Table 1.
Personal Characteristics of Farmworkers.
| Personal Characteristics | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| N (300) | % | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 285 | 95.0 |
| Female | 15 | 5.0 |
| Age | ||
| 18 to 29 years | 94 | 31.3 |
| 30 to 39 years | 110 | 36.7 |
| 40 years and older | 96 | 32.0 |
| Educational attainment | ||
| 0 to 6 years | 161 | 53.7 |
| 7 to 9 years | 115 | 38.3 |
| 10 or more years | 24 | 8.0 |
| Language spoken1 | ||
| English | 35 | 11.7 |
| Spanish | 299 | 99.7 |
| Indigenous language | 61 | 20.0 |
| Years worked in US agriculture | ||
| 1 to 4 years | 126 | 42.0 |
| 5 to 9 years | 97 | 32.3 |
| 10 or more years | 77 | 25.7 |
| H-2A visa | ||
| Yes | 189 | 63.0 |
| No | 108 | 36.0 |
| Not needed (US citizen) | 3 | 1.0 |
1
Some farmworkers speak more than one language, so totals do not equal 300 and 100%.