Table 1.
Characteristics of participants (n = 163).a
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 163 (100.0) |
| Missing | 0 |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 139 (99.3) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 1 (0.7) |
| Missing | 23 |
| Age (years) | |
| 18–24 | 27 (17.0) |
| 25–34 | 69 (43.4) |
| 35–49 | 52 (32.7) |
| ≥ 50 | 11 (6.9) |
| Missing | 4 |
| Level of education | |
| Did not attend school | 5 (3.6) |
| Did not complete primary school | 16 (11.4) |
| Primary school | 51 (36.2) |
| Middle school | 54 (38.3) |
| High school | 15 (10.6) |
| Missing | 22 |
| Able to read | |
| In Spanish | 139 (98.9) |
| In English | 45 (31.9) |
| Missing | 22 |
| Years employed as a pesticide handler | |
| ≤ 1 | 21 (19.3) |
| 2–3 | 33 (30.3) |
| 4–5 | 20 (18.4) |
| 6–10 | 21 (19.3) |
| > 10 | 14 (12.8) |
| Missing | 54 |
| Location of home | |
| In town | 68 (48.6) |
| Rural area, away from orchards | 21 (15.0) |
| Rural area, near orchards | 20 (14.3) |
| In/next to orchards | 27 (19.3) |
| Other | 4 (2.9) |
| Missing | 23 |
| Reported OP/CB useb | |
| Chlorpyrifos | 88 (66.7) |
| Carbaryl | 39 (29.6) |
| Azinphos-methyl | 19 (14.4) |
| Dimethoate | 11 (8.3) |
| Malathion | 6 (4.6) |
| Other OP/CB | 16 (11.2) |
| Missing | 31 |
| Year of participation in study | |
| 2006 | 89 (54.6) |
| 2007 | 74 (45.4) |
| Missing | 0 |
| Time since baseline ChE test (days) | |
| ≤ 30 | 10 (6.2) |
| 31–60 | 115 (71.0) |
| 61–90 | 18 (11.1) |
| > 90 | 19 (11.7) |
| Missing | 1 |
| Days since last exposure | |
| Today/yesterday | 18 (13.7) |
| 2–7 days ago | 66 (50.4) |
| > 7 days ago | 47 (35.9) |
| Missing | 32 |
| Survey language | |
| Spanish | 148 (97.4) |
| English | 4 (2.6) |
| Missing | 11 |
a
Missing values were excluded from percentages. Responses were missing if the participant did not complete the survey, did not know, or refused to answer.
b
Participants could select multiple responses.