TABLE 1.
Characteristics of migrant farm workers who work in tobacco by smoking status–Eastern North Carolina, 1999.
| Characteristics |
Total (n = 181) Percent (95% CI) |
Smokers (n = 69) Percent (95% CI2) |
P value1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Years) | |||
| ≤ 26 | 34.8 (12.5–51.7) | 30.4 (0–64.8) | ns |
| 27–33 | 30.4 (5.8–55.0) | 34.8 (0.3–69.1) | |
| ≥ 34 | 34.8 (11.5–58.1) | 34.8 (8.7–60.9) | |
| Education (Grade) | |||
| < 6 | 31.9 (7.2–56.6) | 43.5 (12.0–75.0) | ns |
| 6 | 30.2 (7.9–52.5) | 27.5 (0–57.0) | |
| > 6 | 37.9 (14.7–61.6) | 29.0 (0–60.5) | |
| Marital Status | |||
| Married | 75.3 (54.6–96.0) | 81.2 (58.5–100) | ns |
| Sep./Div./Never Married | 24.7 (3.2–46.2) | 28.8 (0–63.2) | |
| English Comprehension | |||
| None | 48.9 (33.9–63.9) | 56.5 (34.1–78.9) | ns |
| Very Little | 37.9 (24.0–51.8) | 30.4 (3.5–57.3) | |
| Some/Most/All | 13.2 (0–28.2) | 13.1 (0–38.9) | |
| Health Status | |||
| Poor/Fair | 12.1 (0–29.5) | 18.8 (0–46.7) | 0.09 |
| Good | 40.6 (15.8–65.1) | 39.1 (6.8–71.4) | |
| Very Good/Excellent | 47.3 (22.6–72.0) | 42.1 (9.8–74.4) | |
| Years Working in U.S. | |||
| ≤ 1 Year | 33.7 (11.7–55.7) | 34.8 (3.8–65.8) | ns |
| 2–5 Years | 30.1 (5.3–54.9) | 29.0 (0–63.1) | |
| ≥ 6 Years | 35.9 (12.4–59.4) | 36.2 (7.6–64.8) | |
| Previously Worked in Tobacco? | |||
| Yes | 67.6 (45.6–89.6) | 59.4 (29.3–89.5) | ns |
| No | 32.4 (9.6–55.2) | 40.6 (8.7–72.5) | |
| Speaks Spanish at Home | |||
| No | 7.7 (0–23.6) | 5.8 (0–27.1) ns | ns |
| Yes | 92.3 (79.5–100) | 94.2 (80.3–100) | |
| Drinks in Past 7 Days | |||
| None | 76.8 (59.4–94.2) | 58.0 (36.0–80.0) | 0.002 |
| One | 16.6 (0–44.7) | 30.4 (0–66.2) | |
| 2 or more | 6.6 (0–24.9) | 11.6 (0–41.1) |
1
P values calculated using Mantel-Haenszel chi-square test treating work sites as strata
2
95% CI = 95% confidence interval, calculated to account for intra-camp cluster sampling8