Table 2.
History of lifetime allergic rhinitis among farm operators, by select characteristic
| Characteristics | Estimated population (in 1,000s) | Lifetime allergic rhinitis
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| Distribution | Prevalence | Association | ||||||
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| %a | 95%CI | %a | 95%CI | PORb | 95%CI | P-value | ||
| Total | 2,181 | 100.0 | 30.8 | (29.6 to 32.0) | ||||
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| Demographics | ||||||||
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| Age group (years.; mean=59.8) | ||||||||
| 16–39 | 113 | 5.6 | (4.5 to 6.7) | 32.6 | (27.3 to 37.8) | 1.37 | (1.05 to 1.79) | 0.0198 |
| 40–64 | 1,270 | 62.5 | (60.1 to 64.8) | 32.3 | (30.7 to 33.9) | 1.25 | (1.10 to 1.42) | 0.0005 |
| e65 | 749 | 32.0 | (29.7 to 34.2) | 28.4 | (26.4 to 30.4) | Reference | ||
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 1,823 | 80.2 | (78.2 to 82.2) | 29.5 | (28.2 to 30.8) | Reference | ||
| Female | 354 | 19.8 | (17.8 to 21.8) | 37.5 | (34.2 to 40.8) | 1.38 | (1.17 to 1.61) | 0.0001 |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Married or living with partner | 1,802 | 83.5 | (81.7 to 85.2) | 30.8 | (29.5 to 32.1) | 1.10 | (0.93 to 1.29) | 0.26 |
| Widowed, divorced, | 355 | 16.5 | (14.8 to 18.3) | 30.9 | (27.9 to 33.9) | Reference | ||
| separated, single | ||||||||
| Smoking status | ||||||||
| Current | 200 | 9.4 | (7.9 to 10.8) | 30.7 | (26.6 to 34.9) | 0.90 | (0.73 to 1.11) | 0.27 |
| Former | 645 | 30.6 | (28.4 to 32.9) | 31.2 | (28.9 to 33.4) | 1.03 | (0.90 to 1.17) | 0.32 |
| Never | 1,281 | 60.0 | (57.6 to 62.4) | 30.8 | (29.2 to 32.3) | Reference | ||
| Second job | ||||||||
| Yes | 1,041 | 52.6 | (50.2 to 55.0) | 33.4 | (31.6 to 35.2) | 1.11 | (0.97 to 1.27) | 0.12 |
| No | 1,114 | 47.4 | (45.0 to 49.8) | 28.5 | (26.9 to 30.1) | Reference | ||
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| Farm Characteristics | ||||||||
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| Farm value of salesc | ||||||||
| <$10,000 | 1,201 | 60.5 | (58.7 to 62.2) | 33.9 | (31.9 to 35.8) | 1.47 | (1.27 to 1.70) | <.0001 |
| $10,000–$99,000 | 600 | 26.6 | (25.3 to 28.0) | 29.9 | (28.5 to 31.4) | 1.34 | (1.18 to 1.53) | 0.047 |
| e$100,000 | 380 | 12.9 | (11.9 to 13.9) | 22.7 | (20.9 to 24.5) | Reference | ||
| Regiond | ||||||||
| Midwest | 796 | 28.4 | (26.5 to 30.3) | 24.1 | (22.1 to 26.0) | 0.81 | (0.70 to 0.94) | <.0001 |
| Northeast | 142 | 5.3 | (4.9 to 5.7) | 25.2 | (23.3 to 27.1) | 0.81 | (0.71 to 0.93) | <.0001 |
| South | 916 | 52.1 | (50.2 to 54.1) | 38.2 | (36.0 to 40.4) | 1.50 | (1.32 to 1.70) | <.0001 |
| West | 327 | 14.2 | (13.2 to 15.1) | 29.0 | (27.2 to 30.8) | Reference | ||
| Farm type | ||||||||
| Crops | 1,068 | 53.7 | (51.3 to 56.1) | 32.2 | (30.5 to 33.9) | 0.96 | (0.85 to 1.08) | 0.51 |
| Livestock | 1,113 | 46.3 | (43.9 to 48.7) | 29.4 | (27.7 to 31.1) | Reference | ||
| Farm size (acres) | ||||||||
| <101 | 1,389 | 67.5 | (65.6 to 69.4) | 32.7 | (31.0 to 34.3) | 0.83 | (0.65 to 1.05) | 0.11 |
| 101–999 | 666 | 27.7 | (25.9 to 29.5) | 28.1 | (26.3 to 29.8) | 0.90 | (0.72 to 1.11) | 0.84 |
| e1000 | 126 | 4.7 | (4.0 to 5.4) | 25.1 | (21.8 to 28.3) | Reference | ||
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| Bale hay | ||||||||
| Yes | 856 | 38.2 | (35.9 to 40.5) | 29.2 | (27.4 to 31.0) | 0.95 | (0.84 to 1.08) | 0.43 |
| No | 1,273 | 61.8 | (59.5 to 64.1) | 32.0 | (30.3 to 33.6) | Reference | ||
| Manure storage | ||||||||
| Yes | 98 | 3.3 | (2.6 to 4.1) | 22.2 | (17.8 to 26.6) | 0.78 | (0.59 to 1.02) | 0.07 |
| No | 2,017 | 96.7 | (95.9 to 97.4) | 31.3 | (30.1 to 32.6) | Reference | ||
| Grain production | ||||||||
| Yes | 426 | 17.3 | (15.6 to 19.0) | 26.4 | (24.1 to 28.8) | 0.95 | (0.81 to 1.10) | 0.49 |
| No | 1,689 | 82.7 | (81.0 to 84.4) | 32.1 | (30.7 to 33.5) | Reference | ||
| Animals | ||||||||
| Yes | 1,426 | 69.7 | (67.5 to 72.0) | 31.9 | (30.5 to 33.4) | 1.04 | (0.92 to 1.19) | 0.53 |
| No | 689 | 30.3 | (28.0 to 32.5) | 28.9 | (26.7 to 31.0) | Reference | ||
| Pesticides | ||||||||
| Yes | 843 | 44.8 | (42.3 to 47.2) | 34.5 | (32.6 to 36.5) | 1.38 | (1.22 to 1.56) | <.0001 |
| No | 1,263 | 55.2 | (52.8 to 57.7) | 28.6 | (27.0 to 30.1) | Reference | ||
Note: Numbers in bold show a statistically significant difference across levels of demographic or a statistically significant association.
Weighted to produce unbiased national estimates.
POR, prevalence odds ratio; POR adjusted for age, sex, region, and value of sales
Defined by the USDA Census of Agriculture and reflects the gross value of agricultural products sold from the operation for the year.
Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota; Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania; South: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, West:Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington