The effects of job site sanitation and living conditions on the health and welfare of agricultural workers

George Frisvold (), Richard Mines and Jeffrey Perloff

Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series from Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

Abstract: The lack of field toilets on agricultural job sites increases the probability of gastrointestinal disorders by 60%. Adverse living conditions significantly increase the probability of gastrointestinal, respiratory, and muscular problems. These three health problems do not appear to increase the probability that a worker's family is on welfare or lower workers' earnings. Respiratory problems, however, substantially increase the probability that the worker receives unemployment compensation.

Keywords: agricultural labor; diseases; health; hygiene (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1987-12-01
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Journal Article: The Effects of Job Site Sanitation and Living Conditions on the Health and Welfare of Agricultural Workers (1988)
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