Table 2.
Pesticide use characteristics of all participants and by occupation.
| All Participants (n = 76) (N (%)) | Agricultural Workers (n = 34) (N (%)) | Non-Agricultural Workers (n = 42) (N (%)) | p-value (Test) for Significant Differences ^ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational | |||||
| Personally applied pesticides at work since becoming pregnant | 8 (11%) | 8 (24%) | 0 (0%) | 0.005 * (Fisher’s) | |
| Had a job where pesticides were applied since becoming pregnant | 23 (30%) | 23 (68%) | 0 (0%) | <0.0001 * (chi-sq) | |
| Worked in a job involving potential pesticide exposure before becoming pregnant | 46 (61%) | 33 (97%) | 13 (31%) | <0.0001 * (chi-sq) | |
| Residential | |||||
| Pesticides used in the home since becoming pregnant | 39 (51%) | 16 (47%) | 23 (55%) | 0.50 (chi-sq) | |
| Pesticides used in the home before becoming pregnant | 43 (57%) # | 16 (47%) | 27 (66%) # | 0.10 (chi-sq) | |
| Personally applied pesticides in the home since becoming pregnant | 21 (28%) | 9 (26%) | 12 (29%) | 0.84 (chi-sq) | |
| Personally applied pesticides in the home before becoming pregnant | 26 (34%) | 10 (29%) | 16 (38%) | 0.43 (chi-sq) | |
| Personally applied pesticides on pets since becoming pregnant | 15 (20%) | 4 (12%) | 11 (26%) | 0.12 (chi-sq) | |
^ Tests for differences between agricultural and non-agricultural workers; * Significant result (p < 0.05); # Data missing for one participant.