Table 3.
Type of games, frequency of gambling and the severity level of gambling
|
Type of game |
Frequency |
PGSI levela |
Total |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
|
Low or no problem |
Moderate |
Problem gambling |
|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| 1. Lotto*** |
< once a week |
795 (55.3) |
36 (34.3) |
6 (26.1) |
837 (53.5) |
| ≥ once a week |
642 (44.7) |
69 (65.7) |
17 (73.9) |
728 (46.5) |
|
| Total |
1437 (100) |
105 (100) |
23 (100) |
1565 (100) |
|
| 2. Daily lotteries*** |
< once a week |
188 (58.9) |
18 (32.1) |
4 (25.0) |
210 (53.7) |
| ≥ once a week |
131 (41.1) |
38 (67.9) |
12 (75.0) |
181 (46.3) |
|
| Total |
319 (100) |
56 (100) |
16 (100) |
391 (100) |
|
| 3.Slot machine*** |
< once a week |
412 (79.4) |
50 (47.6) |
11 (47.8) |
473 (73.1) |
| ≥ once a week |
107 (20.6) |
55 (52.4) |
12 (52.2) |
174 (26.9) |
|
| Total |
519 (100) |
105 (100) |
23 (100) |
647 (100) |
|
| 4. Scratch cards# |
< once a week |
581 (92.7) |
58 (87.9) |
10 (83.3) |
649 (92.1) |
| ≥ once a week |
46 (7.3) |
8 (12.1) |
2 (16.7) |
56 (7.9) |
|
| Total |
627 (100) |
66 (100) |
12 (100) |
705 (100) |
|
| 5. Sports Betting# |
< once a week |
103 (74.1) |
24 (72.2) |
9 (50) |
136 (71.6) |
| ≥ once a week |
36 (25.9) |
9 (27.3) |
9 (50) |
54 (28.4) |
|
| Total |
139 (100) |
33 (100) |
18 (100) |
190 (100) |
|
| 6. Horse race Betting* |
< once a week |
49 (75.4) |
10 (52.6) |
4 (40.0) |
63 (67.0) |
| |
≥ once a week |
16 (24.6) |
9 (47.4) |
6 (60.0) |
31 (33.0) |
| |
Total |
65 (100) |
19 (100) |
10 (100) |
94 (100) |
| 7. Internet gambling** |
< once a week |
35 (81.4) |
10 (47.6) |
3 (37.5) |
48 (66.7) |
| |
≥ once a week |
8 (16.8) |
11 (52.4) |
5 (62.5) |
24 (33.3) |
| Total | 43 (100) | 21 (100) | 8 (100) | 72 (100) | |
Note: Not Significant: #; Significant: *<0.05, **<0.01, ***<0.001.
a No problem gambling included in low level of gambling problems.
Only subjects who reported at least some amount of gambling were included in the table.