Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of female sex workers before, during and after the 2010 Soccer World Cup in three cities of South Africa

Age, mean yrs (sd); n

30.3 (6.4)

30.4 (6.8)

30.2 (7.0)

0.94^¥

n = 599

n = 505

n = 529

Highest education level, n/N (%)

 None or primary incomplete

116/572 (20.3%)

97/487 (19.9%)

105/507 (20.3%)

 Primary

298/572 (52.1%)

277/487 (56.9%)

245/507 (48.3%)

 Secondary

109/572 (19.1%)

96/487 (19.7%)

131/507 (25.8%)

 Tertiary

49/572 (8.6%)

17/487 (3.5%)

26/507 (5.1%)

0.001

City, n/N (%)

Johannesburg

234/601 (38.9%)

197/508 (38.8%)

212/538 (39.4%)

Cape Town

161/601 (26.8%)

137/508 (27.0%)

161/538 (29.9%)

Rustenburg

206/601 (34.3%)

174/508 (34.3%)

165/538 (30.7%)

0.62

Relationship status n (%)

 Single

405/592 (68.4%)

336/502 (66.9%)

343/526 (65.2%)

 Regular partner, lives alone

98/592 (16.6%)

93/502 (18.5%)

107/526 (20.3%)

 Lives with regular partner

89/592 (15.0%)

73/502 (14.5%)

76/526 (14.5%)

0.62

Number of child dependants n/N (%)

 0

104/601 (17.3%)

125/508 (24.6%)

121/538 (22.5%)

 1

153/601 (25.5%)

145/508 (28.5%)

153/538 (28.4%)

 2-3

231/601 (28.4%)

175/508 (34.5%)

201/538 (37.4%)

 4+

113/601 (18.8%)

63/508 (12.4%)

63/538 (11.7%)

0.001

Main venue solicits clients n/N (%)

 Hotel/brothel or massage parlour

196/563 (34.8%)

151/472 (32.0%)

165/513 (32.2%)

 Street

198/ 563 (35.2%)

123/472 (26.1%)

126/513 (24.6%)

 Shebeen/bar/club or home

100/563 (17.8%)

40/472 (8.5%)

59/513 (11.5%)

 Combination of venues

69/563 (12.3%)

158/472 (33.5%)

163/513 (31.8%)

<0.001

Duration in sex work industry, n/N (%)

 <1 year

72/558 (12.9%)

81/465 (17.8%)

64/498 (12.9%)

 1–5 years

211/558 (37.8%)

165/456 (36.2%)

175/498 (35.1%)

 5+ years

275/558 (49.3%)

210/456 (46.1%)

259/498 (52.0%)

0.11