Table VII.
Association of Selected Work, and Wage and Benefit Characteristics with Personal Characteristics, Latinx Child Farmworkers in North Carolina, 2017 (N=202).
| Personal Characteristics | Works with at Least One Relative | Days Worked Per Week | Child Farmworker (vs. Parent) Receives Pay | Paid in Cash | Paid by Check | Works Piece Rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 or fewer | 3–5 | 6–7 | ||||||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Age (in years) | ||||||||
| 10–13 | 42 (97.7)** | 13 (30.2) | 25 (58.1) | 5 (11.6)*** | 18 (41.9)*** | 39 (90.7) | 9 (20.9) | 20 (46.5) |
| 14–15 | 58 (90.6) | 9 (14.1) | 36 (56.2) | 19 (29.7) | 49 (76.6) | 58 (90.6) | 14 (21.9) | 21 (32.8) |
| 16–17 | 76 (80.0) | 5 (5.3) | 53 (55.8) | 37 (38.9) | 88 (92.6) | 85 (89.5) | 15 (15.8) | 27 (28.4) |
| Migrant status | ||||||||
| Migrant | 34 (94.4) | 3 (8.3) | 11 (30.6) | 22 (61.1)*** | 19 (52.8)*** | 25 (69.4)*** | 18 (50.0)*** | 23 (63.9)*** |
| Seasonal | 142 (85.5) | 24 (14.5) | 103 (62.0) | 39 (23.5) | 136 (81.9) | 157 (94.6) | 20 (12.1) | 45 (27.1) |
| Region | ||||||||
| West | 42 (93.3) | 6 (13.3) | 19 (42.2) | 20 (44.4)† | 25 (55.6)*** | 31 (68.9)*** | 21 (46.7)*** | 28 (62.2)*** |
| East | 134 (85.4) | 21 (13.4) | 95 (60.5) | 41 (26.1) | 130 (82.8) | 151 (96.2) | 17 (10.8) | 40 (25.5) |
†
p<.10
*
p<.05
**
p<.01
***
p<.001