Community survey on the structure of agricultural holdings 1979/1980. Volume I Introduction and methodological basis

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COMMUNITY SURVEY
ON THE STRUCTURE OF
AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS
1979/1980
Volume I
Introduction and methodological basis
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DE EUROPÆISKE FÆLLESSKABERS STATISTISKE KONTOR
STATISTISCHES AMT DER EUROPÄISCHEN GEMEINSCHAFTEN
ΣΤΑΤΙΣΤΙΚΗ ΥΠΗΡΕΣΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΩΝ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΩΝ
STATISTICAL OFFICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
OFFICE STATISTIQUE DES COMMUNAUTÉS EUROPÉENNES
ISTITUTO STATISTICO DELLE COMUNITÀ EUROPEE
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AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS
1979/1980
Volume I
Introduction and methodological basis This volume is also available in the following languages:
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Printed in FR of Germany Table off contents
Page
Chapter I
Need for Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings 4
Chapter II
Historical background 5
Chapter III
Legal basis 7
Chapter IV
Date of survey 8
Chapter V
Reference periods 9
Chapter VI
Survey unit and scope , 10
Chapter VII
Characteristics of the survey5
Chapter VIII
Standard units 23
Chapter IX
Sample plans and reliability4
Chapter X
National publications8
Council Regulation (EEC) No218/78of 19 December 1977 3Annex I
Commission Decision 79/833/EEC of 7 September 1979 43 Annex II n Decision 80/722/EEC of 13 June 1980 75 Annex III
Commission Decision 83/459/EEC of 4 July 1983 89 Annex IV n Decision 78/592/EEC of 16 June 1978 11Annex V
Commission Decision 78/463/EECof April 1978Annex VI CHAPTER I
Need for Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings
The Commission's requirement for regular and compara­ The statistical tables giving basic data on agricultural
production provide indications as to the structure of agri­ble information on the structure of agricultural holdings
culture in one country but do not always give an insight to arises out of the following considerations.
internal structure of agricultural holdings, in particular
their technical and economic organization. A Community The basic statistical material available in the statistics of
the Member States does not always admit of valid com­ typology was established, initially on an experimental ba­
parisons between Community countries, even when only sis for the 1966/67 survey and then on a new basis for the
certain basic aspects of the agricultural structure are in­ 1975 and 1977 surveys, permitting both grouping of agri­
volved, e.g. the labour force, or cannot be used to compile cultural holdings according to their technical and econo­
information relating to the Community as a whole. This is mic organization and comparison of a large number of
due to differences in the national questionnaires as re­ structural variables within each group.
gards the items included in the surveys, the definitions
used and the fields of observation.
Lastly, the common agricultural policy may require infor­
In addition, the frequency of the survey differs consider­ mation on certain aspects of agriculture which are not al­
ably from one country to another and does not always ways covered by national agricultural surveys.
provide data for the same period. CHAPTER II
Historical background
holdings of less than one hectare of utilized agricultural The 1979/80 Community survey on the structure of agri­
area were included only if they marketed a certain propor­cultural holdings is the fifth in the series and relates to
tion of their production or if their standard gross produc­the Community of Nine.
tion exceeded certain physical units.1 Data were obtained
I.The first structures survey in 1966/67 consisted of a mostly by complete censuses but in part by sampling.
survey based on a random sample of 1.2 million holdings. The information sought in the schedule of tables corre­
The scope of the survey included all agricultural holdings sponded to a certain extent to that collected in 1966/67,
where the agricultural area utilized for farming was one while more or less the same definitions were used. There
hectare or more, and all other holdings whose annual was no subsidy from the Community. The results of the
marketed production of agricultural goods normally re­ survey were published by the SOEC only at EUR 6 level
ached a value of at least 250 units of account. The infor­ and national level for the six Member States.
mation was collected by the Member States by means of
a questionnaire based on Community definitions. The 3. The 1975 survey was conducted along the lines of the
items covered were land use, type of tenure, livestock, 1966/67 survey. The list of characteristics, the definitions
machinery and labour force and other questions on legal and the scope were virtually those adopted in 1966/67. A
status, education, accounts, processing and packaging sample of 600000 holdings was scheduled for the nine
of agricultural products, membership of agricultural co­ Community countries, while Member States conducting
operatives, production under contract and production for exhaustive surveys could, if they so wished, supply the
sale. The information returned by each holding was trans­ complete results thereof. Two Member States, the Ne­
cribed in a non-identifiable form onto magnetic tape or therlands and Belgium, conducted exhaustive surveys.
punched cards by the Member States and forwarded to The information for each holding was transcribed by the
the Statistical Office of the European Communities Member States in a non-identifiable form onto magnetic
(SOEC) for processing and publication. tape and forwarded to the SOEC for processing and publi­
cation of the results in the form of a Community schedule
of tables. A contribution was again given by the EAGGF
The Member States received a contribution of six units of
up to a maximum of 12 units of account per holding.
account per questionnaire from the European Agricultur­
al Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) towards the
The results of the survey, which yield over 7 000 000 items
expenditure incurred in conducting the survey. The objec­
of basic data, were published for the nine Member States
tive was to obtain comparable Information on the structu­
of the EEC and their regions. This involved six volumes
re of agricultural holdings throughout the Community
comprising a total of 1 396 pages covering the following
which could be used as a basis for drawing up and imple­
main themes:
menting the common agricultural policy.
(i) main results (EUR 9 - Member States - regions);
The results of the survey were published at levels corre­
(il) inventory of results by size class of holdings and as a sponding to the Community, the six Member States, 52
function of the number of annual work units (AWU) regions and 241 districts. The main publication compri­
(EUR 9 - Member States); ses 13 volumes containing a total of 6895 pages and re­
produces the various parts of the questionnaire classi­ (iii) frequency distribution of selected results (general di­
fied according to utilized agricultural area. An internal un­ stribution - holder's working time - labour force - trac­
published Commission document of eight volumes pre­ tors - type of tenure - relative and absolute importance
sents the analyses relating to manager of holding, econo­ of crops and categories of livestock - woodland area -
mic organization, net standard value, the methods and forage crop area (EUR 9 - Member States)).
means of production, labour force, and the values of cer­
tain production factors; it also gives a presentation of re­ Summary tables giving the results obtained in 1975 with
gional data in the for