Table 1.
Demographics of sample
| Demographics N = 480 | n | % of sample |
| Median age | 37 | |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 182 | 38 |
| Male | 298 | 62 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 216 | 45 |
| Single | 154 | 32 |
| Divorced/Widowed | 110 | 23 |
| Employment status | ||
| Employed | 365 | 76 |
| Unemployed | 77 | 16 |
| Retired | 38 | 8 |
| Primary reason for calling | ||
| Loss of control | 197 | 41 |
| Financial trouble | 154 | 32 |
| Legal consequences | 62 | 13 |
| Family pressure | 48 | 10 |
| Suicide thoughts | 10 | 2 |
| Other | 9 | 2 |
| Preferred gambling method | ||
| Slots | 245 | 51 |
| Casino table games | 101 | 21 |
| Horses | 58 | 12 |
| Internet | 24 | 5 |
| Informal forms of gambling | 28 | 6 |
| (iFifa/iChina/dice) | ||
| Other | 24 | 5 |