Beginning in 1999, as part of a NIOSH-sponsored supplement on occupational health, the NAWS expanded its questions on worksite sanitation and added questions on personal hygiene practices. All supplement questions were asked in 1999-2000; smaller sets of questions were asked in subsequent years. Almost all agricultural workers reported that their current farm employer made drinking water, toilets, and water for washing hands available on a daily basis. Of the small percentage of agricultural workers who reported not using the employer-provided toilets on a daily basis (3% in 1999-2000), eight in ten indicated that the bathroom was 'too far away' to use. In 2001-2002, almost a third (30%) of agricultural workers reported having had to go to the bathroom in the field or open air.
DRINKING WATER — Employer provides clean drinking water and disposable drinking cups daily
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Data Table — Employer provides clean drinking water and disposable drinking cups daily
| Category | 99-00 | 01-02 | 03-04 | 05-06 | 07-08 | 09-10 | 11-12 | 13-14 | ||||||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| No water, no cups | 570 | 7% | 439 | 6% | 393 | 5% | 313 | 8% | 186 | 3% | 236 | 5% | 176 | 6% | 234 | 5% |
| Drinking water only | 1,017 | 14% | 835 | 14% | 665 | 12% | 252 | 6% | 115 | 5% | 158 | 4% | 264 | 9% | 445 | 10% |
| Both drinking water and disposable cups | 5,591 | 79% | 5,196 | 81% | 5,562 | 83% | 3,176 | 86% | 3,384 | 92% | 3,294 | 91% | 2,583 | 86% | 3,544 | 85% |
1 Question was last asked in 2008.
2 Question was asked in 1999 and 2000 only. A dash (“-“) indicates that the question was not asked during the corresponding time period.
3 Question was asked in 1999 through 2001; the 01-02 column contains data for 2001 only.
a Estimates with relative standard errors (RSEs) greater than 30 percent but no more than 50 percent are published but should be used with caution.
b Estimates based on fewer than four responses or with RSEs greater than 50 percent are considered statistically unreliable and are suppressed.