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		𝑃value^a
	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	𝑃 value^a
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

^a𝑃value < 0.05 is obtained from Chi-Square test is statistically significant.