Table 3.

Prevalence of self-reported respiratory symptoms and allergies among farmworkers (n=352)

Respiratory Symptom	n (%)
Wheezing or whistling in chest in last 12 months*	40 (11.4)
If yes, wheezing/whistling without a cold	24 (60.0)
Woken up with feeling of tightness in chest	59 (16.8)
Woken by shortness of breath*	49 (14.0)
Bouts of spasms of coughing*
Not at all	301 (85.7)
Less than once a month	41 (11.7)
Between once a month and once a week	6 (1.70)
Between once a month and once a day	1 (0.30)
Once a day or more	2 (0.60)
Coughed up phlegm when you did not have a cold	61 (17.3)
Allergy
Runny or stuffy nose	121 (34.4)
Sinusitis or sinus problem*	42 (12.2)
Asthma*	12 (3.4)
If yes, confirmed asthma by doctor*	9 (81.8)
Nasal allergies*	57 (16.5)
Eczema or any kind of skin allergy*	78 (22.4)

^*missing values