Table 1.
Comparison of sociodemographic data between pathological gamblers and non-gamblers
| Age | Employment status | |||||
| M(SD) | Active workers | Unemployed | Retired | Students | Active working students | |
| Pathological gamblers (n = 167) | 39.29(11.84) | 51.3% | 27.2% | 8.2% | 10.7% | 2.5% |
| Non-gamblers (n = 107) | 33.43(11.93) | 49.1% | 10.4% | 0% | 28.4% | 13.2% |
| Education level | Marital status | |||||||||
| No studies | Primary studies | Secondary studies | Professional training | University studies | Single | Married | Separated/divorced | Common-law partnership | Widower | |
| Pathological gamblers (n = 167) | 12% | 18% | 25.7% | 32.3% | 12% | 45.2% | 32.5% | 10.2% | 11.4% | 0.6% |
| Non-gamblers (n = 107) | 0% | 1.9% | 4.7% | 34.6% | 58.9% | 69.2% | 22.4% | 1.9% | 6.5% | 0% |