Table 3.
Help-seeking intentions by source, for situations of IPV and client violence among female exotic dancers
| IPV | Client violence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police | Violence hotline | Police | Rape crisis hotline | Club management | |
| Mean p value | Mean p value | Mean p value | Mean p value | Mean p value | |
| Overall | 3.82 | 3.66 | 3.87 | 3.73 | 4.51 |
| Abuse history | |||||
| IPV past 6 months | |||||
| Yes | 3.22 | 3.16 | 3.47 | 3.25 | 4.42 |
| No | 4.20 | 3.98 | 4.12 | 3.98 | 4.64 |
| < 0.001 | < 0.001 | .01 | < 0.001 | 0.24 | |
| Client violence past 6 months | |||||
| Yes | 3.05 | 3.00 | 3.05 | 2.68 | 4.31 |
| No | 3.97 | 3.78 | 4.03 | 3.94 | 4.55 |
| < 0.001 | 0.01 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.34 | |
| Childhood abuse | |||||
| Yes | 3.53 | 3.41 | 3.70 | 3.41 | 4.47 |
| No | 4.04 | 3.84 | 4.00 | 3.98 | 4.54 |
| 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.22 | 0.01 | 0.69 | |
| Demographics | |||||
| Age | |||||
| 18–20 | 2.29 | 2.36 | 2.37 | 2.45 | 1.60 |
| 21 and older | 2.14 | 2.36 | 2.01 | 2.18 | 1.46 |
| 0.59 | 0.77 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.44 | |
| Race | |||||
| White/other | 3.64 | 3.5 | 3.97 | 3.68 | 4.60 |
| Black | 3.94 | 3.77 | 3.79 | 3.77 | 4.45 |
| 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.45 | 0.74 | 0.41 | |
| Education | |||||
| Less than college | 2.22 | 2.45 | 2.05 | 2.37 | 1.50 |
| Some college | 2.14 | 2.26 | 2.24 | 2.14 | 1.53 |
| 0.84 | 0.69 | 0.44 | 0.58 | 0.90 | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Partnered | 3.81 | 3.58 | 3.71 | 3.77 | 4.51 |
| Single | 3.82 | 3.68 | 3.93 | 3.72 | 4.51 |
| 0.94 | 0.69 | 0.41 | 0.84 | 0.98 | |
| Homeless past 6 months | |||||
| Yes | 3.52 | 3.74 | 3.83 | 3.78 | 4.56 |
| No | 3.89 | 3.30 | 3.88 | 3.72 | 4.50 |
| 0.20 | 0.13 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.78 | |
| Financially dependent on a partner | |||||
| Yes | 3.89 | 3.33 | 4.05 | 3.94 | 4.67 |
| No | 3.80 | 3.71 | 3.83 | 3.69 | 4.48 |
| 0.80 | 0.24 | 0.51 | 0.45 | 0.47 | |
| Substance use | |||||
| AUDIT alcohol dependence | |||||
| Yes | 3.94 | 3.75 | 3.95 | 3.77 | 4.52 |
| No | 3.79 | 3.58 | 4.00 | 3.63 | 4.68 |
| 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.88 | 0.66 | 0.51 | |
| Hard drug use | |||||
| Yes | 3.34 | 3.17 | 3.22 | 3.17 | 4.39 |
| No | 3.94 | 3.77 | 4.03 | 3.87 | 4.54 |
| 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.51 | |
| Prescription opioids | |||||
| Yes | 3.38 | 3.23 | 3.38 | 3.23 | 4.34 |
| No | 3.94 | 3.77 | 4.01 | 3.87 | 4.56 |
| 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.33 | |
| Dancing and sex exchange history | |||||
| Started dancing for basic necessities | |||||
| Yes | 3.81 | 3.63 | 3.93 | 3.75 | 4.54 |
| No | 3.83 | 3.73 | 3.70 | 3.67 | 4.43 |
| 0.95 | 0.71 | 0.39 | 0.73 | 0.61 | |
| Trades sex ever | |||||
| Yes | 3.35 | 3.35 | 3.56 | 3.39 | 4.39 |
| No | 4.14 | 3.86 | 4.09 | 3.97 | 4.59 |
| < 0.001 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.29 | |
| Social context | |||||
| Club risk | |||||
| High | 3.85 | 3.68 | 3.74 | 3.76 | 4.49 |
| Low | 3.81 | 3.65 | 4.18 | 3.73 | 4.62 |
| 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.07 | 0.97 | 0.42 | |
| Criminal justice experiences | |||||
| Ever arrested | |||||
| Yes | 3.65 | 3.55 | 3.84 | 3.79 | 4.65 |
| No | 3.92 | 3.72 | 3.89 | 3.70 | 4.43 |
| 0.27 | 0.52 | 0.82 | 0.72 | 0.25 | |