Diabetes Research Center
2001-2002 Migrant Farm Workers Study Results
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Income (less than $15,000)
Confidence Intervals: (Texas: 11.7%-95.9%), (U.S.: 87.2%-95.9%)
Education (less than high school)
Confidence Intervals: (Texas: 18.6% - 21.3%), (Farm Workers: 95.3%-99.9%)
Marital Status
Confidence Intervals: (Married Texas: 60.9%-64.0%), (Single Texas: 14.2%-16.5%), (Married Farm Workers: 61.4%-76.3%), (Single Farm Workers: 16.0%-29.4$)
Number of Children in Household
Confidence Intervals: (Texas None: 50.8%-53.9%), (Texas 5 Or More: 1.2%-1.9%), (Farm Workers None: 11.8%-24.6%), (Farm Workers 5 Or More: 11.2%-23.8%)
Health Status
Confidence Intervals: (Texas Excellent: 16.3%-18.6%), (Texas Poor: 3.7%-4.8%), (Farm Workers Excellent: 3.01%-11.2%), (Farm Workers Poor: 9.8%-21.4%)
Obesity (with Body Mass Index greater than 30 kilograms per meter squared)
Confidence Intervals: (Texas: 34.3%-37.8%), (Farm Workers: 27.5%-35.1%)
Diabetes
Confidence Intervals: (Texas: 5.4%-6.9%), (Farm Workers: 15.5%-28.7%)
High Blood Pressure**
Confidence Intervals: (Texas: 22.6%-25.7%), (Farm Workers: 17.7%-31.6%)
Arthritis
Confidence Intervals: (Farm Workers: 8.9%-20.4%)
* - BRFSS 2000, ** - BRFSS 1999, *** - Archives of Internal Medicine, Vol. 158, June 8, 1998.