History of working with each type of pesticide: summary statistics
| Herbicides | Plant growth regulators | Fungicides | Insecticides | Poultry, livestock or animal house area insecticides | Fumigants | Wood preservatives | Treated seed | |
| Ever mixed or applied pesticide | ||||||||
| No | 120 (2.2%) | 1078 (19.2%) | 500 (8.9%) | 495 (8.8%) | 3868 (70.1%) | 3660 (66.1%) | 2462 (44.7%) | 1042 (18.5%) |
| Yes | 5410 (97.8%) | 4537 (80.8%) | 5105 (91.1%) | 5114 (91.2%) | 1653 (29.9%) | 1874 (33.9%) | 3047 (55.3%) | 4595 (81.5%) |
| Missing | 201 | 116 | 126 | 122 | 210 | 197 | 222 | 94 |
| First used pesticide | ||||||||
| In the 2010s | 130 (2.4%) | 151 (3.3%) | 152 (3.0%) | 147 (2.9%) | 34 (2.0%) | 30 (1.6%) | 35 (1.4%) | 94 (2.0%) |
| In the 2000s | 436 (8.0%) | 500 (11.0%) | 449 (8.8%) | 467 (9.1%) | 149 (8.9%) | 245 (12.9%) | 135 (5.5%) | 368 (8.0%) |
| In the 1990s | 853 (15.7%) | 953 (21.0%) | 873 (17.1%) | 915 (17.9%) | 252 (15.1%) | 447 (23.5%) | 364 (14.8%) | 738 (16.1%) |
| In the 1980s | 1596 (29.4%) | 1679 (37.0%) | 1704 (33.4%) | 1715 (33.5%) | 493 (29.5%) | 633 (33.3%) | 719 (29.2%) | 1379 (30.0%) |
| In the 1970s | 1413 (26.1%) | 1021 (22.5%) | 1393 (27.3%) | 1271 (24.8%) | 481 (28.8%) | 368 (19.4%) | 680 (27.6%) | 1234 (26.9%) |
| In the 1960s | 790 (14.6%) | 211 (4.6%) | 456 (8.9%) | 499 (9.7%) | 211 (12.6%) | 149 (7.8%) | 397 (16.1%) | 614 (13.4%) |
| Before 1960 | 206 (3.8%) | 26 (0.6%) | 80 (1.6%) | 104 (2.0%) | 50 (3.0%) | 28 (1.5%) | 135 (5.5%) | 165 (3.6%) |
| Missing | 307 | 1190 | 624 | 613 | 4061 | 3831 | 3266 | 1139 |
| Years used pesticide | ||||||||
| More than 20 | 3739 (69.2%) | 2632 (57.9%) | 3304 (64.8%) | 3185 (62.4%) | 716 (42.9%) | 631 (33.3%) | 1098 (44.6%) | 3081 (67.2%) |
| 11–20 | 906 (16.8%) | 927 (20.4%) | 912 (17.9%) | 982 (19.3%) | 400 (24.0%) | 441 (23.3%) | 431 (17.5%) | 786 (17.1%) |
| 6–10 | 338 (6.3%) | 395 (8.7%) | 389 (7.6%) | 396 (7.8%) | 247 (14.8%) | 317 (16.7%) | 314 (12.8%) | 325 (7.1%) |
| 2–5 | 333 (6.2%) | 447 (9.8%) | 392 (7.7%) | 427 (8.4%) | 247 (14.8%) | 369 (19.5%) | 424 (17.2%) | 297 (6.5%) |
| 1 year or less | 85 (1.6%) | 141 (3.1%) | 102 (2.0%) | 112 (2.2%) | 58 (3.5%) | 135 (7.1%) | 193 (7.8%) | 97 (2.1%) |
| Missing | 330 | 1189 | 632 | 629 | 4063 | 3838 | 3271 | 1145 |
| Ever handled pesticide concentrate | ||||||||
| No | 241 (4.5%) | 230 (5.1%) | 236 (4.6%) | 255 (5.0%) | 139 (8.4%) | 397 (21.1%)* | 454 (18.5%) | – |
| Yes, sometimes | 1139 (21.1%) | 1304 (28.7%) | 1178 (23.1%) | 1360 (26.6%) | 715 (43.2%) | 884 (47.1%) | 1160 (47.2%) | – |
| Yes, often | 4019 (74.4%) | 3002 (66.2%) | 3693 (72.3%) | 3491 (68.4%) | 800 (48.4%) | 597 (31.8%) | 846 (34.4%) | – |
| Missing | 332 | 1195 | 624 | 625 | 4077 | 3853 | 3271 | – |
| Repair or maintain application or mixing equipment | ||||||||
| No | 225 (4.1%) | 147 (3.2%) | 201 (3.9%) | 204 (4.0%) | 302 (18.3%) | 1248 (68.7%) | 1321 (54.9%) | – |
| Yes | 5206 (95.9%) | 4396 (96.8%) | 4904 (96.1%) | 4871 (96.0%) | 1344 (81.7%) | 568 (31.3%) | 1085 (45.1%) | – |
| Missing | 300 | 1188 | 626 | 656 | 4085 | 3915 | 3325 | – |
| Usually wear personal protective equipment | ||||||||
| No | 4764 (88.4%) | 496 (11.0%) | 545 (10.7%) | 414 (8.2%) | 393 (23.7%) | 322 (17.1%) | 761 (31.0%) | 1974 (44.1%) |
| Yes | 626 (11.6%) | 4020 (89.0%) | 4540 (89.3%) | 4662 (91.8%) | 1264 (76.3%) | 1559 (82.9%) | 1690 (69.0%) | 2503 (55.9%) |
| Missing | 341 | 1215 | 646 | 655 | 4074 | 3850 | 3280 | 1254 |
*No or not applicable.