Table 3.

Farmworker Experience Heat Exposure, Heat Symptoms, and Heat Illness, and Behaviors to Reduce the Effects of Heat in the Previous Three Months.

	N	Percent of Total Sample n=101
Worked outside in extremely hot weather conditions	68	67.3
Symptoms while working outside in extremely hot weather conditions			Percent of those working in extremely hot weather conditions outside n=68
Sudden muscle cramps	17	16.8	25.0
Nausea or vomiting	7	6.9	10.3
Hot, dry skin	22	21.8	32.4
Confusion	9	8.9	13.2
Dizziness	11	10.9	16.2
Heat illness from outside work	36	35.6	52.9
Behaviors
Drink more water	59	58.4	86.8
Take breaks in shaded areas	60	59.4	88.2
Go to air-conditioned place during breaks or after work	20	19.8	29.4
Change work hours	17	16.8	25.0
Change work activities	14	13.9	20.6
Change hours or activities	20	19.8	29.4
Change hours and activities	11	10.9	16.2
Worked inside in extremely hot weather conditions	18	17.8
Symptoms while working inside in extremely hot weather conditions			Percent of those working in extremely hot weather conditions inside n=18
Sudden muscle cramps	5	5.0	27.8
Nausea or vomiting	4	4.0	22.2
Hot, dry skin	11	10.9	61.1
Confusion	4	4.0	22.2
Dizziness	5	5.0	27.8
Heat illness from inside work	14	13.9	77.8
Behaviors
Drink more water	16	15.8	88.9
Take breaks in cooler, but non-air-conditioned areas	11	10.9	61.1
Go to air-conditioned place during breaks or after work	6	5.9	33.3
Change work hours	3	3.0	16.7
Change work activities	3	3.0	16.7
Change hours or activities	4	4.0	22.2
Change hours and activities	2	2.0	11.1
Spent your after-work time in housing that was extremely hot	27	26.7
Attempted to cool housing with
Opening the windows or doors	44	43.6
Electric fans	62	61.4
Window air conditioning units	46	45.5
Central air conditioning	11	10.9