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. 2013 Mar;103(3):e78–e84. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300831

TABLE 3—

Bivariate Comparisons of Most Common Kitchen Violations by Migrant Farmworker Camp Characteristics, Eastern North Carolina, 2010

Camp Characteristics Holes in Wall; Rain Leaks, No. (%) Damaged Floor, No. (%) Drinking Water Contamination, No. (%) Improper Refrigerator Temperature, No. (%) Improper Fire Extinguisher, No. (%) Unsanitary Kitchen Conditions, No. (%) Cockroach Infestation, No. (%) Rodent Infestation, No. (%)
H-2A visa workers ** * * * * *
 Present (n = 125) 11 (8.8) 24 (19.2) 38 (30.9) 81 (66.9) 18 (14.9) 20 (16.1) 51 (40.8) 42 (33.6)
 Not present (n = 57) 11 (19.3) 23 (40.4) 24 (42.1) 35 (62.5) 17 (30.9) 18 (32.1) 32 (57.1) 10 (18.2)
No. of dwellings ** ** *
 1 (n = 113) 9 (8.0) 21 (18.6) 40 (35.7) 72 (65.6) 24 (21.8) 18 (16.1) 49 (43.4) 37 (33)
 2 (n = 35) 3 (8.6) 15 (42.9) 10 (28.6) 18 (52.9) 7 (21.2) 8 (22.9) 16 (45.7) 10 (28.6)
 ≥ 3 (n = 34) 10 (29.4) 11 (32.4) 12 (36.4) 26 (78.8) 4 (12.1) 12 (36.4) 18 (54.6) 5 (15.2)
Housing type **
 Barracks (n = 54) 8 (14.8) 10 (18.5) 17 (31.5) 42 (84.0) 10 (20.0) 16 (29.6) 27 (50.9) 15 (28.3)
 Nonbarracks (n = 128) 14 (10.9) 37 (28.9) 45 (35.7) 74 (58.3) 25 (19.8) 22 (17.5) 56 (43.4) 37 (29.1)
No. of residents
 1–10 (n = 89) 10 (11.2) 20 (22.5) 26 (29.6) 50 (56.8) 15 (17.2) 14 (15.9) 45 (50.6) 29 (33.0)
 11–20 (n = 47) 5 (10.6) 15 (31.9) 22 (46.8) 35 (76.1) 11 (23.9) 11 (23.9) 17 (36.2) 15 (31.9)
 > 20 (n = 46) 7 (15.2) 12 (26.1) 14 (13.1) 31 (72.1) 9 (20.9) 13 (28.3) 21 (46.7) 8 (17.8)
Data collection period ** ** *
 Early summer (n = 51) 6 (11.8) 10 (19.6) 16 (32.0) 40 (81.6) 6 (12.2) 6 (12) 18 (35.3) 12 (24.0)
 Midsummer (n = 82) 13 (15.9) 30 (36.6) 28 (34.2) 52 (65.8) 21 (26.6) 15 (18.5) 37 (45.7) 25 (30.9)
 Late summer (n = 49) 3 (6.1) 7 (14.3) 18 (37.5) 24 (49.0) 8 (16.7) 17 (34.7) 28 (57.1) 15 (30.6)
Inspection certificate **
 Not posted (n = 118) 17 (14.4) 35 (29.7) 37 (31.9) 78 (69.0) 26 (22.8) 32 (27.6) 57 (48.6) 31 (26.5)
 Posted (n = 62) 5 (8.1) 12 (19.4) 23 (37.1) 36 (58.1) 8 (13.3) 6 (9.7) 25 (40.3) 20 (32.8)

*P < .05; **P < .01.