Table 5

 Occupational mobility from leaving full time education to time of most recent follow up

First occupation*NoOccupation at most recent follow up
Sex industry†Skilled/semi-skilled workManual/cateringFull time mother/homeProfessional/own businessSickness benefit
No (row %)No (row %)No (row %)No (row %)No (row %)No (row %)
*First occupation on leaving full time education. †Includes selling sex as well as other sex industry roles, including working as a maid or managing an agency. Some women combined this with other work (see text for details).
Sex industry2514 (56)3 (12)03 (12)4 (16)1 (4)
Skilled/semi-skilled work2418 (75)2 (8)01 (4)1 (4)2 (8)
Manual/catering1710 (59)3 (18)01 (6)3 (18)0
Full time mother/home1310 (77)00)1 (8)2 (15)0
Professional31 (33)01 (33)01 (33)0
All8253 (65)8 (10)1 (1)6 (7)11 (13)3 (4)