Table 1.
Characteristics of the H-2A and non–H-2A farmworker study populations
| H-2A workers |
Non–H-2A workers |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Worked in extreme heat n (%)b | Heat Illness n (%)a,b | n (%) | Worked in extreme heat n (%)b | Heat illness n (%)a,b | |
| Study population | 194 (100) | 177 (91) | 54 (31) | 106 (100) | 104 (98) | 58 (56) |
| Age, years | ||||||
| 18–27 | 36 (19) | 32 (89) | 10 (31) | 38 (36) | 37 (97) | 16 (43) |
| 28–33 | 59 (30) | 54 (92) | 14 (26) | 14 (13) | 13 (93) | 8 (62) |
| 34–41 | 53 (27) | 47 (89) | 16 (34) | 22 (21) | 22 (100) | 12 (55) |
| 42–65 | 46 (24) | 44 (96) | 14 (32) | 32 (30) | 32 (100) | 22 (69) |
| Educational attainment, years | ||||||
| 0–6 | 88 (45) | 80 (91) | 20 (25) | 73 (69) | 72 (99) | 46 (64) |
| 7–9 | 88 (45) | 82 (93) | 27 (33) | 27 (26) | 26 (96) | 11 (42) |
| 10–16 | 18 (9) | 15 (83) | 7 (47) | 6 (6) | 6 (100) | 1 (17) |
| English spoken | ||||||
| No | 178 (92) | 163 (92) | 51 (31) | 87 (82) | 85 (98) | 49 (58) |
| Yes | 16 (8) | 14 (88) | 3 (21) | 19 (18) | 19 (100) | 9 (47) |
| Housing | ||||||
| Barracks | 72 (37) | 66 (92) | 24 (36) | 30 (28) | 29 (97) | 14 (48) |
| House | 63 (33) | 56 (89) | 11 (20) | 30 (28) | 29 (97) | 14 (48) |
| Trailer | 59 (30) | 55 (93) | 19 (35) | 46 (43) | 46 (100) | 30 (65) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 2 (1) | 2 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (12) | 13 (100) | 10 (77) |
| Male | 192 (99) | 175 (91) | 54 (31) | 93 (88) | 91 (98) | 48 (53) |
| Survey period | ||||||
| June 24–July 4 | 63 (33) | 56 (89) | 17 (30) | 15 (14) | 14 (93) | 7 (50) |
| July 5–July 18 | 43 (22) | 34 (79) | 12 (35) | 33 (31) | 32 (97) | 16 (50) |
| July 19–August 5 | 42 (22) | 42 (100) | 16 (38) | 30 (28) | 30 (100) | 23 (77) |
| August 5–September 6 | 46 (24) | 45 (98) | 9 (20) | 28 (26) | 28 (100) | 12 (43) |
| Years in U.S. agriculture | ||||||
| <1 | 15 (8) | 12 (80) | 4 (33) | 25 (24) | 23 (92) | 11 (48) |
| 1–6 | 74 (38) | 69 (93) | 18 (26) | 51 (48) | 51 (100) | 26 (51) |
| 7+ | 105 (54) | 96 (91) | 32 (33) | 30 (28) | 30 (100) | 21 (70) |
a
Row percentages
b
Denominators are the numbers of participants who reported working in hot weather