Table 1.
Baseline socio-demographic characteristics and sex work involvement for 55 women enrolled in the Exit Doors Here evaluation, Toronto, Canada, 2018–2022.
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| SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTIC | n (%) |
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| Age group | |
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| 18–34 years-old | 21 (38) |
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| 35–55 years-old | 29 (53) |
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| 56 years and older | 5 (9) |
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| Born in Canada | 47 (86) |
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| Ethnic backgrounda | |
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| Caucasian | 27 (49) |
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| Indigenous | 5 (9) |
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| Other | 21 (38) |
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| Declined to answer | 2 (4) |
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| Highest education level completed | |
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| Grade 10 or below | 11 (20) |
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| Grade 11–13 | 10 (18) |
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| High school | 11 (20) |
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| College or trades school | 18 (33) |
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| University | 5 (9) |
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| Have children, yes | 35 (64) |
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| Housing arrangements (n = 47) | |
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| Living in an apartment or house | 14 (30) |
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| Living in a shelter | 5 (11) |
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| Living in ‘other’ arrangementsb | 14 (30) |
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| Homeless | 4 (8) |
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| Missingc | 10 (21) |
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| Employment status | |
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| Employed | 13 (24) |
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| Unemployed | 42 (76) |
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| Before-tax income | |
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| $15,000 or less | 37 (66) |
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| $15,000–$25,000 | 11 (20) |
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| $25,000 or more | 4 (7) |
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| Declined to answer | 3 (7) |
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| Sex work involvement | |
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| Involved in sex work | |
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| Yes | 52 (95) |
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| No, but at risk of returning | 2 (4) |
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| Missing | 1 (2) |
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| Type(s) of sex work | |
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| Private | 18 (33) |
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| Street-based | 9 (16) |
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| Combination | 22 (40) |
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| Other (trafficked, escorting, not self-identified) | 6 (11) |
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a “Other” includes Black, South East Asian, Arab, Latin American and mixed backgrounds.
b “Other” includes transitional housing and residential treatment center.
c Eight women did not select “housing” as a focus area and were not asked about housing.