Table 2.

Factors distinguishing substance abusing and non-substance abusing past-year recreational gamblers (N = 1,390)

Group, Variable, Category	Substance Abusing Past-year Recreational Gamblers (%) N = 142	Non-substance Abusing Past-year Recreational Gamblers (%) N = 1,248	Adjusted Odds Ratio	95% Confidence Interval	P Value
Reasons for Gambling
Gambling for social activity	51.6	36.5	1.69	1.17, 2.45	0.005
Gambling for personal services	21.5	20.2	1.01	0.65, 1.57	0.976
Gambling to be around people	41.5	28.0	1.62	1.12, 2.37	0.012
Gambling for excitement	59.2	35.9	2.03	1.40, 2.94	< .001
Gambling to win money	76.7	61.3	1.73	1.13, 2.63	0.011
Patterns of Gambling
Earliest age gambled less than 18 years	46.9	21.7	1.99	1.36, 2.92	< .001
Gambled at least once per month in past year	61.2	48.3	1.90	1.30, 2.78	0.001
Usually gamble with someone	73.6	63.2	1.59	1.06, 2.41	0.027
Largest win in past year > $100	62.1	49.2	1.81	1.24, 2.64	0.002
Largest loss in past year > $100	44.0	28.4	1.84	1.27, 2.69	0.001
Types of Gambling Performed
Strategic, any	56.6	26.6	2.70	1.86, 3.93	< .0001
Non-strategic, any	80.3	86.2	0.72	0.45, 1.15	0.163
Machine, any	25.8	20.0	1.46	0.96, 2.23	0.078
Casino, past year	44.0	39.8	1.24	0.86, 1.78	0.258
Non-casino, past year	94.3	92.4	1.18	0.55, 2.53	0.679
Favorite Type of Gambling
Strategic	47.2	27.1	1.82	1.25, 2.65	0.002
Non-strategic	33.8	50.3	0.64	0.43, 0.94	0.022
Machine	16.9	25.6	0.82	0.51, 1.32	0.407

Note: Sample sizes (N) listed indicate sum of sample weights. The number of missing data (based on sum of sample weights) for each variable are as follows: social activity (3), personal services (7), to be around people (4), for excitement (2), earliest age ever gambled (6), frequency gambled in past year (8), gamble with someone (14), largest win (19), favorite type strategic (1), favorite type non-strategic (1), and favorite type machine (1). All other variables have no missing values. Odds ratios adjusted for age, gender, and marital status.