Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of survey respondents for the full sample and by the different types of bettors. Full sample includes people who responded that they did not gamble at all. Standard deviations provided in parentheses only for variables that are not dichotomous
| Variable | Means | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Sample | Non-Sports Bettors | Sports Bettors Only | Sports + Non-Sports Bettors | |
| Betting category | ||||
| No betting | 0.353 | – | – | – |
| Non-sports betting | 0.346 | 1.000 | – | – |
| Sports betting only | 0.154 | – | 1.000 | – |
| Sports and non-sports betting | 0.147 | – | – | 1.000 |
| Number of bets | ||||
| Non-sports bets |
19.637 (58.845) |
34.346 (59.103) |
0.000 |
63.221 (121.478) |
| Sports bets |
14.493 (72.877) |
0.000 |
56.058 (95.032) |
41.323 (155.810) |
| Male | 0.694 | 0.637 | 0.825 | 0.786 |
| Age |
50.664 (14.769) |
55.034 (13.090) |
43.283 (13.824) |
46.482 (13.825) |
| Regional | 0.262 | 0.284 | 0.239 | 0.258 |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Single | 0.171 | 0.139 | 0.206 | 0.188 |
| Defacto (live together) | 0.128 | 0.106 | 0.189 | 0.165 |
| Defacto (live apart) | 0.033 | 0.024 | 0.049 | 0.045 |
| Married/Civil Union | 0.598 | 0.644 | 0.519 | 0.542 |
| Separated/Divorced | 0.050 | 0.061 | 0.034 | 0.046 |
| Widowed | 0.021 | 0.026 | 0.004 | 0.014 |
| Parent | 0.415 | 0.404 | 0.450 | 0.454 |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 0.129 | 0.152 | 0.102 | 0.121 |
| Completed high school | 0.153 | 0.143 | 0.182 | 0.191 |
| TAFE or trade certificate | 0.220 | 0.234 | 0.229 | 0.246 |
| University | 0.498 | 0.471 | 0.487 | 0.443 |
| Employment | ||||
| Self employed | 0.133 | 0.137 | 0.133 | 0.140 |
| Employed (wage/salary) | 0.608 | 0.568 | 0.730 | 0.691 |
| Unemployed | 0.022 | 0.018 | 0.021 | 0.031 |
| Home duties | 0.014 | 0.018 | 0.009 | 0.006 |
| Student | 0.024 | 0.008 | 0.032 | 0.023 |
| Retired | 0.188 | 0.243 | 0.067 | 0.098 |
| Unable to work | 0.010 | 0.009 | 0.008 | 0.010 |
| Income | ||||
| Less than $10 k | 0.011 | 0.008 | 0.009 | 0.007 |
| $10 k–less than $20 k | 0.014 | 0.013 | 0.008 | 0.014 |
| $20 k–less than $30 k | 0.029 | 0.029 | 0.019 | 0.024 |
| $30 k–less than $40 k | 0.032 | 0.039 | 0.022 | 0.023 |
| $40 k–less than $50 k | 0.039 | 0.044 | 0.031 | 0.031 |
| $50 k–less than $60 k | 0.049 | 0.052 | 0.047 | 0.043 |
| $60 k–less than $80 k | 0.095 | 0.095 | 0.098 | 0.105 |
| $80 k–less than $100 k | 0.102 | 0.103 | 0.105 | 0.112 |
| $100 k–less than $125 k | 0.101 | 0.095 | 0.115 | 0.109 |
| $125 k–less than $150 k | 0.087 | 0.082 | 0.098 | 0.098 |
| $150 k–less than $200 k | 0.117 | 0.107 | 0.144 | 0.141 |
| $200 k or more | 0.121 | 0.107 | 0.152 | 0.148 |
| Prefer not to say | 0.203 | 0.225 | 0.154 | 0.144 |
| Country of birth | ||||
| Australia | 0.934 | 0.936 | 0.940 | 0.946 |
| UK or New Zealand | 0.058 | 0.058 | 0.054 | 0.049 |
| Other | 0.008 | 0.006 | 0.006 | 0.005 |
| Parents’ country of birth | ||||
| Both in Australia | 0.677 | 0.689 | 0.670 | 0.682 |
| One in Australia | 0.143 | 0.129 | 0.157 | 0.165 |
| Both overseas | 0.180 | 0.181 | 0.173 | 0.153 |
| Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander | 0.008 | 0.007 | 0.010 | 0.010 |
| Health condition or disability | 0.108 | 0.119 | 0.079 | 0.095 |
| Observations | 14,813 | 5120 | 2285 | 2178 |
Observations for Non-Sports Bets and Sports Bets variable are 14,293 and 14,686 respectively for the full sample. For Non-Sports bettors only, observations for Non-Sports Bets are 5102. For Sports bettors only, observations for Sports Bets are 2285. For Sports + Non-Sports bettors, observations for Non-Sports Bets and Sports Bets are 1658 and 2051 respectively