Table 1 Baseline individual and structural characteristics of sex workers in Metro Vancouver, Canada, stratified by recent participation in sex work community organizing (n = 943), AESHA 2010–2019
Characteristic | Total (%) (n = 943) | Participated in sex work community organizingc | p - value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) (n = 29) | No (%) (n = 914) | |||
Personal and Interpersonal Factors | ||||
Age (median, IQR) | 35 (28–42) | 42 (32–45) | 35 (28–42) | 0.007 |
Years in sex work (median, IQR) | 10 (3–19) | 16 (9–32) | 10 (2–18) | < 0.001 |
Sexual Minority (LGBQ2S+)a | 301 (31.9) | 14 (48.3) | 287 (31.4) | 0.056 |
Trans identityb | 58 (6.2) | 8 (27.6) | 50 (5.5) | < 0.001 |
Inconsistent condom use with clientsc | 166 (17.6) | 5 (17.2) | 161 (17.6) | 0.931 |
STI seropositivity | 98 (10.4) | 2 (6.9) | 96 (10.5) | 1.000 |
Injection drug usec | 383 (40.6) | 13 (44.8) | 370 (40.5) | 0.639 |
Non-injection drug usec | 626 (66.4) | 25 (86.2) | 601 (65.8) | 0.022 |
Structural Factors | ||||
High School Attainment | 525 (55.7) | 18 (62.1) | 507 (55.8) | 0.571 |
Racialization | ||||
White | 288 (30.5) | 7 (24.1) | 281 (30.7) | |
Indigenous | 359 (38.1) | 22 (75.9) | 337 (36.9) | |
Woman of Colour | 296 (31.4) | 0 (0.0) | 296 (32.4) | < 0.001 |
Im/migrated to Canada | 276 (29.3) | 0 (0.0) | 276 (30.2) | < 0.001 |
Living in Vancouver’s Downtown East side | 291 (30.9) | 15 (51.7) | 276 (30.2) | 0.017 |
Living in the City of Vancouver | 631 (66.9) | 28 (96.6) | 603 (66.0) | 0.001 |
Experienced any barriers to receiving health carec | 626 (66.4) | 18 (62.1) | 608 (66.5) | 0.617 |
Any negative police encounters while workingc | 330 (35.0) | 11 (37.9) | 319 (34.9) | 0.743 |
In jail overnight or longerc | 127 (13.5) | 4 (13.8) | 123 (13.5) | 1.000 |
Experienced Rapec | 65 (6.9) | 4 (13.8) | 61 (6.7) | 0.139 |
Average weekly income from servicing clients ($ CAD)c (median, IQR) | 500 (250–1000) | 400 (250–675) | 500 (250–1000) | 0.075 |
Primary place serving clients† | ||||
Outdoor or public space | 358 (38.0) | 10 (34.5) | 348 (38.1) | |
Informal indoor space | 267 (28.3) | 16 (55.2) | 251 (27.5) | |
In-call sex work venue | 296 (31.4) | 3 (10.3) | 293 (32.1) | 0.007 |