Design Study of Methods For Sampling Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers (final report)
Author: Kalsbeek, William D.
Date Published: 1989
The plight of the migrant and seasonal farmworker (MSFW) remains one of the significant yet largetly overlooked public health poroblems in America. Recent studies paint a rather sobering picture of life among this small but growing segment of the population. Poor, eneducated, unskilled, and often illegal residents, their treks from town to town in search of employment can cause them to be found in virtually every state, and often great distances from their families and homes in Mexico, the Carribbean, or Central America. Strong economic motivations make them willing to work for low wages and live under substanrd conditions to avoid further deprivation.
Date Published: 1989
The plight of the migrant and seasonal farmworker (MSFW) remains one of the significant yet largetly overlooked public health poroblems in America. Recent studies paint a rather sobering picture of life among this small but growing segment of the population. Poor, eneducated, unskilled, and often illegal residents, their treks from town to town in search of employment can cause them to be found in virtually every state, and often great distances from their families and homes in Mexico, the Carribbean, or Central America. Strong economic motivations make them willing to work for low wages and live under substanrd conditions to avoid further deprivation.
