Table V.
Lifetime Pesticide Exposure for Farmworker and Non-Farmworker Participants Completing the Baseline Interview by Education and Country of Birth, and Visa Status, PACE4, 2012.
| Lifetime Exposure | Index of Exposure Sources | Exposure Years | Index of Exposure Years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmworker | Non-farmworker | Farmworker | Non-farmworker | Farmworker | Non-farmworker | Farmworker | Non-farmworker | |
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| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Education | ||||||||
| 0 to 6 years | 14.70 (5.58) | 7.60 (4.27) | 0.35 (0.12) | 0.18 (0.10) | 17.26 (8.82) | 7.58 (7.21) | 0.41 (0.18) | 0.18 (0.14) |
| 7 to 11 years | 12.48 (5.29) | 5.86 (3.87) | 0.34 (0.13) | 0.16 (0.11) | 13.71 (7.35) | 4.83 (6.55) | 0.36 (0.17) | 0.12 (0.15) |
| 12 or more years | 10.95 (4.34) | 5.36 (4.06) | 0.30 (0.12) | 0.13 (0.09) | 12.71 (8.21) | 2.70 (4.14) | 0.34 (0.20) | 0.07 (0.10) |
| p-value | 0.0026 | 0.0017 | 0.258 | 0.0013 | 0.0048 | <0.0001 | 0.0995 | <0.0001 |
| H-2A Visa | ||||||||
| Yes | 13.17 (5.36) | - | 0.34 (0.12) | - | 14.72 (8.04) | - | 0.37 (0.18) | - |
| No | 15.00 (6.90) | - | 0.36 (0.16) | - | 20.76 (9.74) | - | 0.48 (0.18) | - |
| p-value | 0.2109 | 0.5423 | 0.0072 | 0.0112 | ||||
| Country of Birth | ||||||||
| Mexico | - | 6.55 (4.25) | - | 0.16 (0.09) | - | 5.44 (6.63) | - | 0.13 (0.14) |
| Other | - | 5.67 (3.94) | - | 0.14 (0.11) | - | 4.27 (5.96) | - | 0.10 (0.14) |
| p-value | 0.1991 | 0.0477 | 0.1008 | 0.095 | ||||