Table 2.

Characteristics of Usual Practice Caring for Child, and Health Care Utilization, Farmworker Families, North Carolina (n=221)

Usual Practice and Health Care Utilization Characteristics	n	%
Usual Practice
Practice Type*
Private Practice	105	49.5
Federally Qualified Health Center	70	33.0
County Health Department	37	17.5
Location of Practice*
North Carolina	198	93.4
Other State (Florida, Kansas, Texas)	10	4.7
Mexico	4	1.9
Interpreter Available at Practice
Never, sometimes, often, frequently (never = 22/10%)	26	11.8
Almost always	19	8.7
Always or providers speaks my language	174	79.5
Health Care Utilization
Duration with Usual Practice*
Less than 6 months	44	20.0
6 to less than 12 month	24	10.9
1 to less than 2 years	28	12.7
2 or more years	124	56.4
Last Child Health Care Visit
In past month	47	21.3
1 to 3 months ago	51	23.1
3 to less than 6 months ago	71	32.1
6 or more months ago (12 or more months = 8/3.6)	52	23.5
Frequency of Well-Child Care
In last 12 months	63	28.5
Less than once per year, never get well-child care, only take child when sick	158	71.5

^*Missing data