Sociodemographic and occupational characteristics of pesticide applicators, Zarcero County, Costa Rica, 2016
| Farmers’ characteristics, n (%) | All | Organic | Sustainable | Conventional |
| 221 (100) | 19 (13.3) | 62 (26.9) | 140 (59.9) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 219 (99.1) | 19 (100) | 61 (98.4) | 139 (99.3) |
| Female | 2 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (0.7) |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 18–24 | 55 (24.9) | 6 (31.6) | 15 (24.2) | 34 (24.3) |
| 25–39 | 79 (35.7) | 9 (47.4) | 26 (41.9) | 44 (31.4) |
| 40+ | 87 (39.4) | 4 (21.1) | 21 (33.9) | 62 (44.3) |
| Education | ||||
| Sixth grade and under | 153 (69.2) | 10 (52.6) | 42 (67.7) | 101 (72.1) |
| Seventh to eleventh grade | 42 (19.0) | 5 (26.3) | 11 (17.7) | 26 (18.6) |
| Finished high school | 26 (11.8) | 4 (21.1) | 9 (14.5) | 13 (9.3) |
| Country of birth | ||||
| Costa Rica | 135 (61.1) | 11 (57.9) | 35 (56.5) | 89 (63.6) |
| Nicaragua | 86 (38.9) | 8 (42.1) | 27 (43.5) | 51 (36.4) |
| Household income* | ||||
| Above poverty line | 139 (62.9) | 15 (78.9) | 36 (58.1) | 88 (62.9) |
| Below poverty line | 67 (30.3) | 4 (21.1) | 20 (32.3) | 43 (30.7) |
| Job category | ||||
| Worker | 125 (56.6) | 11 (57.9) | 38 (61.3) | 76 (54.3) |
| Owner | 96 (43.4) | 8 (42.1) | 24 (38.7) | 64 (45.7) |
| Training on pesticide application | ||||
| Yes | 110 (49.8) | 15 (78.9) | 24 (38.7) | 71 (50.7) |
| Mixing of pesticide formulations | ||||
| Yes | 177 (80.1) | 13 (68.4) | 47 (75.8) | 117 (83.6) |
| Applied pesticides during week before | ||||
| Baseline visit | 173 (78.3) | 12 (63.2) | 48 (77.4) | 113 (80.7) |
| Follow-up visit | 140 (63.3) | 10 (52.6) | 41 (66.1) | 89 (63.6) |
| Did not apply during the weeks before the baseline and the follow-up visit | 48 (21.7) | 7 (36.8) | 14 (22.6) | 27 (19.3) |
*Costa Rica poverty line in 2016: 95 761 Costa Rican colón.37