Table 1. Financial vulnerability as reported by female sex workers (N = 2400) in Andhra Pradesh, India, 2014.
Indicators | Percentage | N |
---|---|---|
Income vulnerability: | ||
Having activities/occupation other than sex work, or currently receiving social schemes/grants from govt. & other sources, or able to access transfer money from family and friends | ||
No | 7.6 | 183 |
Yes | 92.4 | 2217 |
Saving vulnerability: | ||
Saved money for future or emergencies expect when income will be less, or having personal/family assets (own house, agriculture land and other resources) | ||
No | 28.0 | 672 |
Yes | 72.0 | 1728 |
Expenditure vulnerability: | ||
Having money of their own and decide how to make expenditure | ||
No | 55.0 | 1321 |
Yes | 45.0 | 1079 |
Debt vulnerability: | ||
Not under financial debt at the time of survey | ||
No | 66.0 | 1586 |
Yes | 34.0 | 814 |
Financial vulnerability scores | ||
0 | 12.6 | 302 |
1 | 36.3 | 871 |
2 | 34.0 | 817 |
3 | 16.0 | 383 |
4 | 1.1 | 27 |
Financial vulnerability Index | ||
Low/Medium | 82.9 | 1990 |
High | 17.1 | 410 |
Total | 100.0 | 2400 |
Note: Financial vulnerability index was calculated based on the combine scores of income, saving, expenditure and debt vulnerabilities. The financial vulnerability score ranges from 0 to 4. The combined scores were divided into two categories (0 = low/medium (< 3 score) and 1 = high (> = 3 score).