Correction to: Journal of Gambling Studies (2019) 10.1007/s10899-019-09876-7
The original version of this article contained errors in Table 1. The numbers (N) and percentages (%) in the ‘completed treatment’ column were incorrect. It is now corrected with this erratum (Table 1).
Table 1.
Differences in sociodemographic and gambling variables between those that completed and those that terminated treatment
Variable | Completed treatment (N = 321) | Terminated treatment (N = 337) (dropped out) | Comparison group | |||
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% (n) | OR | % (n) | χ2 | OR (CI) | ||
Demographics | ||||||
Age at commencement of treatment programme (age 26–35) | 49.1 (113) | 1 | 50.9 (117) | 4.01 (p = 0.045) | 1.580 (1.010–2.472)* | Age at commencement (age 17–25) |
Age at commencement of treatment programme (age 36 +) | 50.6 (91) | 1 | 49.5 (89) | 7.59 (p = 0.006) | 2.061 (1.232–3.446)** | Age at commencement (age 17–25) |
Education | 56.9 (243) | 1 | 43.09 (184) | 6.38 (p = 0.000) | 1.776 (1.137–2.772)** | No Education |
Ethnicity | 48.4 (273) | 1 | 51.59 (291) | 0.342 (p = 0.559) | 0.866 (0.535–1.403) | Non-White |
Debts | 60.22 (162) | 1 | 39.77 (107) | 4.86 (p = 0.027) | 1.544 (1.050–2.271)** | < £10,000 (lowest debt) |
Ever homeless | 49.74 (96) | 1 | 50.25 (97) | 0.1 (p = 0.752) | 1.056 (0.755–1.477) | Never homeless |
Gambling activity | ||||||
Online gambling | 54.79 (120) | 1 | 45.2 (99) | 4.77 (p = 0.029) | 1.443 (1.038–2.005)** | No online gambling |
Horse racing | 49.7 (171) | 1 | 50.3 (173) | 0.07 (p = 0.791) | 1.042 (0.767–1.415) | No horse racing |
Gaming machines | 46.1 (107) | 1 | 53.9 (125) | 1.181 (p = 0.277) | 0.837 (0.608–1.153) | No gaming machines |
Poker | 73.07 (38) | 1 | 26.9 (14) | 12.25 (p = 0.000) | 3.098 (1.645–5.835)*** | No poker |
FOBT (fixed odds betting terminal) | 50.8 (124) | 1 | 49.2 (120) | 0.643 (p = 0.423) | 1.138 (0.829–1.562) | No FOBT |
Sports | 49.67 (76) | 1 | 50.32 (77) | 0.063 (p = 0.802) | 1.047 (0.729–1.504) | No sports betting |
*p ≤ 0.05; **p ≤ 0.01