Table 1.
Characteristic | (%) |
---|---|
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) |
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 |
Includes responses Mexican, Mexican American, and Indigenous Mexican.
Poverty defined as an annual household income at or below the U.S. federal poverty threshold (U.S. Census Bureau 2019).