Re: Life Expectancy of aFarmworker

[Guest guest]

My understanding is that that statistic came from the DOL.

Harding wrote:

> I don't have a particular statistic, but you may want to log onto

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> I keyed in migrant in the search engine and over 700 citations came up.

> Most of the dates that I checked were fairly recent. With a little more

> research, you may find some beneficial materials.

>

> Best wishes on your project.

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[Guest guest]

Regarding the comment from , yes, the statistic was quoted by DOL.

However, that doesn't make it correct. The essential question is what is

the original data source and is that source reliable. In other words, what

is the scientific information on which the DOL quote is based. As best I

can recollect, many years ago, I was unable to find a scientifically

reliable original source for the quoted statistic that the life expectancy

of hired farm workers was 49 years.

Warm regards,

Don Villarejo

At 09:34 AM 12/21/01 -0600, Arendale wrote:

>My understanding is that that statistic came from the DOL.

>

> Harding wrote:

>

>> I don't have a particular statistic, but you may want to log onto

>> http://www.cdc.gov/.

>>

>> I keyed in migrant in the search engine and over 700 citations came up.

>> Most of the dates that I checked were fairly recent. With a little more

>> research, you may find some beneficial materials.

>>

>> Best wishes on your project.

>>

>> A. Harding, M.A., Public Health Advisor

>> Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

>> Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

>> Division of State and Community Assistance

>> 301-443-2347

>> 301-443-8345 (fax)

>>

>>

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[Guest guest]

Agreed! My recent lit review for my phd dissertation did not yield

an original source for this statistic.

Given the paucity of data on farmworkers as a cohort, I think this is

definitely an area for more in-depth research...One idea that comes to

mind is that we would have to have a code on death certificates to know

for sure that the person was a farmworker.

BEST!

A

At 08:00 AM 12/21/2001 -0800, you wrote:

Regarding the comment from

, yes, the statistic was quoted by DOL.

However, that doesn't make it correct. The essential question

is what is

the original data source and is that source reliable. In other

words, what

is the scientific information on which the DOL quote is based. As

best I

can recollect, many years ago, I was unable to find a scientifically

reliable original source for the quoted statistic that the life

expectancy

of hired farm workers was 49 years.

Warm regards,

Don Villarejo

At 09:34 AM 12/21/01 -0600, Arendale wrote:

>My understanding is that that statistic came from the DOL.

>

> Harding wrote:

>

>> I don't have a particular statistic, but you may want to log

onto

>>

http://www.cdc.gov/.

>>

>> I keyed in migrant in the search engine and over 700 citations

came up.

>> Most of the dates that I checked were fairly recent. With

a little more

>> research, you may find some beneficial materials.

>>

>> Best wishes on your project.

>>

>> A. Harding, M.A., Public Health Advisor

>> Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

>> Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

>> Division of State and Community Assistance

>> 301-443-2347

>> 301-443-8345 (fax)

>>

>>

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Groups

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[Guest guest]

I agree. When I reviewed the literature for AJPH a bunch of years ago I also

couldn't find a good source for this statistic. It's going to be a tough number

to nail down. Many farmworkers have to stop working at some point (often in

their 40's or 50's) due to back pain or other disabilities related to years of

farm labor or other chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. If

they die after this point, they won't necessarily have an accurate occupation

listed on the death certificate. As a result, the ones who die and list their

occupation as farmworkers tend to be younger adults. This skews the average

survival downward.

It's an important area, and I'd be happy to work on it with others if folks

think it's worth pursuing.

In the meantime, I think the statistics on frequency of accidental death and

injury by industry (mining and farm labor leading the list) are more reliable

and worthy of quoting.

Rust, MD, MPH

Director, National Center for Primary Care

at Morehouse School of Medicine

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Atlanta, GA 30310

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Fax: 404-756-5767

>>> donfarm@... 12/21/01 11:00AM >>>

Regarding the comment from , yes, the statistic was quoted by DOL.

However, that doesn't make it correct. The essential question is what is

the original data source and is that source reliable. In other words, what

is the scientific information on which the DOL quote is based. As best I

can recollect, many years ago, I was unable to find a scientifically

reliable original source for the quoted statistic that the life expectancy

of hired farm workers was 49 years.

Warm regards,

Don Villarejo

At 09:34 AM 12/21/01 -0600, Arendale wrote:

>My understanding is that that statistic came from the DOL.

>

> Harding wrote:

>

>> I don't have a particular statistic, but you may want to log onto

>> http://www.cdc.gov/.

>>

>> I keyed in migrant in the search engine and over 700 citations came up.

>> Most of the dates that I checked were fairly recent. With a little more

>> research, you may find some beneficial materials.

>>

>> Best wishes on your project.

>>

>> A. Harding, M.A., Public Health Advisor

>> Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

>> Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

>> Division of State and Community Assistance

>> 301-443-2347

>> 301-443-8345 (fax)

>>

>>

>> To Post a message, send it to: Groups

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