Table 1: Sociodemographic characteristics of 787 migrant farm workers repatriated for health-related reasons, Ontario, 2001–2011.
| Characteristic | No. workers (%) |
Total, no. (%) n = 787 |
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| 2001 n = 74 |
2002 n = 112 |
2003 n = 119 |
2004 n = 90 |
2005 n = 77 |
2006 n = 67 |
2007 n = 51 |
2008 n = 68 |
2009 n = 56 |
2010 n = 38 |
2011 n = 35 |
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| Age, yr* |
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| 20–29 |
8 |
(10.8) |
17 |
(15.2) |
24 |
(20.2) |
18 |
(20.0) |
19 |
(24.7) |
12 |
(17.9) |
7 |
(13.7) |
10 |
(14.7) |
8 |
(14.3) |
5 |
(13.2) |
6 |
(17.1) |
134 |
(17.0) |
| 30–39 |
21 |
(28.4) |
49 |
(43.8) |
43 |
(36.1) |
31 |
(34.4) |
31 |
(40.3) |
30 |
(44.8) |
26 |
(51.0) |
27 |
(39.7) |
24 |
(42.9) |
14 |
(36.8) |
15 |
(42.9) |
311 |
(39.5) |
| 40–49 |
21 |
(28.4) |
27 |
(24.1) |
40 |
(33.6) |
29 |
(32.2) |
19 |
(24.7) |
19 |
(28.3) |
16 |
(31.4) |
22 |
(32.4) |
19 |
(33.9) |
10 |
(26.3) |
10 |
(28.6) |
232 |
(29.5) |
| ≥ 50 |
7 |
(9.5) |
11 |
(9.8) |
11 |
(9.2) |
12 |
(13.3) |
8 |
(10.4) |
6 |
(8.9) |
2 |
(3.9) |
9 |
(13.2) |
5 |
(8.9) |
9 |
(23.7) |
4 |
(11.4) |
82 |
(10.4) |
| Country of origin |
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| Barbados |
7 |
(9.5) |
8 |
(7.1) |
5 |
(4.2) |
7 |
(7.8) |
3 |
(3.9) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
(2.9) |
31 |
(3.9) |
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| Eastern Caribbean† |
3 |
(4.1) |
3 |
(2.7) |
0 |
1 |
(1.1) |
4 |
(5.2) |
2 |
(3.0) |
2 |
(3.9) |
2 |
(2.9) |
4 |
(7.1) |
4 |
(10.5) |
2 |
(5.7) |
27 |
(3.4) |
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| Jamaica |
27 |
(36.5) |
28 |
(25.0) |
43 |
(36.1) |
30 |
(33.3) |
30 |
(39.0) |
23 |
(34.3) |
14 |
(27.5) |
26 |
(38.2) |
22 |
(39.3) |
16 |
(42.1) |
13 |
(37.1) |
272 |
(34.6) |
| Mexico |
24 |
(32.4) |
61 |
(54.5) |
62 |
(52.1) |
47 |
(52.2) |
32 |
(41.6) |
35 |
(52.2) |
33 |
(64.7) |
36 |
(52.9) |
24 |
(42.9) |
15 |
(39.4) |
11 |
(31.4) |
380 |
(48.3) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 13 | (17.6) | 12 | (10.7) | 9 | (7.6) | 5 | (5.6) | 8 | (10.4) | 7 | (10.4) | 2 | (3.9) | 4 | (5.9) | 6 | (10.7) | 3 | (7.9) | 8 | (22.9) | 77 | (9.8) |
*For 2001–2003, totals do not equal 100% because of missing data. †East Caribbean includes Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.