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Sex Transm Infect 81:467-471 doi:10.1136/sti.2005.014985
  • Sex work

Who pays for sex? An analysis of the increasing prevalence of female commercial sex contacts among men in Britain

Table 4

 Country/region of origin of new sexual partners while abroad (commercial and non-commercial) in the past 5 years

Country/region % (95% CI) reporting new sexual partner(s) from country/region*†‡
Base: Men who reported paying for heterosexual sex in the past 5 years in Natsal 2000.
*Percentages do not sum to 100% since men could report new sexual Natsal 2000 partner(s) from 1+ countries/regions
†”Sexual partner” defined as “people who have had sex together—whether just once, or a few times, or as regular partners, or as married partners.”
‡Respondents were asked “Where did this/these new partner(s) normally live?” The CASI emphasised that “we are interested in which country the person comes from, not the country where you met”. Response options as listed in table 4.
United Kingdom 13.1 (9.0 to 18.7)
Other European countries 32.8 (26.2 to 40.3)
Australia/New Zealand 5.9 (3.3 to 10.3)
North America 7.4 (4.1 to 13.0)
South America/Central America 3.2 (1.5 to 6.8)
Caribbean countries 3.9 (1.6 to 9.1)
Asian countries 12.2 (8.2 to 17.7)
Middle East/North Africa 3.4 (1.1 to 9.5)
African countries (other than North Africa) 4.9 (2.3 to 10.0)
Other countries 2.4 (1.1 to 5.6)
Base (weighted, unweighted) 236, 269

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