Table 1 Socio-demographic and gambling characteristics of the sample
Characteristic | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 16–17 18–24 25–34 35–44 45–54 55–64 65 or older | 20 60 90 83 79 71 97 | 4.0 12.0 18.0 16.6 15.8 14.2 19.4 |
Gender | Male Female | 246 254 | 49.2 50.8 |
Socio-economic status | Low (1–3) Middle (4–7) High (8–10) | 116 194 190 | 23.2 38.8 38.0 |
Education | Year 12 or less Cert I, II, III, IV Diploma/advanced Bachelor’s degree Graduate diploma/certificate Postgraduate | 136 62 73 144 24 61 | 27.2 12.4 14.6 28.8 4.8 12.2 |
Employment status | Working full-time Working part-time/casually Unemployed but looking for work Homemaker Retired Full-time student Other | 184 111 16 33 108 38 10 | 36.8 22.2 3.2 6.6 21.6 7.6 2.0 |
Children | No children under 18 years At least one child under 18 years | 349 151 | 69.8 30.2 |
Problem gambling status | Non-gambling Non-problem gambling Low-risk gambling Moderate-risk gambling Problem gambling | 102 199 67 48 84 | 20.4 39.8 13.4 9.6 16.8 |