TABLE 3.
Work and Exposure Characteristics for Four Periods across the Agricultural Season for Farmworkers, eastern North Carolina, 2007
| Period | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work and Exposure Characteristics | 5/1–6/8 (n = 250) |
6/9–7/7 (n = 233) |
7/8–8/5 (n = 229) |
8/6–9/4 (n = 227) |
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| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Work Characteristics | ||||||||
| Previous 3 Days Worked in: | ||||||||
| Tobacco | 82 | 32.8 | 112 | 48.1 | 171 | 74.7 | 190 | 83.7 |
| Cucumbers | 9 | 3.6 | 29 | 12.4 | 15 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweet potatoes | 76 | 30.4 | 55 | 23.6 | 16 | 7.0 | 16 | 7.0 |
| Previous 3 Days: | ||||||||
| Planted | 99 | 39.6 | 46 | 19.7 | 5 | 2.2 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Cultivated | 84 | 33.6 | 50 | 21.5 | 13 | 5.7 | 10 | 4.4 |
| Topped tobacco | 0 | 0 | 68 | 29.2 | 106 | 46.3 | 5 | 2.2 |
| Harvested | 60 | 24.0 | 59 | 25.3 | 76 | 33.2 | 118 | 52.0 |
| Total Hours worked in Previous 3 Days | ||||||||
| Did not work | 9 | 3.6 | 7 | 3.0 | 13 | 5.7 | 8 | 3.5 |
| 1–20 | 108 | 43.2 | 107 | 45.9 | 104 | 45.4 | 96 | 42.3 |
| More than 20 | 133 | 53.2 | 119 | 51.1 | 112 | 48.9 | 123 | 54.2 |
| Exposure Characteristics | ||||||||
| Pesticide Safety Training | ||||||||
| No Training or Understood Some or None of Training in Current Year |
129 | 51.6 | 129 | 55.4 | 118 | 51.5 | 109 | 48.0 |
| Training in Current Year and Understood Most or All |
121 | 48.4 | 104 | 44.6 | 111 | 48.5 | 118 | 52.0 |
| Housing Type | ||||||||
| House | 109 | 43.6 | 100 | 42.9 | 93 | 40.6 | 86 | 37.9 |
| Barracks | 49 | 19.6 | 48 | 20.6 | 43 | 18.8 | 42 | 18.5 |
| Trailer | 92 | 36.8 | 85 | 36.5 | 92 | 40.2 | 99 | 43.6 |
| People in Camp per Showerhead | ||||||||
| Fewer than 4 | 57 | 22.8 | 47 | 20.2 | 50 | 21.8 | 90 | 39.6 |
| 4 – 7.9 | 127 | 50.8 | 123 | 52.8 | 129 | 56.3 | 96 | 42.3 |
| 8 or more | 66 | 26.4 | 63 | 27.0 | 50 | 21.8 | 41 | 18.1 |
| Pesticides Applied In Room | 35 | 14.0 | 48 | 20.6 | 23 | 10.0 | 25 | 11.0 |
| Pesticides Applied In Camp | 62 | 24.8 | 34 | 14.6 | 12 | 5.2 | 13 | 5.7 |
| In Previous 3 Days | ||||||||
| Mix, Load, or Apply Pesticides | 26 | 10.4 | 10 | 4.3 | 13 | 5.7 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Worked in Fields in which Pesticides Had Been Applied in Last 7 Days |
85 | 34.0 | 58 | 24.9 | 48 | 21.0 | 26 | 11.5 |
| Average Number of Times Washed Hands | ||||||||
| Per Days Worked | ||||||||
| 0–2 | 40.5 | 56.8 | 125 | 53.6 | 119 | 52.0 | 92 | 40.5 |
| More than 2 | 59.5 | 43.2 | 108 | 46.4 | 110 | 48.0 | 135 | 59.5 |