Research Findings Research Findings for Date Sample Size Ages Location Research Findings for Males for Transgender Author Females Youth 5.5% reported trading sexual favors 18-24 6.5% reported trading sexual favors 601 homeless Los Angeles, in exchange for money, drugs, Ferguson et al. 2016 years of in exchange for money, drugs, young adults Austin, Denver shelter, food or other things of n/a age shelter, food or other things of value value 18-25 246 homeless 21.8% reported a sex trafficking 24.8% reported a sex trafficking Roe-Sepowitz, et al. 2014 years of Arizona 19% reported a sex young adults experience experience age trafficking experience 15-23 35.9% reported that they had 80 homeless 31.7% reported that they had traded Gwadz et al. 2009 years of New York City traded sex for money, food, drugs, youth sex for money, food, drugs, other n/a age other 25% reported having sex with 27% reported having sex with someone for money sometimes or someone for money sometimes or 360 homeless Youth up Toronto, O'Grady and Gaetz 2004 daily daily youth to age 24 Ontario 10% reported escort service work 12% reported escort service work n/a 13% reported exotic dancing 22% reported exotic dancing 19.6% reported that they had 23.8% reported that they had 15-22 203 homeless Minneapolis, received money, food, drugs, received money, food, drugs, Halcon and Lifson 2004 years of youth MN clothing or shelter for sex at some clothing, or shelter for sex at n/a age point some point 3.4% reported that they had 2.5% reported that they had Seattle, “prostituted for money” “prostituted for money” 974 homeless 12-21 Missouri, 3.8% reported that they had ever 4.7% reported that they had ever Whitbeck et al. 2001 and/or years of Iowa, traded sex for money or drugs traded sex for money or drugs n/a runaway youth age Nebraska, 4.8% reported that they had traded 4.2% reported that they had traded Kansas sex for food or shelter sex for food or shelter
Author Date Sample Size Ages Location Research Findings for Males Research Findings for Females Research Findings for Transgender Youth Ferguson et al. 2016 601 homeless young adults 18-24 years of age Los Angeles, Austin, Denver 5.5% reported trading sexual favors in exchange for money, drugs, shelter, food or other things of value 6.5% reported trading sexual favors in exchange for money, drugs, shelter, food or other things of value n/a Roe-Sepowitz, et al. 2014 246 homeless young adults 18-25 years of age Arizona 21.8% reported a sex trafficking experience 24.8% reported a sex trafficking experience 19% reported a sex trafficking experience Gwadz et al. 2009 80 homeless youth 15-23 years of age New York City 35.9% reported that they had traded sex for money, food, drugs, other 31.7% reported that they had traded sex for money, food, drugs, other n/a O'Grady and Gaetz 2004 360 homeless youth Youth up to age 24 Toronto, Ontario 25% reported having sex with someone for money sometimes or daily 10% reported escort service work 13% reported exotic dancing 27% reported having sex with someone for money sometimes or daily 12% reported escort service work 22% reported exotic dancing n/a Halcon and Lifson 2004 203 homeless youth 15-22 years of age Minneapolis, MN 19.6% reported that they had received money, food, drugs, clothing or shelter for sex at some point 23.8% reported that they had received money, food, drugs, clothing, or shelter for sex at some point n/a Whitbeck et al. 2001 974 homeless and/or runaway youth 12-21 years of age Seattle, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas 3.4% reported that they had “prostituted for money” 3.8% reported that they had ever traded sex for money or drugs 4.8% reported that they had traded sex for food or shelter 2.5% reported that they had “prostituted for money” 4.7% reported that they had ever traded sex for money or drugs 4.2% reported that they had traded sex for food or shelter n/a
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