Table 1.
Mean levels and frequencies of gambling behaviors of first-year college students
Males (n = x) |
Females (n = X) |
Overall (n = 418) |
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Mean (SD) | Frequency (%) | Mean (SD) | Frequency (%) | Mean (SD) | Frequency (%) | |
Horse race | ||||||
Time 1 | 1.7 (1.0) | 44.6 | 1.6 (0.85) | 36.7 | 1.6 (0.88) | 38.8 |
Time 3 | 1.7 (0.86) | 70.3 | 1.8 (0.80) | 64.6 | 1.7 (0.82) | 66.3 |
Casino | ||||||
Time 1 | 1.2 (0.59) | 15.8 | 1.2 (0.47) | 11.5 | 1.2 (0.53) | 12.5 |
Time 3 | 1.2 (0.41) | 7.0 1 | 2 (0.40) | 9.7 | 1.2 (0.42) | 9.0 |
Sports event | ||||||
Time 1 | 1.7 (0.88) | 47.5 | 1.3 (0.60) | 22.6 | 1.4 (0.70) | 28.7 |
Time 3 | 1.5 (0.68) | 29.7 | 1.3 (0.52) | 17.9 | 1.4 (0.58) | 21.3 |
Bet money that you did not know how to pay back | ||||||
Time 1 | 1.1 (0.28) | 4.9 | 1.0 (0.21) | 2.3 | 1.0 (0.24) | 3.2 |
Time 3 | 1.1 (0.44) | 7.0 | 1.1 (0.22) | 2.9 | 1.1 (0.32) | 3.9 |
Total gambling scale | ||||||
Time 1 | 5.7 (2.0) | 65.3 | 5.0 (1.5) | 48.9 | 5.2 (1.7) | 53.6 |
Time 3 | 5.7 (2.0) | 77.2 | 5.3 (1.4) | 69.5 | 5.5 (1.7) | 71.8 |