TABLE 1.
Participant Characteristics (N = 764)
| Variable | n | % |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 110 | 14.4 |
| Male | 651 | 85.2 |
| Other | 3 | 0.4 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 227 | 29.7 |
| Widowed | 9 | 1.2 |
| Divorced | 29 | 3.8 |
| Separated | 18 | 2.4 |
| Married | 328 | 42.9 |
| De facto | 153 | 20.0 |
| Household type | ||
| Single person | 140 | 18.3 |
| Single-parent family with children | 21 | 2.8 |
| Couple with children | 266 | 34.8 |
| Couple with no children | 213 | 27.9 |
| Group/share household | 87 | 11.4 |
| Other | 37 | 4.8 |
| Indigenous status | ||
| Non-Indigenous | 741 | 97.0 |
| Aboriginal | 21 | 2.8 |
| Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | 2 | 0.3 |
| Highest level of education completed | ||
| High school, Year 10 or below | 63 | 8.3 |
| Certificate I or II | 11 | 1.4 |
| High school, Year 11 or 12 | 168 | 22.0 |
| Certificate III or IV | 95 | 12.4 |
| Diploma or advanced diploma | 103 | 13.5 |
| Bachelor degree | 206 | 27.0 |
| Graduate diploma or graduate certificate | 47 | 6.2 |
| Postgraduate degree | 71 | 9.3 |
| Current employment status | ||
| Employed, working full-time | 438 | 57.3 |
| Employed, working part-time | 65 | 8.5 |
| Job currently suspended due to COVID-19 but expected to resume after shutdown | 79 | 10.3 |
| Unemployed | 50 | 6.5 |
| Home duties / full-time carer | 16 | 2.1 |
| Retired | 97 | 12.7 |
| Student | 19 | 2.5 |
| PGSI classification (M = 4.73, SD = 5.71) | ||
| Nonproblem gambling | 177 | 23.2 |
| Low-risk gambling | 186 | 24.3 |
| Moderate-risk gambling | 237 | 31.0 |
| Problem gambling | 164 | 21.5 |
| K6 classification (M = 4.51, SD = 4.71) | ||
| None or low distress | 481 | 63.0 |
| Moderate distress | 222 | 29.1 |
| Severe distress | 61 | 8.0 |
K6 indicates K6 screen for psychological distress; PGSI, Problem Gambling Severity Index.