Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of sex workers according to workplace. Brazil, 2009. (N = 2,523).

Variable	Workplace
	On the streeta		Indoor venuesb		Total		p
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Age (years)							< 0.001
18 to 24	307	29.7	551	37.0	858	34.0
25 to 39	457	44.3	743	49.9	1,200	47.6
40 to 59	248	24.0	187	12.5	435	17.2
60 and over	20	2.0	10	0.7	30	1.2
Total	1,032	100.0	1,491	100.0	2,523	100.0
Schooling							< 0.001
Elementary school unfinished	704	68.2	790	53.0	1,494	59.2
High school unfinished	211	20.5	387	26.0	598	23.7
High school or above	117	11.4	314	21.0	431	17.1
Total	1,032	100.0	1,491	100.0	2,523	100.0
Skin color							0.315
White	232	22.5	372	24.9	604	23.9
Black	286	27.7	431	28.9	717	28.4
Mixed race	425	41.2	537	36.0	962	38.1
Other	89	8.6	151	10.1	240	9.5
Total	1,032	100.0	1,491	100.0	2,523	100.0
Marital status							0.002
Never married	512	49.6	820	55.0	1,332	52.8
Married or cohabiting	191	18.5	323	21.6	514	20.3
Separated or divorced	249	24.1	296	19.9	545	21.6
Widowed	80	7.8	52	3.5	132	5.2
Total	1,032	100.0	1,491	100.0	2,523	100.0
Monthly income (reais)							< 0.001
1.00 to 299.00	280	32.0	191	14.6	471	21.6
300.00 to 599.00	290	33.1	375	28.8	665	30.5
600.00 to 1,199.00	205	23.4	395	30.2	600	27.5
1,200.00 to 2,999.00	83	9.5	290	22.2	373	17.1
3,000.00 and over	18	2.0	55	4.2	73	3.3
Total	876	100.0	1,306	100.0	2,182	100.0

^a On the street and in brothels, predominantly.

^b Clubs, bars, hotels, motels, saunas and massage parlors.