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Prostitution In Russia: Discriminatory Practices And Trends In Professionalization

Table 3:

Stratification level Number of respondents(people) Payment per hour (median value) Reason for prostitution Subjective risk assessment (on a scale of 1-7) (points)
the need for cash to survive (%) additional income (%) condition of retention / career advancement
Top layers 24 500 $ - 29 71 4,3
Upper layer 72 3000 rubles 32 64 4 5,6
The middle layer 68 1500 rubles 66 34 - 4,8
The bottom layer 65 750 rubles 78 22 - 6,4
Lower layer 35 300 rubles 100 - - 6,5
Total 264 58 34 8
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