Health Risks Faced by Turkish Agricultural Workers

Table 2

Relationship between health statuses and demographic characteristics of the participants.

Characteristic	Physical health*		Social health**		Mental health***
	𝜒^2	𝑃	𝜒^2	𝑃	𝜒^2	𝑃
Age
≤34	29.038	<0.001	3.196	0.061	7.034	0.008
≥35
Gender
Female	1.875	0.171	0.280	0.597	0.474	0.491
Male
Level of education
Elementary school & lower	4.996	0.025 *	4.565	0.033	4.277	0.039
Secondary school & higher
Civil status
Married	0.256	0.613	0.648	0.421	0.000	0.983
Single
Number of siblings
2 & less	13.577	<0.001	0.867	0.352	14.343	<0.001
3 & more
Monthly income
≤500 TRY	0.029	0.865	0.002	0.967	0.227	0.634
≥501 TRY
Number of rooms
≤2	0.788	0.375	3.371	0.066	5.142	0.023
≥3
Physical health	—	—	5.173	0.016	4.853	0.024
Social health		—	—	—	0.329	0.463

∗Individuals with no physical health problems or with only temporary health problems that did not affect their daily lives were considered to be healthy. **Individuals who felt secure in their villages, who had a sense of belonging, who thought that everyone in their village cooperated with one another, and who believed that they could live in the village even if they did not work were considered to be socially healthy. ***Mental health was evaluated using the BDS.