Demographics
True or false: there are more migrant Hispanic migrant workers than any other ethnic group.
What is true
Of farmworkers in the US, 63% were born in what Country?
What is Mexico
True or false: migrant farmworkers stay in one place year-round?
What is false- Migrant farmworkers travel from place to place to work in agriculture and move into temporary housing while working; seasonal farmworkers work primarily in agriculture, but live in one community year-round.
Most migrant workers described their English ability as: a) well b) a little c) somewhat speak it d) not at all.
What is c) somewhat speak it
True or false: farm workers have the lowest annual family incomes of any U.S. wage and salary workers.
What is true ($17,500 - $19,999)
What percentage of crop workers are male? a) 73% b) 78% c) 68% d) 83%
What is a) 73%
Agricultural labor includes a) planting b) cultivating c) harvesting d) preparing crops e) all of the above
What is e) all of the above
The average level of education completed by immigrant workers is: a) elementary school b) middle school c) high school d) college
What is c) high school- 9th grade
True or false: more than half of farmworkers say the are covered by unemployment insurance.
What is false- more than half of farmworkers are NOT covered by unemployment insurance.
What percent of farmworkers are undocumented? a) 35% b) 40% c) 45% d) 50% e) over 50%
What is c) close to 45% of farmworkers are undocumented, although this number has been decreasing in the recent years
a) Alaska b) hawaii c) New York d) Florida e)Maine
what is a) Alaska
Most farmworkers work in a) fruit and nut crops b) vegetable crops c) horticultural crops d) field crops
What is a) fruit and nut crops (35%)
what percent of High School students are hispanic? a) 11.2% b) 15.3% c) 17.5% d) 25.7% e) 30%
what is d) 25.7%
True or false: less than 10% of farmworkers are covered by employee-provided health insurance.
What is true- 8% of farmworkers reported being covered by employer-provided health insurance, a rate that dropped to 5% for farmworkers who are employed seasonally and not year-round.
What percentage of agricultural workers are parents? a) 48% b) 50% c) 57% d) 60%
What is c) 57%
which of the following seasons is when Agricultural Workers migrate the most?
a) Winter b) Fall c) Summer d) Spring
what is c) Summer
What percent of migrant children have not completed high school? a) 12% b) 17% c) 28% d) 34%
What is a) 12%
What is one of the main factors that make being a farm worker not safe?(hint: think environment)
What is the heat
What is the average age for crop workers in America? a) 25 b) 32 c) 41 d) 46 e) 50
What is d) 41
How many farmworkers are there estimated to be in the United States? a) 1 million b) 3 million c) 5 million d) 7 million
What is b) 3 million (2-3 million)
How many hours a week does the average farmworker work? a) 25-30 b) 30-35 c) 35-40 d) 40-45
What is d) 40-45 (42 hrs)
What percent of Migrant children end up going to college? a) 10% b) 14% c) 20% d) 25% e)40%
what is b)14%
what is % of agricultural workers that are experiencing unemployment? a) 20% b) 18% c) 9% d) 5% e) 12%
what is c) 9%