Table 2. Typology of older female sex workers.

	Street-based (n = 28)	Venue-based (n = 35)
		Massage or sauna	Entertainment
Place of solicitation	Streets, parks or other public places	Roadside massage parlours Saunas, beauty salons	Karaoke bars Dance halls
Place of having sex	Public: behind streets or in parks	Inside venues	Inside venues
	Indoor: older FSWs' or clients' apartments, rented room in off-street buildings, roadside hotels	Outside venue: roadside hotels	Outside veneue: roadside hotels
Organizers	No or quasi “leaders” of older sex workers	Venue owners	Venue owners
Rules of commercial sex service*	Pay a referral fee (10 RMB per client) to the leaders or the owners of the off-street premises	Share profits with owners (10 to 20 RMB per client)	Share profits with owners (10% to 50% of income per client)
			Forbidden to sell sex outside venues without permission
Types of clients	Low-paid manual workers and older men	Low-paid manual workers and older men	Low-paid manual workers and older men, officers, and private business men
Service charge*	Less than 50 RMB	50-100 RMB	100 RMB or more
Common reason for unsafe sex	Financial incentives/erectile dysfunction	Financial incentives or regular clients	Regular clients

^*$1 USD = 6.28 RMB