| Count of | Advantage status3 | ||||
| Variables | farm programs2 | Economic | Quality of life | Both | |
| Intercept | −0.8214** | −4.2355*** | −0.9493 | −2.6673*** | |
| Age: 35-44 | -- | 0.8111** | 0.3419 | 0.0306 | |
| Age: 45-54 | -- | 0.7013** | −0.0445 | −0.0512 | |
| Age: 55-64 | -- | 1.1679*** | 0.7761** | 0.473 | |
| Age: 65 or older | -- | 1.6386*** | 0.7783* | 0.9476* | |
| Operator age, years | 0.0021 | -- | -- | -- | |
| Operator age, squared | 0.0001 | -- | -- | -- | |
| Education, years | 0.0228* | 0.1238*** | −0.02 | 0.1001*** | |
| Gender: male | -- | 0.2484 | 0.1995 | 0.2956 | |
| Marital status: married | 1.0996*** | −0.1906 | 0.4756*** | ||
| Presence of children under 17 | -- | −0.1297 | 0.5598*** | −0.0307 | |
| Occupation of operator: farming/ranching | 0.6115*** | -- | -- | -- | |
| Off-farm income in previous year ($1000) | -- | 0.0187*** | 0.0023 | 0.0190*** | |
| Predicted count of farm programs | -- | 0.4718* | 0.1433 | −0.8249 | |
| Predicted count of farm programs* Age: 35-44 | -- | −0.2323 | −0.3097 | 0.7926 | |
| Predicted count of farm programs* Age: 45-54 | -- | −0.0666 | −0.0735 | 1.0094* | |
| Predicted count of farm programs* Age: 55-64 | -- | −0.3229 | −0.2478 | 0.9192 | |
| Predicted count of farm programs* Age: 65 or older | -- | −0.0719 | 0.0322 | 1.1516* | |
| Farm sales in previous year ($1000) | -- | 0.0024*** | 0.0007 | 0.0024*** | |
| More than 50 % of operated acres are rented | -- | −0.2841** | −0.0595 | −0.2277* | |
| Sole proprietorship | -- | −0.3182* | 0.1572 | −0.3406* | |
| Miles to nearest town with a population of 10,000 | -- | −0.0024** | −0.0048*** | −0.0051*** | |
| Acreage is fully owned | −0.4582*** | -- | -- | -- | |
| Farm has a computer with an Internet access | 0.1831*** | -- | -- | -- | |
| Farm production: cash grains and oilseeds | 0.7262*** | -- | -- | -- | |
| Farm location: Northeast region | −0.8050*** | -- | -- | -- | |
| Farm location: South region | −0.9125*** | -- | -- | -- | |
| Farm location: West region | −1.0840*** | -- | -- | -- | |
| County unemployment rate in 2003, % | -- | −0.0401* | −0.0278 | −0.1481*** | |
| % employed in transportation and utilities, 2003 | -- | −0.0014 | 0.0025 | 0.0057 | |
| % employed in finance, insurance, and real estate, 2003 | -- | −0.0087 | 0.0331 | 0.0654*** | |
| % employed in government, 2003 | -- | −0.005 | −0.0083 | −0.0035 | |
| % employed in construction, 2003 | -- | 0.0115 | 0.0149 | −0.0018 | |
| % employed in manufacturing, 2003 | -- | 0.0084 | 0.0178*** | 0.0184*** | |
| α | 0.0177*** | ||||
| Log pseudo-likelihood = | −2,026,859 | −2,417,256 | |||