Feature Exploration by Industry Segment in Ad-Level CS Data

HTI Labs

Purpose/Context

We want to get a by industry segment understanding of features and relationships between features in our online commercial sex data at the ad-level. Currently, features that are especially relevant to our industry segment vetting process are prioritized. Current analyses rely on a sample of online CS ads that were manually vetted to determine segment type. Further, select features were manually annotated (i.e., price, race, hispanic status, etc.). That said, the current analysis relies on a hybrid of automatically generated feature values and manually annotated feature values.

Proportion of Ads by Industry Segment

Feature Missingness by Industry Segment

Escort Services

Picture/Video Sales

Massage Parlors

Brothel/Residences

Stripclubs/Bars/Casinos

Outdoor Solicitation

Feature Cooccurrence by Industry Segment

Escort Services

Picture/Video Sales

Massage Parlors

Brothel/Residences

Stripclubs/Bars/Casinos

Outdoor Solicitation

Single Categorical Features by Industry Segment

Gender

Hispanic

Race

Multiple Sex Providers

Organization-Releated

Domain

Mention of Overnight Service

Remote Only Status

Single Numeric Features by Industry Segment

Age

Prop. minimum age by segment
Segment Prop. Min Age
escort_services 7.16%
pic_vid_sales 7.07%
brothel_residence 6.25%
all ads 5.67%
outdoor_solicitation 4.12%
stripclub_bar_casino 2.90%

Price Per Hour

Price central tendency by segment
Segment Mean Price Median Price Mode Price
pic_vid_sales 237 250 300
outdoor_solicitation 232 250 300
stripclub_bar_casino 230 180 150
all ads 165 150 300
escort_services 162 150 300
brothel_residence 151 160 160
massage_parlor 75 60 60

Overnight Price

Overnight price central tendency by segment
Segment Mean Overnight Price Median Overnight Price Mode Overnight Price
stripclub_bar_casino 1500 1500 1500
pic_vid_sales 1021 800 800
outdoor_solicitation 887 1000 1000
all ads 882 800 1500
escort_services 857 225 1500
massage_parlor 100 100 100

Phone Number Count

Venue Count

Feature Relationships by Industry Segment

Age & Price - All Ages

Age & Price - Younger than than 50

Age & Price - Younger than 30