Socio-demographic profile

Location and Age of Respondents

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 Of all those who responded, 54% live in the Montreal census metropolitan area (CMA), while 46% live elsewhere in Quebec.

Of those currently in the sex industry, 63% live in the Montreal CMA and 37% elsewhere in Quebec

As for those no longer in the sex industry, 45% live in the Montreal CMA and 55% elsewhere in Quebec.

Table-1 - Régions

 Although there are geographic disparities, the sex industry exists in almost every administrative region of Quebec.

Table-2 - Répartition en fonction des villes

The majority of respondents in the sex industry are between 25 and 35 years old.

Table-3 - Âges

Marital Status and Family Situation

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The majority of the respondents that are in the sex industry are single and do not have children.

Table-4 - État matrimonial et situation familiale

The majority of the respondents that are in the sex industry are single and 24 % des moins de 25 ans are living under common law.

Table-5 - État matrimonial en fonction de l'âge

Income

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Women and girls in the sex industry have higher incomes than those who have left.

Table-6 - Revenus

40% of the women and girls who have left the sex industry received welfare as a source of income.

The incomes of almost all women and girls (more than 90%) in the sex industry come from this trade.

Figure 1 - Revenus au cours des 6 derniers mois

For more than 40 % of the women and girls who have left or not the sex industry received welfare as a source of income.

The incomes of almost all women and girls (89 %) in the sex industry come from this trade.

Figure 2 - Revenus au cours du dernier mois

Education

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 Women and girls who are no longer in the sex industry have a higher level of education (college) than other respondents.

Table-7 - Études

Legal Status, Languages and Identity Referents

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 The vast majority of women and girls who participated in this study are Canadian citizens.

Almost all of the respondents reported speaking French.

In terms of identity profile, 25% of respondents are LGBTQ+ and 15% Native.

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Table-8 - Statut, langue et identité

RISI = Respondents Inside the Sex Industry
ROSI =Respondents Outside the Sex Industry