Spanish-Speaking Dairy Workers in New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont: Results from a Survey of Farm Owners

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• Personal Author:
  Ackerman S ; Earle-Richardson G ; Jenkins PL ; May JJ ; Stack SG
• Description:
  A New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) study surveyed 294 dairy farms in New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. The study utilized a quarterly telephone survey to assess the proportion of Spanish-speaking workers on these farms, and also to contrast the hazard level of work tasks and prevalence of lost work time between Spanish- and English-speaking workers. The total workforce followed in the study was comprised of 14.4 percent Spanish-speaking workers, with larger farms having a higher proportion than smaller farms (19.9% versus 4.6%, respectively). Of the 294 farms, 22.5 percent had at least one Spanish-speaking worker, which differed, greatly between larger and smaller farms (51.5% versus 7.3%). Spanish workers were significantly younger, worked significantly longer hours and had significantly fewer years of employment than their English-speaking counterparts. Work hour differences were more pronounced on the larger farms. Lost work time, due to on-farm injuries, did not differ between the Hispanic workers and the non-Hispanic workers. After correcting for both age and length of farm employment, Spanish-speaking workers were far less likely to perform managerial functions than their English-speaking counterparts (OR = . 22 p < .01). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Demography Epidemiology Farmers Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Demographic Characteristics Farm Workers
• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  37-44
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20031439
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2006 Apr; 11(2):37-44
• Contact Point Address:
  New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, One Atwell Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326
• Email:
  sstack@nycamh.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20270831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5c8102799d4e36b1b211609494eb9b21cf94848dbab05293823a5ded3fd8ad29fce691581e30ff9f0c8988a98ae0e9bff2bef86572f19f36e33fd88e54a15d38
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/185736/cdc_185736_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 423.69 KB ]