Table 1.
Characteristics of qualitative sample
| Measures | Day laborers In-depth interviews (N= 10) Frequency |
Day laborers Focus groups (N=11) Frequency |
Sex workers In-depth interviews (N=4) Frequency |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County of Birth (COB) | ||||||
| El Salvador | 8 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Guatemala | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Honduras | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Peru | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Single | 6 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Common law partner | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Married | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Separated | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Partner in COB | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Education Level | ||||||
| No education | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Less than high school (HS) | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Some HS or HS graduate | 3 | 5 | 2 | |||
| Some college | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| College graduate | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| M | Range | M | Range | M | Range | |
| Age (in years) | 35 | 20–49 | 34 | 19–52 | 34 | 31–38 |
| Years in U.S. | 5 | 2–13 | 5 | 1–10 | 3 | 1–5 |