Table 3.
Job Structure Characteristics, Women in Farmworker Families, North Carolina (n = 220).
| Work Structure Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Labor Force Participation | 134 | 60.9 |
| Occupation | ||
| Not employed | 65 | 29.5 |
| Informal work | 21 | 9.5 |
| Agricultural worker | 67 | 30.5 |
| Domestic worker | 29 | 13.2 |
| Manufacturing operative | 20 | 9.1 |
| Other | 18 | 8.2 |
| Hours Worked (those in labor force) | ||
| Less than 32 | 32 | 24.1 |
| 32 to 48 | 74 | 55.6 |
| More than 48 | 27 | 20.3 |
| Shift (those in labor force) | ||
| First or day shift | 97 | 72.9 |
| Non-standard shift | 36 | 27.1 |
| Farmworker Family | ||
| Migrant | 52 | 23.6 |
| Seasonal | 168 | 76.4 |
| Spouse's Current Employment | ||
| Farm work only | 91 | 41.4 |
| Non-farm work | 83 | 37.7 |
| Not working | 26 | 11.8 |
| No spouse or partner | 20 | 9.1 |