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. 2016 May 26;11(5):e0156060. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156060

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).