Findings from the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) 1989: A Demographicand Employment Profile of Perishable Crop Farm Workers

摘要

The report provides an overview of the data collected by the NationalAgricultural Workers Survey (NAWS). It includes responses of 2,526 Seasonal Agricultural Services (SAS) workers interviewed by the NAWS during fiscal year 1989. The report details what percentage of the individuals were married, what percentage were single and what percentage were divorced, separated or widowed. In some policy areas, data have been broken down further by important subgroups of the population. For example, English language proficiency is reported by country of origin. The report is divided into three sections: Section I provides national level information on the personal characteristics of seasonal agricultural workers; Section II provides information on employment patterns and job characteristics at the national level; Section III provides information on regional differences in worker characteristics, job characteristics and employment patterns.