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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 8.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Sex Behav. 2012 Oct 16;42(5):835–849. doi: 10.1007/s10508-012-0010-z

Table 3.

Experiences of Latino day laborers with sex workers

Percent
Ways men find sex workers (N= 174)
  Sex workers give out business cards 59.2
  Friends tell each other 50.6
  Pimp approaches potential clients 33.3
  Internet 18.4
  Sex workers are in public places (e.g., street corner) 14.9
Locations where men have sex with sex workers (N= 174)
  House or apartment (“delivery”) 58.1
  Brothel (“casa de sitas”) 36.8
  Hotel or motel 28.7
  Street, car, or park 19.0
  Bar, discotheque, restaurant 16.7
Reasons participants had sex with sex workers (N= 52)
  Lack of companionship 65.4
  Relief from sexual urges 55.8
  No commitment 51.9
  Only sex available 40.4
  Fun and pleasure 36.5
  Distraction from problems 17.3
Sexual behaviors participants performed with sex workers (N= 52)
  Vaginal intercourse 76.9
  Oral sex on the participant 59.6
  Manual stimulation of penis 34.6
  Anal intercourse 9.6
  Oral sex on the woman 3.9

Note: Participants could select more than one response option