Table 2 Occupational characteristics.
From: Measurement of urinary pesticide biomarkers among Latina farmworkers in southwestern Idaho
Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
Number (%) of women who report working in agriculture during each seasona,b | |
Spring | 21 (72%) |
Summer | 21 (72%) |
Fall | 15 (52%) |
Winter | 11 (38%) |
Number (%) of women who report working with each of the following cropsa,c | |
Onion | 21 (72%) |
Corn | 17 (59%) |
Potatoes | 9 (31%) |
Hops | 7 (24%) |
Grapes | 5 (17%) |
Mint | 5 (17%) |
Sugarbeets | 3 (10%) |
Employer provides water to wash hands every day | |
Yes | 21 (72%) |
No | 6 (21%) |
Do not know | 0 (0%) |
Missing | 2 (7%) |
Received pesticide training from current employer (in past year) | |
Yes | 22 (76%) |
No | 5 (18%) |
Do not know | 1 (3%) |
Missing | 1 (3%) |
Loaded, mixed, or applied pesticides (in past year) | |
Yes | 5 (18%) |
No | 22 (76%) |
Do not know | 1 (3%) |
Missing | 1 (3%) |
Pesticide application equipmenta | |
Backpack sprayer | 2 (7%) |
Other (tank, tractor) | 3 (10%) |
Not applicable | 24 (83%) |
Type of pesticide applieda | |
Insecticide | 2 (7%) |
Herbicide | 3 (10%) |
Fungicide | 0 (0%) |
Do not know | 2 (7%) |
Not applicable | 24 (83%) |
