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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Dermatol. 2013 May 15;53(9):1091–1097. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2012.05833.x

Table 2.

Housing Characteristics, Migrant Farmworkers, Eastern North Carolina, 2010

Participant Level Housing Characteristics (N=371) n %
Air Conditioning
 No 210 56.6
 Yes 161 43.4
Sleeping Room Thermal Comfort*
 Comfort 47 13.1
 Discomfort 313 86.9
Sleeping Room Heat Index*
 No danger 74 20.7
 Caution 144 40.2
 Extreme caution 121 33.8
 Danger 19 5.3
Musty or Mildew Smell in Sleeping Room
 No 333 90.0
 Yes 37 10.0
Presence of Dampness/Humidity in Sleeping Room
 No 348 94.3
 Yes 21 5.7

Camp Level Housing Characteristics (N=186 camps)
Common Room Thermal Comfort
 Comfort 11 6.0
 Discomfort 172 94.0
Common Room Heat Index
 No danger 22 12.1
 Caution 65 35.7
 Extreme caution 80 44.0
 Danger 15 8.2