Table 3.
Gambling frequency | |||
---|---|---|---|
Not at all | < weekly | > = weekly | |
National lottery | |||
COVID (n = 320) | 145 (45.3%) | 106 (33.1%) | 69 (21.6%) |
Age 24 (n = 2607) | 939 (36.0%) | 1487 (57.0%) | 181 (6.9%) |
P-value | 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Scratch cards | |||
COVID (n = 316) | 206 (65.2%) | 90 (28.5%) | 20 (6.3%) |
Age 24 (n = 2605) | 904 (34.7%) | 1568 (60.2%) | 133 (5.1%) |
P-value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.36 |
Online gambling | |||
COVID (n = 320) | 215 (67.2%) | 74 (23.1%) | 30 (9.7%) |
Age 24 (n = 2579) | 2235 (86.7%) | 310 (12.0%) | 34 (1.3%) |
P-value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Online betting | |||
COVID (n = 321) | 221 (68.9%) | 78 (24.3%) | 22 (6.8%) |
Age 24 (n = 2594) | 1798 (69.3%) | 651 (25.1%) | 145 (5.6%) |
P-value | 0.87 | 0.76 | 0.36 |
Betting exchange | |||
COVID (n = 319) | 313 (98.1%) | < 5 (1.3%) | < 5 (0.6%) |
Age 24 (n = 2585) | 2476 (95.8%) | 96 (3.7%) | 13 (0.5%) |
P-value | 0.04 | 0.02 | < 0.001 |
Spread betting | |||
COVID (n = 319) | 314 (98.4%) | < 5 (0.9%) | < 5 (0.6%) |
Age 24 (n = 2579) | 2533 (98.2%) | 42 (1.6%) | < 5 (0.2%) |
P-value | 0.78 | 0.35 | 0.08 |
Private betting | |||
COVID (n = 322) | 279 (86.6%) | 35 (10.9%) | 8 (2.5%) |
Age 24 (n = 2586) | 2083 (80.5%) | 490 (19.0%) | 13 (0.5%) |
P-value | 0.008 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Other gambling | |||
COVID (n = 322) | 303 (94.1%) | 10 (3.1%) | 9 (2.8%) |
Age 24 (n = 2559) | 2489 (97.3%) | 60 (2.3%) | 10 (0.4%) |
P-value | 0.002 | 0.40 | < 0.001 |
Sample size represents those that said they have gambled on one or more activities