Table 3.

Predictors of a further increase or a sustained increase in gambling frequency during eased lockdown (30 July to 7 August 2020) in those who had increased gambling frequency during strict lockdown (March to early June 2020) (N = 556).

		OR	95% CI		P
Gender	Female	–
	Male	1.48	0.89	2.46	0.128
Age group	18–29	–
	30–59	2.19	0.62	7.75	0.223
	60+	0.84	0.47	1.50	0.560
Ethnicity	White	–
	Ethnic minority groups	3.64	1.23	10.79	0.020
Employment	Inactive	–
	Employed	0.97	0.50	1.88	0.926
	Student	0.02	0.00	0.28	0.004
	Unemployed	0.72	0.20	2.63	0.621
Education	Postgraduate	–
	Undergraduate	1.29	0.70	2.38	0.417
	A levels or vocational training	2.40	1.16	4.97	0.019
	Up to GCSE	3.14	1.54	6.39	0.002
Household income	£30,000- £59,999	–
	< £16,000	0.88	0.41	1.90	0.746
	£16,000- £29,999	0.66	0.34	1.29	0.222
	> £60,000	1.39	0.72	2.69	0.324
Housing	Not overcrowded	–
	Living alone	0.97	0.51	1.83	0.920
	Overcrowded	0.70	0.32	1.55	0.379
Stress from boredom	None	–
	Present	0.64	0.26	1.55	0.320
Alcohol use	None	–
	Low frequency	0.78	0.43	1.44	0.431
	High frequency	1.38	0.74	2.55	0.310
Smoking status	Non-smoker	–
	Former smoker	1.23	0.70	2.15	0.464
	Current smoker	2.72	1.16	6.37	0.021
Anxiety	None	–
	Present	0.60	0.28	1.32	0.208
Depression	None	–
	Present	0.71	0.36	1.38	0.305
Financial adversity	None	–
	Present	1.14	0.59	2.22	0.698
Financial worries	None	–
	Present	1.21	0.61	2.41	0.591
Isolation	Not isolating	–
	Fully isolating	0.67	0.40	1.12	0.123
Risk-taking	Low	–
	High	0.97	0.58	1.61	0.897

Note. Dashes indicate reference group. Outcome is “same amount or increased” vs “no gambling or decreased" [compared to June/July] as gambling during eased lockdown (30 July to 7 August 2020) compared to strict lockdown.