Table 1.

Description of participants.

	N	%
Gender
Women	7	19
Men	30	81
Age category
24–30	7	19
31–40	16	43
41–50	7	19
51–65	7	19
Employment status
Employed	21	57
Student	5	16
Unemployed, retired, on sick leave or social allowance	11	27
Civil status
Single without children	11	30
Single with children	5	14
Partner without children	6	16
Partner with children	15	40
Years with gambling problems
0–5 years	8	22
6–15 years	19	51
16–45 years	10	27
Months free from gambling at the time of the interview
0 months	6	16
1–6 months	19	51
7–19 months	6	16
20–100 months	6	16
Recruitment
Self-help groups	14	38
Treatment options	14	38
Social media and internet ads	9	24
Geographical area
Northern Sweden	4	11
Middle of Sweden	21	57
Southern Sweden	12	32
Areaa
Large city	14	38
Mid-size town	13	35
Small town	10	27

N = 37.

^aBased on number of inhabitants in the municipality. Large city < 500,000, Mid-size town 50,000–499,999, Small town > 49,999.