Table 2.
Descriptive sample statistics for female exotic dancers in the STILETTO Study—Baltimore, Maryland (N = 117).
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Socio-Demographics | |
| Age, in years | |
| < 24 years | 70 (59.8) |
| 24 and older | 47 (40.2) |
| Race (including Latina/Hispanic) | |
| White or other | 46 (39.3) |
| Black/African American | 71 (60.7) |
| Marital status | |
| Ever married or currently partnered | 31 (26.5) |
| Never married | 86 (73.5) |
| Education | |
| Less than high school | 65 (55.6) |
| Completed high school or higher | 52 (44.4) |
| Monthly ousehold income, in $a | 700 (900) |
| Structural Factors | |
| Cumulative sources of debta | 1 (2) |
| Total financial support sourcesa | 0 (1) |
| Number of financial dependentsa | 1 (2) |
| Housing instability, past 6 months | 67 (57.3) |
| Incarcerated for over 72 hours, past 6 months | 17 (14.5) |
| Occupational Factors | |
| Perceived club safetya | 15 (5) |
| Dancer social cohesiona | 9 (7) |
| Stress from inconsistent club money | 66 (56.4) |
| Dancing sole income source | 60 (51.3) |
| Time dancing at EDC | |
| < 3 months | 32 (27.3) |
| 3–6 months | 45 (38.5) |
| > 6 months | 40 (34.2) |
| Drug and Alcohol Use | |
| Alcohol use disorder, past 6 months | 88 (75.2) |
| Any drug use prior to dancing | 65 (55.6) |
| History of hard drug use before dancing | 42 (35.9) |
| New drug initiation post-EDC entry | 29 (24.8) |
a
Continuous covariates with measures of central tendency: median (interquartile range).