TABLE 1.
—Characteristics of the Poultry-Processing Plant Workers, by Country of Birth: Alabama, June 2000a
| Country of Birth | ||||
| United States (n = 135) No. (%) | Mexico (n = 162) No. (%) | Guatemala (n = 40) No. (%) | Total (N = 337) No. (%) | |
| Age, yb | ||||
| ≤ 20 | 12 (9) | 33 (21) | 9 (24) | 54 (16) |
| 21–30 | 45 (33) | 82 (52) | 22 (58) | 149 (45) |
| > 30 | 78 (58) | 44 (28) | 7 (18) | 129 (39) |
| Median (range) | 33 (18–65) | 25 (17–60) | 25 (18–57) | 27 (17–65) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 25 (19) | 125 (77) | 33 (83) | 183 (54) |
| Length of stay in the US,b mo Median (range) | . . . | 8 (<1–84) | 7 (<1–60) | . . . |
| Length of employment,b mo Median (range) | 12.5 (0–130) | 2.1 (0–21) | 2.6 (0–11) | 3.7 (0–130) |
| Adults in the household Median (range)b | 2 (1–5) | 6 (2–12) | 5 (2–9) | 4 (1–12) |
| Children in the household Median (range) | 2 (0–9) | 0 (0–5) | 0 (0–5) | 0 (0–9) |
| Has a health care providerb | 87 (73) | 12 (8) | 0 (0) | 99 (31) |
aAll these characteristics were statistically different for US-born persons compared with non-US-born persons (P ≤ .002). Percentages may not add to 100% because of rounding.
bAge not available for 5 persons, length of stay in the United States not available for 4, length of employment not available for 12, number of adults in the household not available for 3, and health care provider information not available for 21 persons.