Table 3.
Frequencies and means of cumulative lifetime days of pesticide use for 701 male pesticide applicators.
| Pesticides | Na | % | Mean | SD | Min. | Median | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organophosphates | |||||||
| Acephate | 166 | 24 | 85 | 90 | 3 | 56 | 501 |
| Chlorpyrifos | 418 | 60 | 75 | 103 | 2 | 39 | 767 |
| Coumaphos | 94 | 13 | 74 | 245 | 1 | 12 | 1,683 |
| Diazinon | 302 | 43 | 55 | 93 | 1 | 20 | 846 |
| Dichlorvos | 128 | 18 | 443 | 1,064 | 1 | 58 | 8,680 |
| Dimethoate | 66 | 9 | 46 | 68 | 2 | 25 | 457 |
| Disulfoton | 110 | 16 | 43 | 42 | 2 | 25 | 236 |
| Ethoprop | 121 | 17 | 45 | 50 | 3 | 25 | 316 |
| Fonofos | 201 | 29 | 64 | 84 | 2 | 39 | 457 |
| Malathion | 541 | 77 | 99 | 201 | 2 | 37 | 2,625 |
| Parathion | 147 | 21 | 103 | 272 | 1 | 20 | 1,668 |
| Phorate | 230 | 33 | 70 | 130 | 1 | 25 | 1,628 |
| Phosmet | 101 | 14 | 61 | 83 | 3 | 26 | 600 |
| Tebupirimfos | 69 | 10 | 51 | 46 | 4 | 40 | 250 |
| Terbufos | 356 | 51 | 101 | 116 | 2 | 56 | 752 |
| Tetrachlorvinphos | 69 | 10 | 65 | 99 | 3 | 25 | 582 |
| Carbamates | |||||||
| Aldicarb | 131 | 19 | 86 | 118 | 2 | 29 | 742 |
| Benomyl | 116 | 17 | 62 | 122 | 1 | 13 | 767 |
| Carbaryl | 440 | 63 | 103 | 153 | 1 | 47 | 1,388 |
| Carbofuran | 290 | 41 | 55 | 92 | 1 | 25 | 752 |
| Summary variables | |||||||
| All organophosphates | 682 | 97 | 420 | 663 | 2 | 241 | 8,763 |
| All pesticides | 700 | 100 | 1,604 | 1,617 | 10 | 1,045 | 11,677 |
Number of participants who reported ever use.