Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants: 721 female sex workers (FSW) and 675 general migrant women (GMW), Minhang District, Shanghai, China, 2011–2012
From: Stigma against HIV/AIDS among female sex workers and general migrant women in eastern China
Characteristics | FSW (n = 721) | GMW (n = 675) | Total (n = 1396) |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Age group (p < 0.001) |  |  |  |
18-25 years | 404 (56.0) | 295 (43.7) | 699 (50.1) |
26-35 years | 229 (31.8) | 194 (28.7) | 423 (30.3) |
≥36 years | 88 (12.2) | 186 (27.6) | 274 (19.6) |
Ethnicity (p = 0.176) |  |  |  |
Han | 681 (94.5) | 648 (96.0) | 1329 (95.2) |
Other | 40 (5.5) | 27 (4.0) | 67 (4.8) |
Duration in Shanghai (p = 0.019) |  |  |  |
<1Â year | 369 (51.2) | 303 (44.9) | 672 (48.1) |
≥1 year | 352 (48.8) | 372 (55.1) | 724 (51.9) |
Marital status (p < 0.001) |  |  |  |
Single/widowed | 429 (57.3) | 242 (35.9) | 671 (48.1) |
Married | 292 (42.7) | 433 (64.1) | 725 (51.9) |
Education (p < 0.001) |  |  |  |
Elementary school or lower | 128 (17.8) | 85 (12.6) | 213 (15.3) |
Middle school | 422 (58.5) | 356 (52.7) | 778 (55.7) |
High school or higher | 171 (23.7) | 234 (34.7) | 405 (29.0) |
Monthly income (Yuan, p < 0.001) |  |  |  |
≤2000 | 120 (16.6) | 389 (57.6) | 509 (36.5) |
2001-4000 | 458 (63.6) | 276 (40.9) | 734 (52.6) |
≥4001 | 143 (19.8) | 10 (1.5) | 153 (10.9) |