Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of total sample and workers reporting eye injuries, North Carolina.
| Total Sample | Workers with Eye Injuries | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=300 | N=15 | |||
| N | % | N | % | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 285 | 95.0 | 15 | 100.0 |
| Female | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Age | ||||
| 18–29 years | 94 | 31.3 | 4 | 26.7 |
| 30–39 years | 110 | 36.7 | 7 | 46.7 |
| 40+ years | 96 | 32.0 | 4 | 26.7 |
| Educational Attainment | ||||
| 0–6 years | 161 | 53.7 | 9 | 60.0 |
| 7–9 years | 115 | 38.3 | 4 | 26.7 |
| 10+ years | 24 | 8.0 | 2 | 13.3 |
| Language Spoken a | ||||
| English | 35 | 11.7 | 4 | 26.7 |
| Spanish | 299 | 99.7 | 15 | 100.0 |
| Indigenous Language | 60 | 20.0 | 3 | 20.0 |
| H2A visa | ||||
| Yes | 194 | 64.7 | 8 | 53.3 |
| No | 106 | 35.3 | 7 | 46.7 |
| Seasons in US agriculture | ||||
| <1 year to 4 years | 126 | 42.0 | 6 | 40.0 |
| 5 to 9 years | 97 | 32.3 | 2 | 13.3 |
| 10+ years | 77 | 25.7 | 7 | 46.7 |
| Last time eyes checked | ||||
| Never | 219 | 73.0 | 8 | 53.3 |
| 5 or more years ago | 24 | 8.0 | 2 | 13.3 |
| 1 to 4 years ago | 27 | 9.0 | 2 | 13.3 |
| Less than a year ago | 30 | 10.0 | 3 | 20.0 |
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Totals more than 300 because some farmworkers speak more than one language.