Table 1 Participant demographics and well stewardship characteristics (n = 37)
From: Private well stewardship within a rural, agricultural Latino community: a qualitative study
Characteristic | Total n (%) | Spanish language groups n (%) | English language groups n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of participants | 37 (100) | 20 (54) | 17 (46) |
Gender | |||
 Female | 19 (54) | 9 (50) | 10 (59) |
 Male | 16 (46) | 9 (50) | 7 (41) |
Age (in years), mean (SD) | 49 (14)a | 43 (10)a | 54 (16)a |
Race | |||
 Latino | 29 (83) | 18 (100) | 11 (65) |
 Non-Latino White | 6 (17) | 0 (0) | 6 (35) |
Household Income | |||
  < $25,000 | 11 (31) | 9 (50) | 2 (12) |
 $25,000 to $50,000 | 13 (37) | 8 (44) | 5 (29) |
  > $50,000 | 10 (29) | 0 (0) | 10 (59) |
 Declined to answer | 1 (3) | 1 (6) | 0 (0) |
Education | |||
 Grade school or junior high | 11 (31) | 10 (56) | 1 (6) |
 High school or GED | 11 (31) | 6 (33) | 5 (29) |
 Trade school, associate’s degree, or college | 10 (29) | 1 (6) | 9 (53) |
 Graduate school | 3 (9) | 1 (6) | 2 (12) |
Employment status | |||
 Full time | 16 (46) | 7 (39) | 9 (53) |
 Part time | 10 (29) | 5 (28) | 5 (29) |
 Not employed | 9 (26) | 6 (33) | 3 (18) |
Home ownership | |||
 Owner | 32 (91) | 15 (83) | 17 (100) |
 Renter | 3 (9) | 3 (17) | 0 (0) |
Number of houses on well | |||
 1 | 28 (80) | 17 (94) | 11 (65) |
 2 | 6 (17) | 0 (0) | 6 (35) |
 3–14 | 1 (3) | 1 (6) | 0 (0) |
Have ever tested well waterb | 20 (57) | 8 (44) | 12 (70) |
Mitigation used | |||
 Bottled water | 24 (69) | 14 (78) | 10 (59) |
 POU or POE treatment | 23 (66) | 12 (67) | 11 (65) |
 Boil | 3 (9) | 1 (6) | 2 (12) |
 None | 2 (6) | 0 (0) | 2 (12) |
POU or POE treatment | |||
 Carbon filtration | 13 (37) | 10 (56) | 3 (18) |
 Water softener | 6 (17) | 2 (11) | 4 (24) |
 Particle filter | 5 (14) | 0 (0) | 5 (29) |
 Reverse osmosis | 2 (6) | 1 (6) | 1 (6) |
 Unknown | 2 (6) | 2 (11) | 0 (0) |