Table 5.

Regression coefficients predicting percentage of bets that were placed on impulse during the match

Predictor	Unstd. coeff.	SE	95% CI		Std. coeff.	t	p
			LL	UL
Intercept	−1.56	3.60	−8.62	5.50		−0.43	.664
Gender (ref.: male)	1.23	0.93	−0.59	3.05	0.03	1.33	.185
Age (in years)	−0.12	0.04	−0.20	−0.04	−0.08	−3.02	.003
Marital status (ref.: married)
De facto	−0.91	1.18	−3.23	1.41	−0.02	−0.77	.443
Divorced/separated/widowed	−0.13	1.86	−3.77	3.51	0.00	−0.07	.945
Single/never married	−0.20	1.08	−2.31	1.92	−0.01	−0.18	.856
Education (ref.: did not complete high school)
Year 12 or equivalent	2.44	1.53	−0.55	5.44	0.05	1.60	.110
A trade, technical certificate, or diploma	1.75	1.52	−1.22	4.72	0.04	1.16	.248
Undergraduate	3.27	1.50	0.33	6.22	0.08	2.18	.029
Postgraduate	4.21	1.88	0.52	7.89	0.07	2.24	.025
Personal income	0.05	0.12	−0.18	0.29	0.01	0.45	.654
Disposable income	−0.12	0.14	−0.39	0.15	−0.02	−0.87	.383
PGSI groups (ref.: non-problem)
Low risk	−0.51	1.36	−3.18	2.16	−0.01	−0.38	.707
Moderate risk	0.75	1.37	−1.94	3.45	0.02	0.55	.583
Problem	6.18	1.42	3.40	8.97	0.16	4.35	<.001
Sports-betting frequency	−0.14	0.29	−0.70	0.43	−0.01	−0.47	.639
Sports-watching frequency	1.92	0.44	1.06	2.79	0.14	4.37	<.001
Exposure to marketing	−1.37	0.52	−2.39	−0.36	−0.06	−2.65	.008
Average frequency of inducements used	1.56	0.28	1.01	2.11	0.20	5.58	<.001
Buying impulsiveness	1.43	0.59	0.28	2.58	0.06	2.44	.015

Note. Significant predictors are represented in bold. Unstd. coeff.: unstandardized coefficient; Std. coeff.: standardized coefficient; SE: standard error; CI: confidence interval; LL: lower limit; UL: upper limit; PGSI: Problem Gambling Severity Index.

R² = .25, [F(19, 1701) = 30.38, p < .001].