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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: New Solut. 2021 Feb 8;31(1):30–47. doi: 10.1177/1048291121992468

Table 1.

Individual and household characteristics of participants. Comparison of Latinx farmworker and nonfarmworker adults in North Carolina, May 2020.

Farmworker
n=67
Non-Farmworker
n=38
n % n %

Age
 25 – 29 years 7 10.45 5 13.16
 30 – 34 years 26 38.81 7 18.42
 35 – 39 years 19 28.36 13 34.21
 40 – 47 years 15 22.39 13 34.21
Country of birth (mother)
 Mexico 54 80.60 30 78.95
 El Salvador 7 10.45 0 0
 Guatemala 2 2.99 1 2.63
 Honduras 1 1.49 3 7.89
 United States 3 4.48 2 5.26
 Other 0 0 2 5.26
Language most comfortable for conversation
 Spanish 65 97.01 35 92.11
 English 1 1.49 3 7.89
 An indigenous language 1 1.49 0 0
Highest level of education completed (mother)
 Less than sixth grade 13 19.40 3 7.89
 Sixth - eighth grade 18 26.87 8 21.05
 Ninth – eleventh grade 25 37.31 16 42.11
 High school or more 11 16.42 11 28.95
Highest level of education completed (spouse)1
 Less than sixth grade 13 23.64 7 19.44
 Sixth - eighth grade 17 30.91 11 30.56
 Ninth – eleventh grade 20 36.36 7 19.44
 High school or more 5 9.09 11 30.56
Household composition
 Number of children
  0–1 4 5.97 1 2.63
  2–3 40 53.70 22 57.89
  4 or more 23 34.33 15 39.47
 Number of adults
  1 7 10.45 2 5.26
  2 45 67.16 24 63.16
  3 or more 15 22.39 12 31.58
 Total household size
  1–3 6 8.96 1 2.63
  4–6 49 73.13 25 65.79
  7–13 12 17.91 12 31.58
1

Totals 55 and 36, respectively, due to missing values.