64	45.7	54.3	0.0	187
	65+	55.2	44.3	0.6	192
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	18-34	63.3	36.1	0.6	290
	35-49	60.9	38.8	0.3	297
	50-64	60.5	39.3	0.2	246
	65+	63.4	36.6	0.0	175
MT (Malta)	18-34	97.4	2.6	0.0	258
	35-49	97.4	2.6	0.0	243
	50-64	94.7	4.6	0.7	300
	65+	98.7	1.3	0.0	199
NL (Netherlands)	18-34	92.4	6.4	1.2	138
	35-49	90.5	9.5	0.0	345
	50-64	90.6	9.4	0.0	321
	65+	92.5	6.9	0.6	207
NO (Norway)	18-34	92	8	0.0	202
	35-49	91.8	8.2	0.0	295
	50-64	87	13	0.0	276
	65+	84.7	15.3	0.0	227
PL (Poland)	18-34	63	35.5	1.5	392
	35-49	55.3	44.2	0.5	383
	50-64	53.5	45.1	1.3	421
	65+	60.6	37.6	1.8	304
PT (Portugal)	18-34	76.1	17.3	6.7	280
	35-49	77.9	13.5	8.6	270
	50-64	71.8	23.3	4.9	247
	65+	77.2	20.1	2.7	203
RO (Romania)	18-34	46.5	49.1	4.4	254
	35-49	43.8	53.1	3.1	276
	50-64	40.7	57.6	1.8	273
	65+	35.6	61.3	3.2	197
SE (Sweden)	18-34	96.3	3.7	0.0	152
	35-49	91.3	8.3	0.3	288
	50-64	83.1	16.4	0.5	334
	65+	85.4	14.2	0.4	243
SI (Slovenia)	18-34	38.1	61.9	0.0	277
	35-49	38.2	61.2	0.6	203
	50-64	30.4	68.5	1.1	275
	65+	23.8	75.9	0.3	280
SK (Slovakia)	18-34	49.7	49.6	0.7	258
	35-49	44.6	55.4	0.0	294
	50-64	41	58.8	0.3	361
	65+	36.1	63.5	0.4	215
TR (Turkey)	18-34	79.8	17.7	2.5	919
	35-49	74	24.4	1.6	588
	50-64	65.3	31.1	3.6	317
	65+	72	25.2	2.8	176
UK (United Kingdom)	18-34	90.2	8.6	1.2	330
	35-49	84	14.5	1.6	376
	50-64	81.2	17.7	1.1	358
	65+	83.3	15.9	0.8	443
CC3	18-34	78.3	19.4	2.4	1454
	35-49	71.5	27	1.5	1114
	50-64	63.5	33.3	3.2	829
	65+	67.7	30	2.3	611
EU 15	18-34	88.1	11.1	0.8	3996
	35-49	85.4	14	0.7	5225
	50-64	81.8	17.5	0.7	4452
	65+	79.3	20.3	0.4	4001
NMS12	18-34	58.6	39.6	1.8	3207
	35-49	52.8	46.2	1	3161
	50-64	48.3	50.5	1.2	3588
	65+	49.1	49.4	1.5	2996
EU 27	18-34	81	17.9	1.1	7203
	35-49	78.8	20.5	0.7	8386
	50-64	74.6	24.6	0.8	8040
	65+	73.7	25.6	0.6	6997

Income

Q61 In the past year, have you been growing vegetables or fruits or keeping poultry or livestock?
		No	Yes	Don't know	N=
AT (Austria)	Lowest	78.7	21.3	0.0	144
	Low	75.5	23.6	0.9	142
	High	66.8	33.2	0.0	139
	Highest	74.9	25.1	0.0	147
BE (Belgium)	Lowest	77.9	22.1	0.0	185
	Low	77.9	21.5	0.6	183
	High	82.8	17.2	0.0	183
	Highest	79.3	20.7	0.0	184
BG (Bulgaria)	Lowest	40.1	58	2	185
	Low	36.1	63.9	0.0	186
	High	41.1	57.9	1	189
	Highest	55.6	43.9	0.5	186
CY (Cyprus)	Lowest	89.5	10.5	0.0	185
	Low	92.5	7.5	0.0	190
	High	88.6	11.4	0.0	214
	Highest	91.9	8.1	0.0	179
CZ (Czech Republic)	Lowest	51.1	47.9	0.9	200
	Low	52.9	47.1	0.0	194
	High	55.3	44.7	0.0	191
	Highest	62.1	36.4	1.5	202
DE (Germany)	Lowest	81.9	18.1	0.0	358
	Low	76.8	23.2	0.0	344
	High	79.4	20.6	0.0	375
	Highest	82.9	17.1	0.0	360
DK (Denmark)	Lowest	83.7	16.3	0.0	210
	Low	91	9	0.0	195
	High	85.3	14.7	0.0	206
	Highest	92.6	7.4	0.0	200
EE (Estonia)	Lowest	70	30	0.0	212
	Low	50.5	49.5	0.0	209
	High	60.4	39.6	0.0	210
	Highest	70.4	29.6	0.0	210
GR (Greece)	Lowest	70.3	29.7	0.0	185
	Low	80.6	19.4	0.0	176
	High	81	19	0.0	184
	Highest	85.6	14.4	0.0	181
ES (Spain)	Lowest	84.5	10.5	5	126
	Low	81.9	17.6	0.5	125
	High	87.5	12.5	0.0	128
	Highest	89	11	0.0	127
FI (Finland)	Lowest	82.8	17.2	0.0	201
	Low	80	20	0.0	200
	High	84.8	15.2	0.0	185
	Highest	83.8	16.2	0.0	216
FR (France)	Lowest	83.4	16.6	0.0	293
	Low	77.5	22	0.5	293
	High	88.9	11.1	0.0	294
	Highest	95.7	4.3	0.0	293
HR (Croatia)	Lowest	31.9	68.1	0.0	214
	Low	39.4	59.9	0.7	212
	High	50.1	49.9	0.0	214
	Highest	67.3	31.7	1	213
HU (Hungary)	Lowest	47.4	52.3	0.3	172
	Low	45.6	53.8	0.6	201
	High	58.4	41.6	0.0	186
	Highest	68.3	31.7	0.0	183
IE (Ireland)	Lowest	94.1	4	1.9	118
	Low	92	6.1	1.9	119
	High	89.1	6.3	4.6	121
	Highest	96	2.9	1.2	117
IT (Italy)	Lowest	75.2	24.8	0.0	125
	Low	82.4	17.6	0.0	123
	High	71.7	27.7	0.6	130
	Highest	83.9	16.1	0.0	120
LT (Lithuania)	Lowest	46	54	0.0	218
	Low	46.6	53.4	0.0	217
	High	50.8	48.8	0.3	219
	Highest	65.7	34.3	0.0	218
LU (Luxembourg)	Lowest	76.3	23.3	0.4	142
	Low	80.6	18.7	0.7	141
	High	81.8	18.2	0.0	140
	Highest	82.5	16.7	0.8	144
LV (Latvia)	Lowest	47.9	52.1	0.0	179
	Low	48.7	51.3	0.0	182
	High	55.2	44.8	0.0	176
	Highest	57.5	42.5	0.0	180
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	Lowest	54	45.8	0.1	219
	Low	56.3	43.3	0.4	221
	High	63.8	36.2	0.0	221
	Highest	74.1	25.9	0.0	218
MT (Malta)	Lowest	95.2	4.1	0.7	153
	Low	97.3	2.7	0.0	152
	High	97.6	2.4	0.0	153
	Highest	97.1	2.9	0.0	154
NL (Netherlands)	Lowest	91.6	8.4	0.0	201
	Low	91.3	8.7	0.0	201
	High	92.7	6.8	0.5	204
	Highest	95.6	4.4	0.0	199
NO (Norway)	Lowest	93.2	6.8	0.0	214
	Low	91.1	8.9	0.0	220
	High	89.1	10.9	0.0	225
	Highest	88.3	11.7	0.0	213
PL (Poland)	Lowest	46.5	52.7	0.7	263
	Low	53.2	46.5	0.3	276
	High	62.8	37	0.2	259
	Highest	68	30.5	1.5	267
PT (Portugal)	Lowest	73	19.3	7.7	106
	Low	82.1	16	1.8	104
	High	70.1	19.6	10.3	104
	Highest	77.1	9.5	13.4	105
RO (Romania)	Lowest	30.4	68.2	1.4	194
	Low	34.2	64.5	1.3	194
	High	47.4	50.2	2.4	190
	Highest	54.4	42	3.6	198
SE (Sweden)	Lowest	86.2	13.4	0.4	236
	Low	88.6	11	0.4	235
	High	93.5	6	0.5	244
	Highest	89.4	10.6	0.0	227
SI (Slovenia)	Lowest	29.6	70.4	0.0	187
	Low	36.5	63.1	0.4	169
	High	35.6	63.5	0.9	175
	Highest	50.8	49.2	0.0	182
SK (Slovakia)	Lowest	46.5	53.5	0.0	192
	Low	35.9	64.1	0.0	193
	High	38.9	60.7	0.4	191
	Highest	50.9	49.1	0.0	194
TR (Turkey)	Lowest	65.5	32.5	2	403
	Low	75.6	22.6	1.8	400
	High	73.2	24.9	1.9	413
	Highest	84.1	14.9	1	391
UK (United Kingdom)	Lowest	90.5	8.5	0.9	205
	Low	82	18	0.0	203
	High	86.7	13.3	0.0	202
	Highest	82	18	0.0	209
CC3	Lowest	62.9	35.3	1.8	836
	Low	72.5	25.8	1.7	833
	High	71	27.4	1.6	848
	Highest	82.2	16.8	1	822
EU 15	Lowest	83	16.2	0.8	2835
	Low	80.4	19.4	0.2	2784
	High	83.7	16	0.3	2839
	Highest	86.7	13.1	0.2	2829
NMS12	Lowest	43.3	55.9	0.9	2340
	Low	45.9	53.6	0.5	2363
	High	54.3	44.9	0.8	2353
	Highest	62.2	36.2	1.5	2353
EU 27	Lowest	73.2	26	0.8	5175
	Low	72.4	27.3	0.3	5147
	High	76.8	22.8	0.4	5192
	Highest	80.4	19	0.6	5182

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