Research Article
Pesticide Concentrations in Vacuum Dust from Farm Homes: Variation between Planting and Nonplanting Seasons
Table 3
Household characteristics of farm families by type of pesticide applicator.
| Household characteristics | Farmer applicator | Commercial applicator | valuea | Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range |
| Age of home (years) | 61 (56.7) | 2–166 | 60 (42.5) | 7–146 | 0.95 | Age of carpet (years) | 37 (26.1) | 2–86 | 49 (33.4) | 7–106 | 0.30 |
| | No. of Homes | % Homes | No. of Homes | % Homes | valuea |
| Any pesticide applied inside home within past year | 5 | 16 | 8 | 25 | 0.46 | Lawns treated with any pesticide within past year | 4 | 13 | 10 | 31 | 0.77 | Garden treated with any pesticide within past year | 3 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 0.40 | Carpet vacuumed at least once a week | 8 | 25 | 20 | 63 | 0.38 | Presence of Doormats | 9 | 28 | 21 | 66 | 0.55 | Presence of Pets | 9 | 28 | 16 | 50 | 0.27 | Distance of the home from the farm < 0.5 miles | 10 | 31 | 21 | 66 | 0.49 | Launder clothes separate from rest of the family | 5 | 16 | 14 | 44 | 0.46 | Change work clothes inside the home | 7 | 22 | 14 | 44 | 0.72 | Change shoes inside the home | 7 | 22 | 11 | 34 | 0.29 | Homes with Children | 3 | 22 | 5 | 25 | 0.13 |
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avalue < 0.05 is obtained from Chi-Square test is statistically significant.
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