Table 1.
Occupational survey of the study population: Age, education and work history by job category.
| Job category | Age (yrs) |
Education (yrs) |
Worked at this job (yrs) |
Worked in cotton production (yrs) |
Previous pesticide safety training reported? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicator (N=7) | |||||
| Mean | 17.4 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | Yes: none |
| (Std. Dev.) | (0.5) | (1.4) | (0) | (0.5) | No: 100% |
| Range | 17–18 | 9–12 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Technician (N=24) | |||||
| Mean | 47.7 | 12.0 | 20.0 | 19.3 | Yes: 54% |
| (Std. Dev.) | (4.2) | (0) | (7.2) | (7.8) | No: 46% |
| Range | 42–58 | 12–12 | 5–36 | 7–36 | |
| Engineer (N=16) | |||||
| Mean | 50.9 | 13.8 | 20.3 | 22.8 | Yes: 62% |
| (Std. Dev.) | (6.3) | (2.0) | (14.0) | (8.4) | No: 38% |
| Range | 41–59 | 12–16 | 1–37 | 11–35 | |