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. 2017 Jun 20;51:65. doi: 10.1590/S1518-8787.2017051006540

Table 1. Characteristics of female sex workers in Goiânia, Midwestern Brazil.

Characteristic %a %b IC95%b,c
Age (years)      
< 21 14.4 13.8 9.4–19.8
21–25 26.4 31.7 24.5–40.3
26–30 23.9 25,2 18.3–32.6
31–35 14.2 12.2 7.1–16.3
36–40 8.5 5.8 3.2–8.8
> 40 12.7 11.3 5.4–18.3
Education level (years)      
≤ 4 10.4 9.7 6.3–15.1
5–9 41.0 40.6 32.2–47.3
10–12 45.5 47.4 40.4–56.9
> 12 3.0 2.3 0.4–2.4
White 24.6 27.3 20.5–35.4
Single 68.2 67.1 60.2–75.2
Works as female sex worker in another city 46.8 37.6 30.8–45.5
Place where she meets clients      
Street 32.3 25.0 10.1–43.2
Nightclub 30.6 41.0 28.4–53.7
Bar 24.9 27.7 15.4–41.8
Brothel 6.0 5.5 0.2–17.1
Erotic movies 10.0 3.8 0.4–11.6
Other 10.2 5.3 0.2–17.1
Average amount earned in the last day of work (US$)      
75.01–350.00 23.9 22.4 13.3–32.5
25.01–75.00 21.9 25.0 17.2–32.2
15.01–25.00 29.2 24.8 17.7–32.7
3.50–15.00 24.9 27.7 17.3–39.9

a Unadjusted.

b Adjusted by RDSAT.

c 95% confidence interval.