Datafile Name: Beef Council Check-off
Story Names: Beef Council Check-off
Reference: The Missoulian, Missoula, MT, May 28, 1988. U.S. Bureau of the Census, City and County Data Book, 1986
Description: A dollar a head promotion checkoff for cattle growers supports the advertising campaigns of the American Beef Council. Their current TV campaign features a voice-over by the actor, Robert Mitchum, using the theme "Beef - its what's for dinner." The Missoulian reported the percent of growers voting "yes" for the check-off by Montana's 56 counties. Characteristics of farms by counties were found in the City and County Data Book.
Number of cases: 56
Variable Names:
  1. YES: Percent of farmers voting "yes" for check-off
  2. BIG: Percent of farms with 500 acres or more
  3. PRIN: Percent of operators whose principle income is farming
  4. SIZE: Average size of farm (hundreds of acres)
  5. VAL: Average value of products sold ($ thousands)
  6. LIVE: Percent of products sold from livestock and poultry
  7. SALES: Percent of farms with sales of $100,000 or more
The Data:

YES BIG PRIN SIZE VAL LIVE SALE

85.9 64.6 78.4 45.2 122 83.9 32.7
65.0 61.0 79.9 58.5 121 60.2 24.2
74.9 70.8 79.6 52.5 81 43.1 25.5
72.5 57.0 79.2 24.0 74 45.4 25.1
76.6 36.0 71.5 10.5 54 68.8 11.6
62.3 84.2 87.2 50.6 51 81.4 14.6
76.9 50.8 69.0 17.4 88 64.1 16.1
80.1 85.0 89.6 28.8 124 14.2 44.6
70.7 56.3 72.5 60.9 101 84.4 19.6
87.2 84.4 85.4 21.7 60 20.0 16.1
70.7 74.1 79.8 27.1 53 36.7 14.2
85.0 46.8 48.4 30.9 51 88.4 16.1
70.8 83.2 83.9 31.1 50 58.1 14.0
74.1 73.5 78.1 26.0 64 54.9 21.7
93.2 12.3 41.5 3.1 22 59.2 5.4
90.0 34.4 66.1 9.9 66 62.6 19.1
62.2 84.8 89.7 79.7 92 65.6 25.1
52.0 70.5 69.6 47.3 101 38.5 29.2
69.5 78.4 77.8 41.1 60 59.2 18.3
88.8 68.6 80.4 22.2 53 94.4 19.0
74.3 78.2 80.7 25.7 96 13.7 32.1
91.5 43.7 55.2 16.4 34 72.7 10.3
85.6 74.8 84.0 25.0 83 58.1 25.8
85.5 15.4 56.1 6.5 29 63.4 7.0
65.7 31.7 48.2 22.4 38 68.2 8.9
88.6 91.5 95.2 36.6 143 15.1 52.4
91.7 11.0 36.7 2.1 6 88.7 0.4
61.5 79.8 86.1 30.3 59 26.8 17.2
86.0 56.5 75.4 27.3 71 83.0 18.7
89.9 74.8 78.2 83.2 131 76.8 31.9
94.7 12.3 40.7 2.2 9 63.6 2.5
93.5 14.2 34.3 5.7 13 77.4 2.7
67.4 67.8 69.8 43.7 54 56.2 12.4
85.1 55.0 67.1 19.6 40 78.9 9.3
54.5 78.8 82.8 70.8 82 81.0 25.3
81.8 70.9 79.8 40.2 70 50.4 23.7
77.2 70.0 87.4 17.7 98 19.9 31.3
73.3 79.0 86.7 49.0 56 78.8 15.7
85.1 61.0 71.0 35.4 58 87.3 13.3
56.6 78.7 89.6 39.1 83 65.3 24.0
88.5 9.5 48.8 2.7 21 85.1 4.5
78.8 62.0 77.3 19.5 74 36.0 24.3
60.6 75.7 80.7 23.5 54 18.3 15.4
45.5 68.3 77.6 85.6 100 65.0 21.5
86.5 30.6 55.1 11.3 21 77.7 3.7
79.2 82.6 86.5 17.9 49 15.9 11.6
79.6 46.3 41.7 11.8 28 87.5 6.5
69.4 57.3 76.0 20.1 56 62.9 14.7
73.3 71.9 78.1 31.1 46 89.6 10.3
81.7 58.7 82.4 17.6 101 40.0 27.0
70.5 83.6 89.5 29.8 96 16.4 33.6
74.4 71.0 81.3 56.9 95 57.3 28.0
85.7 68.3 77.1 27.2 60 34.5 16.5
90.0 80.0 78.0 56.2 98 73.6 25.3
59.6 75.0 77.2 25.6 45 50.4 9.8
63.7 29.1 57.6 12.3 76 71.7 14.0