Residence Information
Pesticide use at residence
Among residences at the time of diagnosis, 24 respondents indicated no pesticides were ever used in the house. Of those who indicated some pesticide use, 14 used pesticides annually; 1 monthly; 1 weekly; 1 daily; 6 reported other patterns of use; 1 did not indicate use pattern and 8 indicated use frequency was unknown.
Among all residences lived in during the cancer patients' lifetimes ( a total of 183), pesticides were reportedly never used in 67 of them; in 65 homes, it was unknown how often pesticides were used; in 28 of homes pesticides were used yearly; in 6 homes, pesticides were used monthly; in 2 homes, pesticides were used weekly; in 1 home, pesticides were used daily, and in 14 homes, other patterns of use were listed.
Amount of time in area [Note: "Area" refers to the six-county survey area.]
Time in the area prior to diagnosis ranged from 1-86 years. The average amount of time spent in the area prior to diagnosis was 26 years.
Percent of life spent in area
The percent of life spent in the area prior to diagnosis ranged from 2% to 100%. The average percent of life spent in the area prior to diagnosis was 60%. Some respondents did not include all prior residences in their response, so for some persons, the amount of time spent in the area may be greater than that reported.
Amount of time on a farm or ranch
The amount of time spent on a farm or ranch in the area ranged from 0 - 49 years. The average amount of time was 9 years. This represented an average of 27% of their lifetime and ranged from 0 - 100% of their lives.
Water source while in the area
At the time of diagnosis, 61% of cancer patients were using city water, and 39% were on well water.
The most common source of drinking water for persons during their lives in the area was city water. An average of 16 years prior to diagnosis had been spent using city water. An average of 10 years had been spent using well water, and an average of less than one year was spent using other sources of water such as bottled water.