Table 3.
Comparison of gambling-related outcomes and financial difficulties between armed forces service early leaver veterans and veterans with more than 4 years experience
| n | % | n | % | p | OR [95% CI] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-veterans (n = 514) | Veterans (n = 257) | |||||
| Financial management | ||||||
| Financial difficulties (past year) | 52 | 10.22 | 26 | 9.97 | .917 | 0.97 [0.58–1.64] |
| Had to borrow money (past year) | 43 | 7.82 | 17 | 6.10 | .353 | 0.77 [0.43–1.35] |
| Major financial crisis (past 6 months) | 11 | 1.83 | 4 | 1.58 | .812 | 0.86 [0.24–3.04] |
| Spent money on gambling (past year) | 363 | 71.77 | 193 | 74.98 | .371 | 1.18 [0.82–1.69] |
| <4 years service (n = 114) | >4 years service (n = 142) | |||||
| Financial management | ||||||
| Financial difficulties (past year) | 17 | 12.46 | 8 | 7.06 | .204 | 1.87 [0.70–5.02] |
| Had to borrow money (past year) | 14 | 10.12 | 3 | 2.76 | .073 | 3.97 [0.79–19.9] |
| Major financial crisis (past 6 months) | 3 | 2.00 | 1 | 1.23 | .672 | 1.64 [0.16–17.0] |
| Spent money on gambling (past year) | 86 | 74.07 | 107 | 76.44 | .718 | 0.88 [0.44–1.76] |
Note. Percentages are weighted to account for complex survey design; case numbers are unweighted and may not therefore sum due to missing values. p: the significance of Pearson’s χ2 test with second-order Rao and Scott’s correction for survey design; OR: odds ratio; 95% CI: confidence interval at 95%.
*
Significant result where p < .05.