Table 1.
Demographic and gambling variables for pathological gamblers with and without substance use disorder histories, and non-problem gambling control participants.
| Variable | PGs with SUD (n = 31) |
PGs without SUD (n = 30) |
Controls (n = 41) |
Test (χ2 or F) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age M (SD) | 44.5(13.3) | 48.4(14.0) | 45.7(17.9) | F (2,99) = .50 | .61 |
| Gender Women % (n) | 35.5(11) | 53.3(16) | 58.5(24) | χ2 (2, N = 102) = 3.94 | .14 |
| Race % (n) | χ2 (2, N = 102) = 0.02 | .99 | |||
| Caucasian | 87.1 (27) | 86.7 (26) | 87.8 (36) | ||
| Other | 12.9 (4) | 13.3 (4) | 12.2 (5) | ||
| Marital % (n) | χ2 (2, N = 102) = 4.40 | .11 | |||
| Married/Cohabitating | 22.6 (7) | 40.0 (12) | 46.3 (19) | ||
| Unmarried | 77.4 (24) | 60.0 (18) | 53.7 (22) | ||
| Employed full time % (n) | 51.6 (16) | 50.0 (15) | 58.5 (24) | χ2 (2, N = 102) = 0.60 | .74 |
| Income | $22,000(52,000) | $37,500(33,250) | $22,000(37,600) | χ2 (2, N = 102) = 2.61 | .27 |
| Education % (n) | χ2 (2, N = 102) = 0.06 | .97 | |||
| < 12th grade | 3.2 (1) | 3.3 (1) | 2.4 (1) | ||
| 12th grade or higher | 96.8 (30) | 96.7 (29) | 97.6 (40) | ||
| Shipley Estimated IQ M (SD) | 113.2(9.9) | 109.0(9.6) | 114.3(10.8) | F (2,99) = 2.88 | .06 |
| Gambling Items | |||||
| Past Year NODS Score M (SD) | 7.4(1.9) a | 7.1(1.6) a | 0.2(0.4) b | F (2,99) = 318.59 | .001 |
| Lifetime NODS Score M (SD) | 8.1(1.7) a | 7.7(1.7) a | 0.3(0.5)b | F (2,99) = 409.71 | .001 |
| Days gambled/Past 30 | 10(20) | 7(10) | 1(3) | χ2 (2, N = 102) = 34.30 | .001 |
| $ Gambled/Past 30 | $760(700) | $550(1,763) | $15(89) | χ2 (2, N = 102) = 45.05 | .001 |
| Age first gambled | 15(8) | 22(23) | 18(8) | χ2 (2, N = 102) = 13.41 | .001 |
| Current gambling debt | $200(19,000) | $800(14,250) | $0(0) | χ2 (2, N = 102) = 39.35 | .001 |
| Lifetime gambling debt | $30,000(97,000) | $28,000(48,000) | $0(0) | χ2 (2, N = 102) = 68.76 | .001 |
Note. Values are Median and Interquartile Range unless otherwise specified; M(SD) = Mean and Standard Deviation
Note. Superscript a is significantly more than b, p < 0.05