Table 2.
Type of gambling, amount spent and family history of gamblers by two age groups (n = 2252).
| Gamblers aged 18–59 years (N = 1990) |
Gamblers aged 60 and older (N = 262) years |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | P value | |
| Type of gambling | |||||
| Played cards for money | 596 | 34.7 | 35 | 14.6 | < 0.001 |
| Bet on horses | 92 | 4.0 | 22 | 9.4 | 0.002 |
| Bet on sport | 204 | 11.3 | 5 | 1.0 | < 0.001 |
| Played dice games | 113 | 6.5 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.008 |
| Went to casinos | 378 | 22.7 | 39 | 17.6 | 0.140 |
| Played the numbers or bet on lotteries | 1640 | 81.9 | 239 | 91.3 | 0.004 |
| Played bingo | 140 | 6.5 | 15 | 5.3 | 0.551 |
| Played the stock | 330 | 19.5 | 42 | 19.2 | 0.933 |
| Played slot machines | 313 | 17.9 | 31 | 14.1 | 0.235 |
| Bowled, shot pool, played golf or other game of skill for money | 136 | 5.2 | 9 | 3.5 | 0.346 |
| Played pull tabs | 47 | 2.5 | 4 | 1.4 | 0.368 |
| Mahjong | 106 | 8.5 | 20 | 13.7 | 0.042 |
| Others | 6 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.215 |
| Amount spent(in SGD) | |||||
| $1 or less | 90 | 3.4 | 8 | 1.6 | 0.390 |
| More than $1.00 up to $10.00 | 814 | 34.9 | 126 | 41.6 | |
| More than $10.00 up to $100.00 | 712 | 38.5 | 92 | 38.0 | |
| More than $100.00 up to $1,000.00 | 271 | 16.8 | 24 | 12.1 | |
| More than $1,000.00 up to $10,000.00 | 71 | 4.4 | 8 | 4.6 | |
| More than $10,000.00 | 32 | 2.1 | 4 | 2.1 | |
| Family/relatives with a gambling problem | |||||
| Father | 129 | 8.0 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.015 |
| Brother/sister | 93 | 5.7 | 5 | 2.6 | 0.100 |
| Children | 3 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.065 |
| A friend | 103 | 5.1 | 10 | 2.1 | 0.032 |
| Mother | 43 | 3.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.023 |
| Spouse/partner | 35 | 1.7 | 8 | 4.6 | 0.015 |
| Another relative | 95 | 5.9 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.015 |