Table 6.

Comparison of childcare and educational concerns of Latinx farmworker and non-farmworker adults in North Carolina, May 2020.

	Farmworker n=67		Non-Farmworker n=38
	n	%	n	%
Child care while parents work1
Spouses work at different times	38	56.72	26	68.42
Leave children at home alone	21	31.34	6	15.79
Friend or relative provides childcare	8	11.94	8	21.05
Children attend licensed daycare center	0	0	0	0
Takes child to work	1	1.49	0	0
Education while school is closed
Received books or assignments	67	100	36	94.74
Received instruction over the internet	67	100	38	100
Concerns about children’s education
Will fall below grade level	64	95.52	37	97.37
Will not graduate or be promoted	23	34.33	20	52.63
Will do poorly on end-of-grade tests	10	14.93	22	57.89
Cannot take college tests (e.g., SAT, ACT)	1	1.49	7	18.42
School closure have made parent work difficult
Disagree	0	0	9	23.68
Neutral	45	67.16	13	34.21
Agree	22	32.84	16	42.11
Satisfied with communication from schools
Disagree	43	64.18	5	13.16
Neutral	22	32.84	5	13.16
Agree	2	2.99	28	73.68
Children will be prepared for school next year
Disagree	54	80.60	11	28.95
Neutral	13	19.40	9	23.68
Agree	0	0	18	47.37

¹Respondents could report more than one childcare option.