Survey of Monitored Orchards
As part of the 2000 Monitoring the monitored orchards were asked a range of demographic questions relating to family and access to a range of services. Following are the results from the 40 pipfruit and 20 kiwifruit orchards monitored. These are broken down by the relevant model, and an overall figure is shown for the two pipfruit models.
Summary of Monitored Orchards |
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Kiwifruit |
Hawke's Bay |
Nelson |
Overall |
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Pipfruit |
Pipfruit |
Pipfruit |
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| Age of Orcharding Family | ||||
| Male age | 51 |
44 |
42 |
43 |
| Female age | 50 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
| Children Still at Home | ||||
| Child one age (years) | na |
10.5 |
11.1 |
10.8 |
| Percent of orchards with one child or more | 65 |
80 |
65 |
72 |
| Child two age (years) | na |
6.3 |
5.3 |
5.8 |
| Percent of orchards with two children or more | 59 |
75 |
35 |
55 |
| Child three age (years) | na |
2.5 |
4.3 |
3.4 |
| Percent of orchards with three children or more | 18 |
35 |
25 |
30 |
| Older Children | ||||
| Child one (post school & tertiary education) age (years) | 23.2 |
26.7 |
20 |
23.4 |
| Percent of orchards with one child (post school) or more | 29 |
35 |
60 |
47.5 |
| Off-orchard Employment (%) | ||||
| Orchards where the male has off-orchard employment | 47 |
25 |
30 |
27.5 |
| Orchards where the female has off-orchard employment | 35 |
5 |
37 |
21 |
| Access to Services (minutes) | ||||
| Primary school time to school (door to door) | 9 |
6.5 |
5.8 |
6.2 |
| Time on primary school bus per day (both trips) | 23 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
| Secondary school time to school (door to door) | 13 |
13 |
13.4 |
13.2 |
| Time on secondary school bus each day (both trips) | 37 |
18 |
27.8 |
23 |
| To general practitioner | 10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
| To hospital or A&E Centre | 30 |
11 |
32 |
21.5 |
| For fire brigade to reach you | 15 |
9 |
13 |
11 |
| For ambulance to reach you | 17 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
| For rescue helicopter to reach you | 36 |
7 |
26 |
16.5 |
| To nearest garage or shop | 8 |
6 |
5 |
5.5 |
| Communication and Technology (%) | ||||
| Orchards with a computer | 82 |
85 |
85 |
85 |
| Those using it for orchard business | 65 |
80 |
65 |
73 |
| Orchards with access to a fax | 88 |
100 |
95 |
97.5 |
| Orchards which can access the internet | 94 |
100 |
92 |
96 |
| Orchards which can access electronic banking (includes telephone banking) | 100 |
100 |
92 |
96 |
| Roading | ||||
| Kilometres to the nearest state highway | 3 |
5.2 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
| Average total on road kilometres travelled in a year | 37,088 |
21,890 |
24,300 |
23,095 |
| Holidays | ||||
| Weeks holiday in 1999/2000 | 3 |
2.2 |
2 |
2.1 |
| Weeks holiday in 1998/99 | 3 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
| Weeks holiday in 1997/98 | 3 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
| Hours Worked On-orchard | ||||
| Male weekly hours of work for the orchard business | 43 |
46.4 |
50.4 |
48.4 |
| Female weekly hours of work for the orchard business | 22 |
8.5 |
19 |
13.8 |
| Percent of orchards with employees | 71 |
65 |
90 |
77.5 |
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