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. 2021 Sep 1;129(9):097001. doi: 10.1289/EHP8831

Table 1.

Characteristics of study population (N=50), LUCIR Study, Salinas, California, 2019.

Characteristic n (%)
Age (y)
 18–24 6 (12.0)
 25–34 8 (16.0)
 35–44 16 (32.0)
 45–54 12 (24.0)
 55–64 7 (14.0)
65+ 1 (2.0)
Language of survey
 Spanish 32 (64.0)
 English 18 (36.0)
Country of birth
 United States 11 (22.0)
 Mexico 39 (78.0)
Ethnicity
 Mexicana 49 (98.0)
 Other Latina 1 (2.0)
Highest education attained
 Less than 6th grade 14 (28.0)
 Some middle or high school 10 (20.0)
 High school graduate/General Educational Development (GED) 10 (20.0)
 More than high school 16 (32.0)
Poverty levelb
 At or below poverty 20 (46.5)
 Above poverty 23 (53.5)
 Missing 7
Person who typically conducts household cleaning
 Only participant 24 (48.0)
 Mostly participant 16 (32.0)
 Equally split with someone else 4 (8.0)
 Mostly someone else 6 (12.0)
Uses cleaning products at work
 Yes 20 (40.0)
 No 30 (60.0)
Frequency of home cleaning product use for…
 Cleaning surfaces
  Every day 19 (38.0)
  Few times a week 24 (48.0)
  Once a week 5 (10.0)
  Few times a month 1 (2.0)
  Once a month 0 (0.0)
  Rarely or never 1 (2.0)
 Cleaning mirrors, windows, or other glass
  Every day 5 (10.4)
  Few times a week 19 (39.6)
  Once a week 12 (25.0)
  Few times a month 8 (16.7)
  Once a month 1 (2.1)
  Rarely or never 3 (6.25)
  Missing 2
 Cleaning the toilet
  Every day 11 (22.9)
  Few times a week 18 (37.5)
  Once a week 17 (35.4)
  Few times a month 2 (4.2)
  Once a month 0 (0.0)
  Rarely or never 0 (0.0)
  Missing 2
 Cleaning the tub or shower
  Every day 5 (10.4)
  Few times a week 21 (43.8)
  Once a week 16 (33.3)
  Few times a month 5 (10.4)
  Once a month 1 (2.1)
  Rarely or never 0 (0.0)
  Missing 2
 Cleaning the floor
  Every day 10 (20.8)
  Few times a week 21 (43.8)
  Once a week 11 (22.9)
  Few times a month 2 (4.2)
  Once a month 3 (6.3)
  Rarely or never 1 (2.1)
  Missing 2
a

Includes responses Mexican, Mexican American, and Indigenous Mexican.

b

Poverty defined as an annual household income at or below the U.S. federal poverty threshold (U.S. Census Bureau 2019).