Strolling Away
APPENDIX 1 - Research Questions and Tables (cont'd)
Table 12 - Could you identify the steps that it took to leave the street behind?
| Variable |
Total Combined |
Male Sample |
Female Sample |
| Found a safe place to be |
13% |
0% |
15% |
| Spiritual/god prayer |
3% |
0% |
3% |
| Learning life & living skills |
3% |
20% |
0% |
| Reconnect to family |
5% |
20% |
3% |
| Pregnant |
3% |
0% |
3% |
| Moved away/distance |
16% |
20% |
15% |
| Rediscovering self/determination |
26% |
0% |
31% |
| Support/resources exiting programs |
10% |
0% |
12% |
| Employment/education |
5% |
20% |
3% |
| Keeping kids/losing kids |
3% |
0% |
3% |
| One day at a time |
10% |
0% |
12% |
| Never left |
3% |
20% |
0% |
| Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
Table 13 - What was the most challenging lesson you learned after leaving the street?
| Variable |
Total Combined |
Male Sample |
Female Sample |
| Birth/parenting/reproduction |
6% |
0% |
7% |
| Negotiating relationships |
19% |
23% |
18% |
| Trust/overcoming paranoia |
19% |
23% |
19% |
| Sexual intimacy |
2% |
8% |
1% |
| Personal recovery/discovering self loss |
21% |
14% |
23% |
| Control of drug use |
3% |
0% |
3% |
| Budgeting |
9% |
8% |
9% |
| Education important |
1% |
8% |
0% |
| Spirituality/faith |
6% |
0% |
7% |
| One day at a time/replacing the pump/transition |
12% |
8% |
12% |
| Never left |
1% |
8% |
0% |
| Don’t know/unsure |
1% |
0% |
1% |
| Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
Note: A prompter format was used. "What three things?" prefaced this question. The goal was to create
dialogue and thought process for those being interviewed.
Table 14 - After leaving the street what do you think about it now?
| Variable |
Total Combined |
Male Sample |
Female Sample |
| Revolting/battle scars/long term damage |
24% |
40% |
21% |
| Black hole quick sand abuse danger |
45% |
20% |
49% |
| Different/changes you |
12% |
20% |
12% |
| Being straight okay/positive outlook |
5% |
0% |
6% |
| Big secret/don’t ask, don’t tell |
3% |
0% |
3% |
| Some good times |
8% |
0% |
9% |
| Never left |
3% |
20% |
0% |
| Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
Table 17 - Do you have any carry-over rituals from the street?
| Variable |
Total Combined |
Male Sample |
Female Sample |
| On guard/vigilante/cautious attitude |
9% |
18% |
7% |
| Safety overly cautions |
12% |
9% |
12% |
| Dissociate during sex/sex service |
12% |
18% |
10% |
| Collect condoms |
6% |
0% |
7% |
| Money rituals |
20% |
18% |
21% |
| Trouble normalizing relationships |
12% |
9% |
12% |
| Attitude protects |
7% |
0% |
9% |
| Food/weight/eating issues |
9% |
9% |
9% |
| Excessive hygiene habits |
7% |
0% |
9% |
| Reminders clothing/needles |
4% |
9% |
3% |
| Never left |
1% |
9% |
0% |
| Don’t know/unsure |
1% |
0% |
1% |
| Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
Note: It is important to understand the % range of responses only represent those interviewed, and do not reflect all individuals who have entered the sexual exploitation trade.
