Table 2.
Financial Security and Social Protection by Community Organization Membership among FSWs in India, 2015.a
| Financial Security | % (n)/Mean (SD) | Community Organization Membership | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | |||
| Having a savings account in a bank or post office | 68.5 (2804) | 51.7 (483) | 73.5 (2321) | <.001 |
| Having saving products | 4.3 (174) | 5.0 (47) | 4.0 (127) | .186 |
| Having insurance (life, health, and accident) | 13.1 (537) | 3.9 (37) | 15.8 (500) | <.001 |
| Having other investments (gold, land, business) | 4.3 (177) | 4.8 (45) | 4.2 (132) | .412 |
| Financial Security Intervention Coverage Index (FSICI) | <.001 | |||
| 1 | 29.5 (1207) | 46.7 (437) | 24.4 (770) | |
| 2 | 53.8 (2203) | 43.1 (403) | 57.0 (1800) | |
| 3 | 13.9 (568) | 8.2 (77) | 15.5 (491) | |
| 4 | 1.5 (63) | 1.3 (12) | 1.6 (50) | |
| 5 | 1.3 (57) | 0.6 (06) | 1.5 (48) | |
| Degree of FSICI | <.001 | |||
| Low (<3) | 83.3 (3410) | 89.8 (840) | 81.3 (2570) | |
| High (≥3) | 16.7 (684) | 10.2 (95) | 18.7 (589) | |
| Social protection | ||||
| Average number of civic identities FSWs possess | 3.27 (1.26) | 2.84 (1.41) | 3.40 (1.18) | <.001 |
| Average number of social protection schemes from which FSWs have benefited | 0.13 (0.38) | 0.07 (0.27) | 0.15 (1.40) | <.001 |
| Social Protection Intervention Coverage Index (SPICI) | <.001 | |||
| 1 | 9.6 (383) | 18.7 (175) | 6.6 (208) | |
| 2 | 79.3 (3250) | 75.4 (707) | 80.5 (2543) | |
| 3 | 9.9 (405) | 5.5 (52) | 11.2 (353) | |
| 4 | 1.4 (58) | 0.3 (03) | 1.7 (55) | |
| 5 | 0.1 (02) | 0.1 (01) | 0.03 (01) | |
| Degree of SPICI | <.001 | |||
| Low (<3) | 88.7 (3633) | 94.0 (882) | 87.1 (2751) | |
| High (≥3) | 11.4 (465) | 6.0 (56) | 12.9 (409) | |
| Total | 100.0 (4098) | 100.0 (938) | 100.0 (3160) | |
Abbreviation: FSW, female sex worker.
a P values were calculated through χ2 test, Fisher exact test for SPICI, and t test.