Table 1.
Socio-demographic profile and indicators of mobility for mobile female sex workers, India
| Characteristics | Percent | Number of moves in the past 2 years | Average duration of stay in a visit | Visit to Jatara areas | Visited seasonal migrant places | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2–3 moves | 4 or more moves | More than 1 month | One month or less | No | Yes | No | Yes | ||
| Sample size | 5498 | 1687 | 3811 | 1401 | 4097 | 3825 | 1673 | 5063 | 435 |
| Total % | 100.0 | 30.7 | 69.3 | 25.5 | 74.5 | 69.6 | 30.4 | 92.1 | 7.9 |
| Current age | |||||||||
| 35+ years | 24.2 (1329) | 33.6 | 66.4 | 29.1 | 70.9 | 71.3 | 28.7 | 91.5 | 8.5 |
| Less than 35 years | 75.8 (4169) | 29.8 | 70.2 | 24.3 | 75.7 | 69.0 | 31.0 | 92.3 | 7.7 |
| Education | |||||||||
| High school or higher | 47.7 (2620) | 27.5 | 72.5 | 21.6 | 78.4 | 76.0 | 24.0 | 92.7 | 7.3 |
| Less than high school | 52.3 (2878) | 33.6 | 66.4 | 29.0 | 71.0 | 63.7 | 36.3 | 91.5 | 8.5 |
| Caste | |||||||||
| Non-SC/ST | 55.3 (3039) | 27.7 | 72.3 | 20.3 | 79.7 | 72.3 | 27.7 | 92.9 | 7.1 |
| SC/ST | 44.7 (2459) | 34.4 | 65.6 | 31.9 | 68.1 | 66.2 | 33.8 | 91.1 | 8.9 |
| Reason for entering into sex work | |||||||||
| Own choice/tradition | 11.0 (607) | 47.9 | 52.1 | 40.5 | 59.5 | 69.5 | 30.5 | 91.9 | 8.1 |
| Force/economic/other reasons | 89.0 (4891) | 28.5 | 71.5 | 23.6 | 76.4 | 69.6 | 30.4 | 92.1 | 7.9 |
| Marital status | |||||||||
| Divorced/widowed | 51.9 (2853) | 28.0 | 72.0 | 25.4 | 74.6 | 64.0 | 36.0 | 91.4 | 8.6 |
| Unmarried | 14.5 (795) | 33.5 | 66.5 | 33.6 | 66.4 | 75.7 | 24.3 | 94.5 | 5.5 |
| Married | 33.6 (1850) | 33.5 | 66.5 | 22.2 | 77.8 | 75.5 | 24.5 | 92.2 | 7.8 |
| Duration into sex work | |||||||||
| 11+ years | 7.6 (416) | 39.2 | 60.8 | 38.9 | 61.1 | 64.7 | 35.3 | 90.9 | 9.1 |
| 6–10 years | 27.7 (1522) | 35.5 | 64.5 | 28.1 | 71.9 | 65.9 | 34.1 | 89.5 | 10.5 |
| 3–5 years | 44.7 (2456) | 29.3 | 70.7 | 25.1 | 74.9 | 70.7 | 29.3 | 92.5 | 7.5 |
| 0–2 years | 20.1 (1104) | 23.9 | 76.1 | 17.8 | 82.2 | 73.9 | 26.1 | 95.2 | 4.8 |
| State | |||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | 23.2 (1276) | 26.0 | 74.0 | 13.6 | 86.4 | 87.4 | 12.6 | 95.1 | 4.9 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 27.9 (1533) | 31.5 | 68.5 | 9.9 | 90.1 | 55.8 | 44.2 | 85.2 | 14.8 |
| Karnataka | 27.3 (1500) | 5.9 | 94.1 | 2.6 | 97.4 | 69.1 | 30.9 | 94.3 | 5.7 |
| Maharashtra | 21.6 (1189) | 65.9 | 34.1 | 87.2 | 12.8 | 68.9 | 31.1 | 95.0 | 5.0 |