Housing Characteristics of Farmworker Families in North Carolina

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• Personal Author:
  Arcury TA ; Davis SW ; Early J ; Quandt SA ; Rao P ; Snively BM
• Description:
  Adequate housing is a basic human right and an important determinant of environmental health. Little research has documented the housing quality of immigrant Latino farmworker families. This analysis uses data from four surveys of North Carolina farmworker communities conducted in 2001 and 2003 to document aspects of housing quality that could affect farmworker family health. Three housing domains are considered: dwelling characteristics, household characteristics, and household behaviors. Most farmworker families live in mobile homes, and few own their dwellings. Many are located near agricultural fields. Most houses are small, but household size is large, containing adults, in addition to the nuclear family. Crowding is common among farmworker families. Many farmworker households lack basic facilities, such as washing machines. Farmworkers attempt to reduce exposure by frequently cleaning their dwellings. These findings suggest that the health of farmworker families is at risk due to inadequate housing. Further research on housing-related health effects among farmworker families is needed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Demography Environmental Health Family Farmers Occupational Health Race Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Demographic-characteristics Environmental-health Families Occupational-health Racial-factors
• ISSN:
  1557-1912
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  173-184
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20030271
• Citation:
  J Immigr Minor Health 2006 Apr; 8(2):173-184
• Email:
  tarcury@wfubmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  Wake Forest University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
• End Date:
  20050929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:89e44e00a65f2cd32924c5ace0a4e7559ea4bad9346949c0b7eef8e9bf64d202b29a6eefd9e61bdbde1c0a52793a4208363a1afeb3c8e696c336a2e9384b18ae
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190990/cdc_190990_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 104.28 KB ]