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California State Dept. of Housing and Community Development, Sacramento. – 1986
California, largest employer of seasonal labor in the United States, employs an average of 119,600 seasonal farmworkers per year. To ease problems of housing this seasonal workforce, the State Department of Housing and Community Development's Office of Migrant Services contracts with local government agencies to provide decent/affordable housing…
Descriptors: Demography, Family Characteristics, Low Rent Housing, Migrant Children
California State Dept. of Housing and Community Development, Sacramento. – 1987
California, largest employer of seasonal labor in the United States, employs an average of 119,600 seasonal farmworkers per year. Since 1966 the State Department of Housing and Community Development's Office of Migrant Services has contracted with local government agencies to provide decent/affordable housing for approximately 50,220 families…
Descriptors: Demography, Family Characteristics, Low Rent Housing, Migrant Children
California State Dept. of Housing and Community Development, Sacramento. – 1987
California, the largest employer of seasonal labor in the United States, provides low-cost housing for migrant farmworkers in 15 counties during the harvest season from April through November. In 1987, the 21st year of data collection, 27 housing centers with 2,071 housing units served 2,461 families containing 12,174 individuals. About 53% of…
Descriptors: Demography, Family Characteristics, Family Size, Low Rent Housing
Genesee / Finger Lakes Regional Planning Board, Rochester, NY. – 1972
Inventorying and analyzing the housing needs of the region's migrant population, the report is presented in 2 sections. Part I introduces the migrant, staygrant, and rural agricultural worker. Part 2 addresses the particular needs of the agricultural worker, including the rural poor. Attention is given to education, training, health, social…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Demography, Education, Employment
Download full textPollack, Susan L. – 1986
In 1983, about 2.6 million people 14 years of age and older did hired farmwork. Most of the woekers were White (73%), under 25 years old (50%), and male (78%). Hispanics made up 13% of the work force, and Blacks and other minority groups made up 14%. There were significant regional differences in racial/ethnic composition. Hispanic workers were…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Agricultural Laborers, Blacks, Census Figures
Goyette, Cherie A.; And Others – 1979
Assessment of farmworker needs and resource agencies revealed that a significant number of migrant and seasonal farmworkers are not receiving essential services available to them. Interviews conducted with 475 farmworkers gathered demographic data and information about perceived needs, knowledge and use of agencies, and satisfaction with services.…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Agricultural Laborers, Delivery Systems, Demography
