The Journal of Rural Health
Volume 8, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 41-51

Drinking, Farm, and Camp Life: A Study of Drinking Behavior in Migrant Camps in New York State (Article)

Chi P.S.K.* , McClain J.
  • a Department of Consumer Economics, Housing of the College, Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, United States
  • b Department of Political Science, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada

Abstract

This research focuses on issues of alcohol consumption among migrant farmworkers in Orange County, NY. Because drinking is a common behavioral response to erratic hard work and camp life, variation in alcohol consumption was analyzed within the context of a holistic perspective on migrant life. Although migrant farmworkers tend to drink more in the camp than in the home community, the multivariate analysis indicates that such variation is primarily affected by socialization and social support factors, not by work‐related variables. Potential strategies for modifying migrant farmworkers’drinking behavior are discussed based on the results of this study. Copyright © 1992, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved

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male controlled study female normal human work environment migrant worker alcohol consumption Article agricultural worker Health Behavior human adult Social Environment United States
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.1992.tb00325.x
ISSN: 0890765X
Cited by: 8
Original Language: English