Table 1.
Endorsement frequencies of gambling items.
| Lifetime gambling involvement | Twin sample | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| full sample | men | women | |
| N = 878 | N = 438 | N = 440 | |
| Lottery | 59.5 (521) | 62.1 (270) | 57.1 (251) |
| Casino tables or video games | 47.1 (413) | 52.2 (228) | 42.1 (185) |
| Other gambling | 38.9 (341) | 47.8 (209) | 30.1 (132) |
| Yes to any of the above | 73.3 (641) | 77.0 (335) | 69.6 (306) |
| N = 641 | N = 335 | N = 306 | |
| Gambled > $500 in a year | 3.6 (23) | 6.3 (21) | a |
| N = 23 | N = 21 | a | |
| Preoccupation | 39.1 (9) | 42.7 (9) | a |
| Gambled to relieve feelings | 13.0 (3) | 14.3 (3) | a |
| Chasing losses | 47.8 (11) | 52.4 (11) | a |
| Problems with friends or family | 17.4 (4) | 19.1 (4) | a |
| Yes to any of the above | 60.9 (14) | 66.7 (14) | a |
Note: cells represent percentages (samples sizes in parentheses), Ns represent number of individuals. The twin samples only include twins from like-sex pairs.
a
Cell values are omitted due to risk of inadvertent disclosure of persons.