Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 19, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 398-406

Stability of Household and Housing Characteristics Among Farmworker Families in North Carolina: Implications for Health (Article)

Arcury T.A.* , Trejo G. , Suerken C.K. , Ip E.H. , Quandt S.A.
  • a Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States, Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
  • b Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States, Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
  • c Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
  • d Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States, Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
  • e Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States, Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States

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. © 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

Housing minority health Household composition Farmworker families Chaos Migrant and seasonal farmworkers

Index Keywords

agricultural worker human middle aged North Carolina statistics and numerical data housing Environment Farmers ethnology interview Young Adult Humans family Adolescent Interviews as Topic male preschool child Socioeconomic Factors female Child, Preschool socioeconomics adult Social Environment migration Transients and Migrants
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84957649723&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-016-0369-3&partnerID=40&md5=8da6eee4a313fac5c17a30e724307f27
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-016-0369-3
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 2
Original Language: English