Mexican Immigration to California: Agricultural Safety and Acculturation Study (MICASA Study)
The MICASA study aimed to investigate the occupational and environmental health risks in hired farm workers. Participants came from over 460 households of Mexican and Central American farm workers in Mendota, California, United States of America. At least one household member was required to be engaged in farm work, and participants were aged 18 to 55. Over 800 participants completed baseline interviews from 2006 to 2007, and a follow-up took place from 2008 to 2010.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
843 (participants)
Age at first data collection
18 - 55 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
Farm worker families in Mendota. California, the United States of America.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2006
Primary Institutions
University of California, Davis (UC Davis)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The California Endowment
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
