Table 1.
Sample characteristics of n=751 geo-coded study participants
| Variable | No Sex Exchange N=569 |
Sex Exchange N=151 |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean years, SD) | 43.9 (7.53) | 40.2 (7.70) | <0.001 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 375 (66) | 47 (31) | |
| Female | 194 (34) | 104 (69) | <0.001 |
| Sexual identity | |||
| Gay | 14 (2) | 6 (4) | |
| Straight | 542 (95) | 116 (77) | |
| Bisexual | 13 (2) | 29 (19) | <0.001 |
| Unemployed past 6 months | |||
| No | 58 (10) | 8 (5) | |
| Yes | 511 (90) | 143 (95) | 0.08 |
| Homeless past 6 months | |||
| No | 408 (72) | 75 (50) | |
| Yes | 161 (28) | 76 (50) | <0.001 |
| Incarcerated past 6 months | |||
| No | 409 (72) | 106 (70) | |
| Yes | 160 (28) | 45 (30) | 0.69 |
| Injected drugs past 6 months | |||
| No | 102 (18) | 10 (7) | |
| Yes | 467 (82) | 141 (93) | <0.001 |
| Smoked crack past 6 months | |||
| No | 196 (34) | 32 (21) | |
| Yes | 373 (66) | 119 (79) | <0.01 |
| How many of your friends have sex for money or drugs | |||
| None | 197 (35) | 10 (7) | |
| Some-All | 372 (65) | 141 (93) | <0.001 |
| How many of your friends would disapprove if you were to have sex for money or drugs | |||
| None | 134 (24) | 58 (38) | |
| Some-All | 435 (76) | 93 (62) | <0.001 |