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Table 2 Association between gambling related factors and subgroups of gamblers

From: Factors associated with disordered gambling in Finland

 

All gamblers

Non-problem gamblers

Problem gamblers

Pathological gamblers

X2test

 

N = 3451

n = 3345

n = 67

n = 39

 

Gambling related factors

%

%

%

%

 

Onset age, years

    

X2 = 22.174, df = 2, p ≤ 0.001

  < 18

56.6

55.8

75.7

82.5

 

  ≥ 18

43.4

42.2

24.3

17.5

 

Problem gambler (significant other)

    

X2 = 33,177, df = 2, p ≤ 0.001

  Yes, at least one

19.9

19.2

37.1

47.5

 

  No, none

80.1

80.8

62.9

52.5

 

Gambling frequency

     

  Once a week or more

45.8

44.4

88.4

77.5

X2 = 69.094, df = 2, p ≤ 0.001

  Rarely than weekly

54.2

55.6

11.6

22.5

 

Money gambled, past week

     

  Do not know

19.6

19.5

21.4

25.6

 

  0-5 euro

50.8

52.2

10.0

17.9

X2 = 80.405, df = 4, p ≤ 0.001

  > 5 euro

29.5

28.3

68.6

56.5

 

Played lotto, past 12 months

     

  Yes

87.5

87.6

87.1

80.0

X2 = 2.112, df = 2, p = 0.348

  No

12.4

12.4

12.9

20.0

 

Played scratch cards, past 12 months

     

  Yes

44.0

43.4

62.3

62.5

X2 = 15.451, df = 2, p ≤ 0.001

  No

56.0

56.6

37.7

37.5

 

Played slot machines, past 12 months

     

  Yes

42.4

40.7

90.0

82.5

X2 = 94.750, df = 2, p ≤ 0.001

  No

57.6

59.3

10.0

17.5

 

Played casino, past 12 months

     

  Yes

2.8

2.4

7.2

30.8

X2 = 117.664, df = 2,p ≤ 0.001†

  No

97.2

97.6

92.8

69.2

 

Internet gambling, past 12 months

     

  Yes

24.5

23.6

48.6

55.0

X2 = 43.377, df = 2, p ≤ 0.001

  No

75.5

76.4

51.4

45.0

 
  1. Significance (p) is determined by chi-squared (X2) test; †33.3% cells have expected count less than 5; the data were weighted based on gender, age and residency.