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Table 25: Factors of interest about condoms among sex workers, by age
below 17 aged 17-18 aged 19-24 aged 25-29 above 29
frequency % frequency % frequency % frequency % frequency %
Valid period 9 67.1 66 77.9 270 74.0 102 77.3 27 77.7
Producing date" 10 72.6 65 76.6 285 78.3 101 76.0 24 68.5
Brand 9 70.5 61 72.0 262 72.1 101 76.0 26 73.9
Producing area 4 27.1 27 32.2 121 33.3 44 33.6 14 40.2
Total 13 237.2 85 258.5 364 257.7 132 262.9 35 260.4
Note: the total percentage is over 100%,as it is multi-responded
2. Favorite Condom Brands
A multitude of condom brands are sold in China, as reflected in the tables on favorite
condom brands among the sex workers. About 58.3% of both Yunnan and Sichuan sex
workers had favorite condom brands (Table 26). However, for street sex workers and
those above age 30 no particular brand stood out as the favorite (Table 27 and 28).
Among others, “Strong Man,” “Ausny” and “True Man” were popular in both
provinces. According to statistics, these brands accounted for 60% of the preferred
brands among sex workers. Generally speaking, the top brands were: “True Man”
(29.8%), “Strong Man” (20.2%), “Ausny” (15.3%), “Durex” (2.9%) and “Angel”
(2.1%) (Table 29). More Sichuan sex workers were fond of “Strong Man” while
more of their Yunnan counterparts liked “Ausny.” However, the other brands had
almost the same popularity in both provinces.
Of the top 5 brands, 33.3% of the street sex workers liked “Ausny,” and 4.8% of them
liked “Angel,” at higher percentages than those in other types of sex work facilities
(Table 30). Over one in ten (12.5%) of those at sauna centers liked “Durex,” at a
higher percentage than those in other service industries.
Of the top 5 brands, 68.8% of the sex workers below age 16 liked “Strong Man,” at a
bit higher percentage than those in other age groups (Table 31). One-quarter (23.8%)
of those above 30 and 20.1% of those below 16 liked “Ausny,” at higher percentages
than those in other age groups. But the “Durex” supporters were in the age group of
19-29.
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