Mobility of women between sectors of the sex industry by first work sector
| First sector* | No | Worked in sector at any time | Worked in | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Street | Escort | Sauna | Flat | All sectors | One sector only | ||
| No (row %) | No (row %) | No (row %) | No (row %) | No (row %) | No (row %) | ||
| *“Street” refers to direct soliciting on the street or around a hotel; “escort” includes escort agencies, working via a madam, or working through private referrals from colleagues or clients; “sauna” includes working in a massage parlour, sauna or sex club; “flat” includes working in a privately rented flat or a brothel. | |||||||
| †Excludes women with incomplete data on sector over time. | |||||||
| ‡Unable to assess because of lack of information on first sector. | |||||||
| Street | 35 | – | 27 (77) | 21 (60) | 30 (86) | 16 (46) | 1 (3) |
| Escort | 31 | 9 (29) | – | 13 (42) | 11 (35) | 6 (19) | 14 (45) |
| Sauna | 22 | 12 (55) | 18 (82) | – | 12 (55) | 8 (36) | 3 (14) |
| Flat | 16 | 4 (25) | 11 (69) | 9 (56) | – | 4 (25) | 5 (31) |
| Not known | 14 | 6 (43) | 13 (93) | 9 (64) | 9 (64) | 0 | nk‡ |
| All† | 118 | 66 (56) | 100 (85) | 74 (63) | 78 (66) | 34 (29) | 23 (19) |