| Description: | The vast majority of those arrested for prostitution are women, with only about 10% of arrests consisting of clients, virtually all of whom are men, a situation that has been decried as unfair and discriminatory. Additionally, arresting prostitutes has proven largely ineffective, with many compelled to continue their activities because of dire economic circumstances, drug addiction, and/or fear of violence from a partner or pimp.
While earlier studies estimated that 69% or more men had patronized prostitutes during their lives, recent methodologically sound research provides a very different picture. The National Health and Social Life Survey, conducted in 1992 using a nationally representative sample, found that only about 16% of men in the U.S. had ever visited a prostitute, and that only about 6 % of men in the U.S visit prostitutes each year. |
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