Year
By Air
By Land
By Sea
Total
1990
144329
4857
1038
150224
1991
165493
6440
1693
173626
1992
208069
7924
1700
217693
1993
231745
8538
2263
242546
1994
251969
9491
2108
263568
1995
272151
11458
3825
287434
1996
255439
12244
3618
271301
1997
268906
12050
4405
285361
1998
329042
13125
5275
347442
1999
368644
16585
7327
392556
2000
396909
14101
18715
429725
2001
403775
16667
8651
429093
2002
400758
16914
4543
422215
Total
3697229
150394
65161
3912784
Source: CANATUR, Dirección de Investigación, based on Tourist Board‘s data.
http://www.canatur.org/80fb514e3dce55c3edc2edf998345425/estadisticas/1
http://www.canatur.org/80fb514e3dce55c3edc2edf998345425/estadisticas/2
http://www.canatur.org/80fb514e3dce55c3edc2edf998345425/estadisticas/3
http://www.canatur.org/80fb514e3dce55c3edc2edf998345425/estadisticas/4
Consultation Date: 23/08/04
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TABLE 4
COSTA RICA: COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS, SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES
1997
2000
Characteristics
Study
Study
(N)
(300)
(400)
Total
100.0
100.0
Age
Less than 20
12.3
7.3
20 – 24
21.3
24.0
25 – 29
2.3
22.0
30 – 34
16.7
16.5
35 – 39
13.7
13.5
40 and more
15.7
17.0
Education
Unfinished primary or less
32.1
23.5
Completed primary
24.1
26.3
Unfinished high school
36.1
39.3
High school completed
5.4
7.5
University studies
2.3
3.5
% knows how to read
92.0
92.0
% knows how to write
88.7
91.5
Civil status
Single
54.0
57.3
Cohabiting
26.0
21.8
Married
2.3
3.8
Others
17.7
17.1
Number of children
0
11.4
6.8
1
22.1
25.5
2
24.1
26.0
3
20.1
6.8
4
9.0
12.8
5 – 6
9.7
8.8
7 and more
3.7
3.5
Average1
2.5
2.5
Mode
2.0
2.0
Median
2.0
2.0
Degree of religion devotion
None
17.3
14.5
Little
37.7
30.0
Regular
23.0
28.8
Lots
22.0
26.3
Religion
Catholic
66.0
65.1
Evangelical
23.3
21.7
None
6.3
10.7
Others
4.7
2.5
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All resume measurements were calculated using gross values of variables.
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TABLE 5
COSTA RICA: COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS, SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS
1997
2000
Indicators
Study
Study
(N)
(300)
(400)
Total
100.0
100.0
Monthly income in dollars
Less than 200
32.3
25.8
200 to less than 400
37.3
37.5
400 to less than 600
16.7
19.0
600 to less than 800
7.3
10.8
800 to less than 1000
5.0
4.3
1000 to less than 1500
1.0
1.0
1500 and more
0.3
1.8
Average1
331.1
384.1
Mode
332.0
323.0
Median
249.0
323.0
Ownership appliances2
Color TV
71.0
84.5
Refrigerator
65.3
71.8
Washing machine
69.7
68.5
Microwave
16.7
22.0