5. Research data analysis
5.1 Demographic data
The research encompassed 73 sex workers operating on the territory of the City
of Skopje. The interviewees were women, men and transgender individuals
from the open scene, closed scene and the scene of Shuto Orizari.
Sex
Female
Male
Number
29
44
73
%
40
60
100
Gender
Female
Male
Transgender
Number
14
44
15
%
19
60
21
In terms of age structure, the greatest number of interviewees was born
between the years of 1987 and 1992. Detailed data regarding age structure
presented in Appendix 1.
The greatest percentage of interviewees was of Roma nationality 52%, followed
by Macedonians 38%, Albanians and other nationalities (Appendix1).
The religion of 57% of the interviewees is Islamic, followed by 40% of Orthodox,
as well as other religions. (Appendix 1).
The majority of our interviewees have a completed primary education, i.e. 40%,
whereas 26% of them a completed secondary education as well as persons
with no education at all, i.e. 11%, and four individuals with still incomplete
higher education (Appendix 1).
All interviewees are permanent residents in the City of Skopje.
As far as employment status is concerned most of the interviewees are
unemployed i.e. 70%, 21% are temporarily employed, and the rest work
illegally (Appendix 2).
64% of the research interviewees are single, 13% of them live in a partnership,
and the rest are married i.e. 10%, and those who are divorced comprise 13%
(Appendix 2).
The majority of sex workers answered that they live together with their families
i.e. 66%, followed by 15% of those who live on their own and interviewees who
live together with friends 14% (Appendix 2).
A total of 56% of the interviewees have no children, and the rest have one or
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