Finding Invisible Farm Workers: The Parlier Survey
Author: Sherman, Jennifer; Villarejo, Don; Garcia, Anna
Date Published: 1997
This report summarizes the findings of a pilot study intended to assess the health status of a representative cross-section of agricultural employees in California. Of special interest were health outcomes linked to occupational exposures. The pilot study combined self-reported information obtained from a personal interview normally conducted at each subject's residence with the results of a rudimentary physical examination, and utilized an innovative sampling strategy. In this paper we examine the results of the two parts of the Parlier Survey; a health survey and an enumeration survey conducted in mid-1992. The Parlier Survey's findings support the conclusion that the sampling method achieved its goal of obtaining an accurately representative cross-section of the residents of the city of Parlier, including nomadic workers. Sub-groups which are usually not reliably represented in established household surveys, such as the U.S. Census of Population, appear to have been well represented to the sampling strategy.
Date Published: 1997
This report summarizes the findings of a pilot study intended to assess the health status of a representative cross-section of agricultural employees in California. Of special interest were health outcomes linked to occupational exposures. The pilot study combined self-reported information obtained from a personal interview normally conducted at each subject's residence with the results of a rudimentary physical examination, and utilized an innovative sampling strategy. In this paper we examine the results of the two parts of the Parlier Survey; a health survey and an enumeration survey conducted in mid-1992. The Parlier Survey's findings support the conclusion that the sampling method achieved its goal of obtaining an accurately representative cross-section of the residents of the city of Parlier, including nomadic workers. Sub-groups which are usually not reliably represented in established household surveys, such as the U.S. Census of Population, appear to have been well represented to the sampling strategy.
