Table 1.
Sample description
| Gamblers in the general population (GGP) (n = 107) | Slot machine gamblers (SMG) (n = 376) | Difference test | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 15 (14.0%) | 71 (18.9%) | |
| Male | 92 (86.0%) | 305 (81.1%) | χ2(1) = 1.38; p > 0.05 |
| Age; Mean (SD) | 33 (13.1) | 39 (11.5) | t(481) = −4.36; p < 0.001 |
| <30 | 60 (56.1%) | 89 (23.7%) | |
| 30–49 | 30 (28.0%) | 216 (57.5%) | |
| >49 | 17 (15.9%) | 71 (18.9%) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 64 (59.8%) | 182 (48.4%) | |
| Married | 37 (34.6%) | 114 (30.3%) | |
| Widowed | 0 (0.0%) | 7 (1.9%) | |
| Divorced | 6 (5.6%) | 73 (19.4%) | χ2(3) = 14.31; p < 0.01 |
| Nationality | |||
| German | 85 (79.4%) | 300 (80.7%) | |
| Other | 22 (20.6%) | 72 (19.6%) | χ2(1) = 0.078; p > 0.5 |
| Gambling on slot machines in the last 12 months | 36 (33.6%) | 373 (100.0%)* | χ2(1) = 285.487; p < 0.001 |
| Gambling on slot machines at least once a week | 16 (15.0%) | 306 (81.4%)* | χ2(1) = 169.458; p < 0.001 |
| Slot machines as favourite kind of gambling | 15 (14.0%) | 326 (86.7%) | χ2(1) = 212.0; p < 0.001 |
*
n = 3 answers missing