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Table 3 Problem gamblers (n = 101)

From: Who chooses to enroll in a new national gambling self-exclusion system? A general population survey in Sweden

 

Self-excluded (n = 13)

Not self-excluded (n = 88)

p value

Missing

Male sex

77% (10)

60% (53)

0.25

0

Age

  

0.05*/**

0

 16–19

8% (1)

7% (6)

  

 20–24

38% (5)

14% (12)

  

 25–29

15% (2)

15% (13)

  

 30–39

23% (3)

28% (25)

  

 40–49

15% (2)

26% (23)

  

 50 and above

0% (0)

10% (9)

  

Post-high-school education

54% (7)

44% (39)

0.52

0

Income

  

0.53**

0

 Under 10,000

8% (1)

14% (12)

  

 10,000–15,000

23% (3)

13% (11)

  

 15,000–20,000

15% (2)

9% (8)

  

 20,000–25,000

8% (1)

14% (12)

  

 25,000–30,000

31% (4)

14% (12)

  

 30,000–35,000

8% (1)

18% (16)

  

 35,000–40,000

0% (0)

10% (9)

  

 40,000–45,000

0% (0)

3% (3)

  

 45,000–50,000

0% (0)

1% (1)

  

 50,000 and above

8% (1)

5% (4)

  

Over-indebtedness

23% (3)

14% (12)

0.41***

3

Need for psychological distress treatment

62% (8)

38% (33)

0.11

2

Severe psychological distress

46% (6)

18% (16)

0.02

1

Need for treatment for alcohol problems

23% (3)

13% (11)

0.39***

3

Need for treatment for drug problems

23% (3)

14% (12)

0.41***

1

Daily tobacco smoking

42% (5)

29% (25)

0.36

2

Past-year gambling activities

    

Online casino

42% (5)

38% (32)

0.79

4

Physical casino

23% (3)

14% (12)

0.41***

2

Online horse betting

23% (3)

26% (22)

1.00***

3

Physical horse betting

15% (2)

20% (17)

1.00***

5

Online sports betting

36% (4)

43% (37)

0.76***

4

Physical sports betting

17% (2)

26% (22)

0.72***

3

Online poker

15% (2)

18% (15)

1.00***

3

Physical poker

8% (1)

12% (10)

1.00***

2

Physical gambling machines

23% (3)

20% (17)

0.72***

1

Online bingo

15% (2)

30% (26)

0.34***

1

Problem gambling (PGSI > 7)

69% (9)

52% (46)

0.37***

0

  1. Comparison of self-excluders and non-self-excluders. Chi-square analyses
  2. * < 0.05, rounded off to 0.05
  3. **Chi-square, linear-by-linear
  4. ***Fisher’s exact test