Table 1.
Demographic and Work Environment of Hispanic Agricultural Workers by Intervention Group.
| Demographic | Overall (n = 84) | Control (n = 17) | Bandana (n = 20) | Vest (n = 20) | Combination (n = 21) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mean (SD) % (n) median [Q1, Q3] | ||||||||||
| Age | 42 | (9) | 42 | (9) | 45 | (8) | 41 | (9) | 43 | 7 |
| Female | 66% | (55) | 82% | (14) | 60% | (12) | 55% | (11) | 62% | (13) |
| Years of education | 6 | (3) | 6 | (3) | 7 | (3) | 7 | (4) | 7 | (4) |
| Work | ||||||||||
| Years worked in agriculture | 17 | (9) | 17 | (9) | 20 | (7) | 13 | (10) | 13 | (10) |
| Agricultural work type | ||||||||||
| Fernery | 42% | (35) | 47% | (8) | 40% | (8) | 45% | (9) | 38% | (8) |
| Nursery | 41% | (34) | 35% | (6) | 45% | (9) | 30% | (6) | 48% | (10) |
| Crop | 12% | (10) | 6% | (1) | 15% | (3) | 15% | (3) | 9% | (2) |
| Landscape | 6% | (5) | 12% | (2) | 0 | 0 | 10% | (2) | 5% | (1) |
| Hours worked per day | 7:40 | [6:10–9:00] | 7:50 | [6:10–8:30] | 8:10 | [6:10–8:30] | 8:40 | [6:30–9:20] | 8:00 | [6:00–9:00] |
| Environment | ||||||||||
| Ambient Temperature, (°F) max | 85 | (3) | 85 | (2) | 85 | (2) | 86 | (3) | 84 | (3) |
| Relative humidity, (%) max | 84 | (10) | 83 | (11) | 82 | (11) | 83 | (11) | 84 | (8) |
| Heat index, (°F) max | 88 | (4) | 89 | (4) | 88 | (4) | 89 | (4) | 86 | (5) |