rural vs urban Mexican origin question

[Guest guest]

Hi to all,

Does anyone know where I can find the approximate proportion of rural vs urban

Mexican origin for migrant farmworkers, nationally or in local surveys? I didn't

see it in the NAWS. I am trying to finish a study on migrant farmworkers and

alcohol and am comparing with studies done in Mexico, which are mostly of urban

populations.

Gracias!

Lucila

Lucila Nerenberg, M.D.

Research Investigator, Addiction Research Center

Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan

400 E. Eisenhower Pkwy, Suite 2A

Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3318

Tel: 734- 615-6060, ext 315

Fax: 734- 615-6085

email: nerenber@...

[Guest guest]

Message: 4

Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 09:36:04 -0500

From: " Lucila Nerenberg " <nerenber@...>

Dear Lucila,

We are also currently involved in a study of drinking behaviors among

farmworkers. The question of urban vs. rural origin is a little tricky because

it depends on how those terms are defined (Mexico, for example, has different

criteria for what constitutes a village, town or city than we have in the US).

In general, though, my sense is that the lion's share of Mexican farmworkers

come from rural communities, and thus typically arrive with prior agricultural

experience. But it would be interesting to know whether other listserv members

have come across significant numbers of Mexican urban folks working as migrant

farmworkers in the US or Canada.

Best,

R. Duke, Ph.D.

Social Anthropologist

Hispanic Health Council

175 Main Street

Hartford, CT 06106 USA

860.527.0856 x 252

FAX: 860.724.0437

miked@...

www.hispanichealth.com

[Guest guest]

have you tryed the united farm workers union?We do health acessments and see

that some of the older drink and some of the younger also but it also depends

how they were raised because not all of the workers drink heavily.Norma

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From: nerenber@...

Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 09:36:04 -0500

Subject: [ ] rural vs urban Mexican origin question

>Hi to all,

>

>Does anyone know where I can find the approximate proportion of rural vs urban

Mexican origin for migrant farmworkers, nationally or in local surveys? I didn't

see it in the NAWS. I am trying to finish a study on migrant farmworkers and

alcohol and am comparing with studies done in Mexico, which are mostly of urban

populations.

>

>Gracias!

>Lucila

>

>Lucila Nerenberg, M.D.

>Research Investigator, Addiction Research Center

>Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan

>400 E. Eisenhower Pkwy, Suite 2A

>Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3318

>

>Tel: 734- 615-6060, ext 315

>Fax: 734- 615-6085

>email: nerenber@...

>

>

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