North Dakota Rural Life Poll

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The poll is a project of ND Rural Life at the University of North Dakota. The objectives of the North Dakota Rural Life Poll are to:  1) monitor the changing conditions in rural North Dakota; 2) to collect timely and relevant data on the conditions of rural North Dakota; 3) and to disseminate the results to state and national policy makers as well as other interested groups, organizations and individuals.

The poll has been conducted several times at the University of North Dakota and once at North Dakota State University. It has been funded by contributions from various rural and farm organizations, farm magazines, government agencies, NDSU Extension, and the UND Center for Community Engagement..

Because the poll does not have a permanent source of funding, it tends to be conducted on an episodic basis, typically whenever a state agency or a rural organization is able to provide at least half of the costs of the poll and we try to raise the remainder.  If you are interested in supporting the ND Rural Life Poll, please contact the webmaster Curtis Stofferahn.
Download the 1999 ND Rural Life Poll Report (Pdf) and Presentation (Pdf).  The purpose of this poll was to gauge the impacts of the farm crisis on farm families.  It includes questions about the perceptions and causes of the farm crisis, impacts of the farm crisis on families and communities, social support and community involvement, financial adjustments, future plans, policy changes, and credit problems.

Download the 2006 ND Rural Life Poll Report (Pdf) and Presentation (Pdf)  This poll was designed to identify the obstacles prohibiting conventional farmers from transitioning to organic production and to try to identify the characteristics that predispose farmers to adopt organic farming techniques. 

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