2000
Characteristics
Study Study
(N) (300)
(400)
Total 100.0
100.0
Was born in…
Metropolitan area
42.7
37.8
Outside metropolitan area
56.7
62.3
Don‘t know
0.7
0.0
Actually lives in…
Metropolitan area
84.7
83.2
Outside metropolitan area
15.3
16.8
Number of years living in area
Less than 5
47.7
31.8
5 – 9
19.7
17.8
10 – 19
18.7
21.3
20 – 29
9.3
15.5
30 – 39
3.0
8.8
40 – 49
1.0
4.5
50 and more
0.7
0.5
Average1
9.1
13.4
Mode
0.0
0.0
Median
6.0
10.0
1 All resume measurements were calculated using gross values of
variables.
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TABLE 7
COSTA RICA: COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS, WORK RELATED ASPECTS
1997
2000
Aspects
Study
Study
(N)
(300)
(400)
Total
100.0
100.0
How do you labor your work?
Woman in prostitution
3.7
2.8
Prostitute
24.3
20.0
Sex worker
31.0
42.8
Sexual worker
5.7
11.8
Woman of ―ambiente‖
17.0
---
―Meretriz‖
0.7
0.0
Other
16.0
16.3
Does not respond
1.7
6.5
Number of years in this job
Less than 1
15.0
0.0
1 – 2
24.7
39.3
3 – 4
16.0
16.0
5 – 6
9.3
10.5
7 – 8
7.7
6.8
9 and more
27.7
27.3
Average1
6.7
6.2
Mode
0.0
1.0
Median
4.0
4.0
Expected number of year in this job
0
29.0
28.7
1
26.6
35.2
2
21.2
20.7
3 – 4
9.1
6.7
5 – 6
6.1
5.0
7 – 8
1.7
0.3
9 and more
6.1
3.4
Average1
3.3
1.9
Mode
0.0
1.0
Median
1.0
1.0
Current sexual practice
Only men
93.7
90.5
Men and occasionally women
3.0
5.3
Men and women
3.3
4.0
Women and occasionally men
0.0
0.3
Only women
0.0
0.0
1 All resume measurements were calculated using gross values of variables.
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TABLE 8
COSTA RICA: COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS, DRUG CONSUMPTION
1997
2000
Variables
Study
Study
(N)
(300)
(400)
Total
100.0
100.0
% that drinks alcohol
63.0
57.8
Patterns of consumption
Every day
15.0
10.3
More than twice a week
4.7
5.8
One or twice a week
19.0
15.5
One or twice a month
9.0
8.3
Seldom
15.3
18.0
Never
31.0
31.0
Abstinence
6.0
11.3
% of those who have consumed drugs
51.7
38.0
Marihuana
36.7
26.0
Cocaine
33.7
26.0
Smoked cocaine
18.0
10.0
Inhaled cocaine
31.0
24.0
Injected cocaine
3.7
1.0
Cement
11.7
3.8
Crack
20.3
10.5
Amphetamines
11.0
2.5
Hallucinogenic mushrooms
7.0
2.0
Heroine
2.0
0.0
Smoked heroine
1.7
0.0
Injected heroine
1.7
0.0
Other
11.3
0.0
% of those who currently consume drugs
27.7
13.0
Marihuana
10.3
18.3
Cocaine
8.7
8.0
Smoked cocaine
4.7
25.0
Inhaled cocaine
8.7
21.8
Injected cocaine
0.7
25.0
Cement
9.0
31.0
Crack
1.0
0.0
Amphetamines
2.0
20.0
Hallucinogenic mushrooms
0.3
0.0
Heroine
0.3
0.0
Smoked heroine
0.0
0.0
Injected heroine
0.7
0.0
Other
9.7
0.0
Patterns of current drug consumption
Every day
---
54.0
More than twice a week
---
10.0
One or twice a week
---
16.0
One or twice a month
---
8.0
129
Not every frequently
---
12.0
130
TABLE 9
COSTA RICA: COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS, DRUG CONSUMPTION