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The Trick Report: Sex Work By the Numbers

Demographics

  • 75% are white collar.
  • 65% are Caucasian; 17% are Asian; 6% are Black; 5% are Hispanic; 5% are Other.
  • 62% are currently employed.
  • 61% own their own home.
  • 50% have no children; 20% have 2.
  • 50% are single; 49% are married.
  • 44% have a Bachelors degree; 38% have a Masters or PhD.
  • 29% are 31-40 years old; 23% are 41-50;
    22% are 22-30; 6% are either 18-21 or 51+.
  • 41% have been been married at least once; 38% have never been.
  • 40% have an annual income in excess of $100,000;
    16% have $61k to $80k; 15% make $41k to $60k,
    and 13% make either $25- $40k or over $100k.
  • 31% consider themselves middle of the road politically; 30% right wing; 19% left wing.

General

  • 92% have never been arrested for solicitation.
  • 71% do not watch Nascar.
  • 67% say a provider has never broken their heart; 32% say one has.
  • 66% spend up to $500 per month on escorts; 24% between $500 and $1,000;
    5% between $1,000 and $2,000, and 4% spend in excess of $2,000 per month.
  • 55% say they would marry an active provider.
  • 49% believe seeing providers raise their self-esteem.
  • 49% will be spending Valentines Day with their SO; 27% will be alone.
  • 49% rate their own appearance as 7 or 8; 30% as a 5 or 6; 11% as a 9 or 10.
  • 42% like online chatting.
  • 27% were jocks in high school, 26% ran with the cool kids, and 25% were nerds.

Family

  • 67% would not tell their 18+ yr old son about The Erotic Review.
  • 65% would say nothing if they found out their father was a The Erotic Review member.

Significant Other

  • 76% would have a session with their SO and a provider if the SO would go for it.
  • 68% would not leave their SO if they found out she had been a provider.
  • 67% say if they were caught with a provider, it would end the relationship.
  • 66% have never been caught cheating by their SO; 17% almost; 15% have been.
  • 56% think seeing a provider is cheating on their SO; 43% say no.
  • 56% got married because they fell in love, 23% have never been married.
  • 45% think the chances of finding a bisexual wife cool with the husband’s hobby are zero.
  • 41% are happy with their SO relationship; 25% are not; 33% are single.
  • 40% were married when they had their first escort encounter.
  • 37% rate their SO’s sexual performance as 6 (nice time);
    26% as 8 (went the extra mile); 8% as 4 (she just laid there);
    11% as 10 (once in a lifetime); and 5% as 1 (a total ripoff).
  • 31% are intimate with their SO 1-4 times per month; 18% 5-10 times per month.
  • 30% would dump SO if they found out they were seeing a male escort and 20% would confront her.

The Hobbyist, General

  • 79% are circumcised.
  • 69% are non smokers.
  • 40% drink rarely/socially; 27% drink a few times a week.
  • 37% describe their bodies as athletic; 25% as average.
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Modern Hooker
June 13th, 2009
Modern Hooker is an activist involved in the sex worker rights movement. Visit her website at www.modernhooker.com, and follow her on Twitter.