Table 2. Characteristics of work, alcohol and drug consumption in sex workers according to workplace. Brazil, 2009. (N = 2,523).

Variable	Workplace
	On the streeta		Indoor venuesb		Total		p
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Length of time working as a sex worker (years)							< 0.001
Less than 1	55	5.4	130	8.8	185	7.4
1 to 3	229	22.3	526	35.4	755	30.1
4 to 9	296	28.9	466	31.4	763	30.4
10 to 19	258	25.0	236	16.0	493	19.6
20 or more	189	18.4	125	8.4	314	12.5
Total	1,027	100.0	1,483	100.0	2,510	100.0
Number of ‘tricks’ per day							0.024
1 to 5	836	81.0	1,112	74.6	1,948	77.2
6 to 10	144	13.9	262	17.6	406	16.1
11 or more	52	5.0	117	7.8	169	6.7
Total	1,032	100.0	1,491	100.0	2,523	100.0
Charge (reais)							< 0.001
1.00 to 29.00	448	43.4	393	26.3	841	33.3
30.00 to 49.00	304	29.4	322	21.6	626	24.8
50.00 to 99.00	184	17.8	408	27.4	592	23.5
100.00 and over	96	9.3	368	24.7	464	18.4
Total	1,032	100.0	1,491	100.0	2,523	100.0
Frequency of alcohol consumption							< 0.001
Never	321	31.1	342	22.9	663	26.3
Moderate (around once a week or less)	469	45.4	691	46.4	1,160	46.0
Elevated (several times a week or every day)	242	23.4	458	30.7	700	27.7
Total	1,032	100.0	1,491	100.0	2,523	100.0
Frequency crack or merla use							< 0.001
Never	900	87.2	1,412	94.7	2,312	91.6
Once a month or more	132	12.8	79	5.3	211	8.4
Total	1,032	100.0	1,491	100.0	2,523	100.0
Frequency of snorting or injecting cocaine							0.455
Never	841	81.5	1,188	79.7	2,029	80.4
Once a month or more	191	18.5	303	20.3	494	19.6
Total	1,032	100.0	1,491	100.0	2,523	10.0

^a On the street and in brothels, predominantly.

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