Household and family composition: The NAWS interview contains a family grid that asks basic demographic information for all household members, and records information about each person's education level and migration patterns.

Additional Demographics: The NAWS collects a more comprehensive demographic profile of the farmworker himself including language ability, contacts in non-agricultural jobs, and parental involvement in agriculture.

Employment History: The NAWS compiles a full year of information on the employment and geographic movement of the farmworker. This history covers the occupation, including task and crop if employed in agriculture, type of non-agricultural work if employed off the farm, periods of unemployment and periods abroad, and the worker's location for every week of the year preceding the interview.

Wages, Benefits and Working Conditions: The NAWS collects information on payment method (piece or hourly) and wages, on health insurance, on workers compensation and unemployment insurance, and on other benefits and working conditions.

Health, Safety and Housing: The NAWS gathers information on medical history, use of medical services, participation in pesticide training, and on the worker's housing arrangements.

Income and Assets, Social Services and Legal Status: The NAWS questionnaire has a series of questions on personal and family income, assets held in the United States and abroad, use of social services, and legal or immigration status.

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