They gave all their money, attention, and affection to their so-called boyfriends. Nearly all these men will eventually abandon the young women. A rural girl's becoming a sex worker depended upon three factors. The clients were not very rich. Their decision to visit sex workers depended upon their estimation of their disposable income.
Many clients are male labourers from rural areas, with quite low earnings.
Understanding the context of the sex work market is a critical step to developing interventions. A Chinese-language description of this study is found in the 1999 book Research in the underground sex trade in China.