title: Stability of Household and Housing Characteristics Among Farmworker Families in North Carolina: Implications for Health.
abstract: Household and housing stability are important for health and well-being of individuals, particularly children. This analysis examines stability in household and housing over 2 years for North Carolina farmworker families with children. Mothers with a child aged 2-4 years in farmworker families (n = 248) completed interviews over 2 years. Household measures included number of adults and children, moves, and spouse absence. Housing measures included tenure, persons per bedroom, and kitchen facilities. Household and housing characteristics for participants retained in the study over 2 years (n = 221) were stable in number of persons, tenure, persons per bedroom, and kitchen facilities. Households were large with one-third having 3 or more adults, and one-quarter having 4 or more children. Most families rented houses (over 15 % owned), which were crowded. Participants lost to follow-up were similar to retained participants in household characteristics, but had worse housing characteristics. Comparative research on farmworker family household composition is needed.
authors: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA. tarcury@wakehealth.edu.|Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. tarcury@wakehealth.edu.
authors: Thomas A
authors: TA
authors: Arcury
authors: Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.|Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
authors: Grisel
authors: G
authors: Trejo
authors: Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
authors: Cynthia K
authors: CK
authors: Suerken
authors: Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.|Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
authors: Edward H
authors: EH
authors: Ip
authors: Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.|Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
authors: Sara A
authors: SA
authors: Quandt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004777:Environment; D005190:Family / Q000208:ethnology*; D000067565:Farmers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006798:Housing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009657:North Carolina; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Chaos; Farmworker families; Household composition; Housing; Migrant and seasonal farmworkers; Minority health