Farmworkers
Author: Housing Assistance Council
Date Published: 200?
Farmworkers are a marginalized population, often isolated from the communities where they live and work. This isolation is economic, social, political, and sometimes geographic in nature. In many rural communities, farmworkers occupy a social sphere that is distinct from the surrounding community. One consequence of farmworkers' isolation is the general lack of information on farmworker demographics, economic conditions, and housing conditions in the U.S. Information on farmworkers as a distinct population is not available through the U.S. Census. The farmworker data presented in this report were gatherers from two sources: the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS), conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor, and a farmworker housing survey, coordinated by HAC. The data presented in the social and economic characteristics sections of this analysis come from NAWS reports from 1997-1998, while the data presented in the housing section come from HAC's farmworker housing survey conducted from 1997 to 2000.
Date Published: 200?
Farmworkers are a marginalized population, often isolated from the communities where they live and work. This isolation is economic, social, political, and sometimes geographic in nature. In many rural communities, farmworkers occupy a social sphere that is distinct from the surrounding community. One consequence of farmworkers' isolation is the general lack of information on farmworker demographics, economic conditions, and housing conditions in the U.S. Information on farmworkers as a distinct population is not available through the U.S. Census. The farmworker data presented in this report were gatherers from two sources: the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS), conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor, and a farmworker housing survey, coordinated by HAC. The data presented in the social and economic characteristics sections of this analysis come from NAWS reports from 1997-1998, while the data presented in the housing section come from HAC's farmworker housing survey conducted from 1997 to 2000.
