Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of Cambodian male youth who have or have not paid for sex in the last year (n = 405)
Socio-demographic characteristics | Having paid for sex (n = 334) | Not having paid for sex (n = 71) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number (%) | Number (%) | P-value* | |
Have ever paid for sex (n = 405) | 334 (82.5) | 71 (17.5) | |
Mean age (in years) (±SD) | 21.2 (± 2.1) | 21.4 (± 2.3) | 0.50 |
Age 18 and above | 0.009 | ||
Yes | 324 (97.0) | 64 (90.1) | |
No | 10 (3.0) | 7 (9.9) | |
Location surveyed | <0.001 | ||
Urban | 252 (75.5) | 40 (56.3) | |
Rural | 82 (25.6) | 41 (43.7) | |
Marital status | <0.001 | ||
Married | 18 (5.4) | 17 (23.9) | |
Never married | 313 (93.7) | 49 (69.0) | |
Divorced or separated | 1 (0.3) | 2 (4.2) | |
Living with sexual partner | 2 (0.6) | 3 (4.2) | |
Province surveyed | <0.001 | ||
Phnom Penh | 93 (27.9) | 7 (9.9) | |
Battambang | 25 (7.5) | 3 (4.2) | |
Kampong Cham | 30 (9.0) | 17 (23.9) | |
Siem Reap | 40 (12.0) | 8 (11.3) | |
Bantey Mean Chey | 20 (6.0) | 1 (1.4) | |
Svay Rieng | 27 (8.1) | 6 (8.5) | |
Koh Kong | 62 (18.6) | 13 (18.3) | |
Preah Sihanouk | 36 (10.8) | 16 (22.5) | |
Mean years of formal schooling (±SD) | 9.9 (±3.9) | 9.2 (±3.6) | 0.21 |
Completed primary school | 266 (79.6) | 52 (73.2) | 0.23 |
Currently enrolled in school | 116 (34.7) | 20 (28.2) | 0.28 |
Occupation | 0.80 | ||
Unemployed | 31 (14.5) | 10 (18.5) | |
Seller/vendor/trader | 145 (67.8) | 36 (66.7) | |
Manual/laborer | 2 (0.9) | 1 (1.9) | |
Farmer | 6 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | |
Factory worker | 4 (1.9) | 1 (1.9) | |
Other | 26 (12.2) | 6 (11.1) | |
Having an income | 0.18 | ||
Yes | 222 (66.5) | 53 (74.7) | |
No | 112 (33.4) | 18 (25.3) | |
If yes, mean monthly income (USD) (± SD) | 267.6 (±454.1) | 228.6 (±73.2) | 0.07 |
Mean daily expenses in the past month (USD) (±SD) | 2.43 (±2.0) | 3.46 (±6.4) | 0.02 |