Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the sample (n = 1624)

	Earlier-Onset Gambling (n = 1116)					Later-Onset Gambling (n = 508)
	Low-Risk Gambling (n = 639)		At-Risk and Problem/Pathological Gambling (n = 477)			Low-Risk Gambling (n = 345)		At-Risk and Problem/Pathological Gambling (n = 163)
Variables	Total	%	Total	%	χ2	Total	%	Total	%	χ2
Gender					42.380**					16.750*
Boys	385	61.40	374	79.74		190	55.72	121	74.69
Girls	242	38.60	95	20.26		151	44.28	41	25.31
Race/Ethnicity
African American					8.6180*					9.8700*
Yes	62	9.70	74	15.51		20	5.80	23	14.11
No	577	90.30	403	84.49		325	94.20	140	85.89
Caucasian					3.3430					3.3840
Yes	470	73.55	327	68.55		275	79.71	118	72.39
No	169	26.45	150	31.45		70	20.29	45	27.61
Asian					0.1739					0.3629
Yes	30	4.69	25	5.24		13	3.77	8	4.91
No	609	95.31	452	94.76		332	96.23	155	95.09
Other					0.1610					0.0673
Yes	108	16.90	85	17.82		43	12.46	19	11.66
No	531	83.10	392	82.18		302	87.54	144	88.34
Hispanic					7.4150*					2.1263
Yes	94	15.46	99	22.00		45	13.60	14	8.97
No	514	84.54	351	78.00		286	86.40	142	91.03
Grade					2.2434					3.8526
9	241	37.83	191	40.13		44	12.79	15	9.20
10	175	27.47	131	27.52		74	21.51	28	17.18
11	151	23.70	96	20.17		115	33.43	56	34.36
12	70	10.99	58	12.18		111	32.27	64	39.26
Family Structure					7.8236					2.2417
1 parent	156	24.72	103	22.15		81	23.89	31	19.25
2 parents	435	68.94	311	66.88		241	71.09	118	73.29
Other	40	6.34	51	10.97		17	5.01	12	7.45

^*P < 0.01

^**P < 0.001