No Refuge From The Fields: Findings From A Survey Of Farmworker Housing Conditions In The United States
Author: Holden, Christopher
Date Published: 2001
The purpose of this survey was to determine the typical structural, ownership, quality and cost characteristics of housing occupied by migrant, seasonal and year-round farmworkers in major agricultural areas throughout the country. The survey results support journalistic accounts describing farmworkers as among the nation's poorest and worst housed groups. This report summarizes survey findings on the housing conditions of farmworkers around the country. The survey collected information on 4,625 housing units occupied by farmworkers. There were 1,592 cases in the Eastern migrant stream, 1,367 in the Midwestern migrant stream and 1,666 in the Western migrant stream. These units housed 24,433 people, of which 16,301 were adults and 8,132 were children. To a greater degree than most residents of rural America, migrant and seasonal farmworkers experience crowded conditions, physically substandard housing and lack of basic amenities.
Date Published: 2001
The purpose of this survey was to determine the typical structural, ownership, quality and cost characteristics of housing occupied by migrant, seasonal and year-round farmworkers in major agricultural areas throughout the country. The survey results support journalistic accounts describing farmworkers as among the nation's poorest and worst housed groups. This report summarizes survey findings on the housing conditions of farmworkers around the country. The survey collected information on 4,625 housing units occupied by farmworkers. There were 1,592 cases in the Eastern migrant stream, 1,367 in the Midwestern migrant stream and 1,666 in the Western migrant stream. These units housed 24,433 people, of which 16,301 were adults and 8,132 were children. To a greater degree than most residents of rural America, migrant and seasonal farmworkers experience crowded conditions, physically substandard housing and lack of basic amenities.
