Table 2a.
Problem Gambling Severity Index Score, by Covid-19-related experiences among men.
| Covid-19-related experiences |
Problem gambling status (Problem Gambling Severity Index Score) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-problem gambling (0) (n = 2096) |
Low risk gambling (1–2)(n = 564) |
Moderate risk gambling (3–7) (n = 289) |
Problem gambling (8 + )(n = 135) |
p-values* |
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| Men | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | |
| All male regular sports bettors | 64.7 | 19.3 | 10.7 | 5.4 | |||||
| Employment changes | |||||||||
| Became unemployed | 79 | 62.8 (53.1–71.6) | 18 | 14.3 (9.0–21.8) | 21 | 20.4 (13.3–30.1) | 3 | 2.5 (0.8–7.5) | p < 0.05 |
| Furloughed | 142 | 57.6 (50.5–64.4) | 43 | 21.3 (16.0–27.8) | 20 | 10.4 (6.6–16.0) | 22 | 10.8 (6.9–16.4) | p < 0.05 |
| Change in finances | |||||||||
| Worse off | 489 | 57.7 (54.0–61.3) | 164 | 21.4 (18.5–24.6) | 90 | 12.3 (10.0–15.5) | 57 | 8.6 (6.6–11.1) | p < 0.01 |
| About the same | 1057 | 68.8 (66.1–71.3) | 245 | 17.6 (15.6–19.8) | 120 | 9. 4 (7.8–11.3) | 55 | 4.3 (3.2–5.6) | |
| Better off | 550 | 64.2 (60.5–67.8) | 155 | 20.3 (17.5–23.5) | 79 | 11.3 (9.8–14.1) | 23 | 4.2 (2.7–6.4) | |
| Change in stress levels | |||||||||
| More than before | 620 | 58.1 (54.8–61.3) | 206 | 21.1 (18.5–23.9) | 125 | 13.2 (11.0–15.6) | 67 | 7.7 (6.0–9.8) | p < 0.01 |
| About the same | 1212 | 70.2 (67.8–72.6) | 282 | 18.0 (16.1–20.1) | 122 | 8.7 (7.2–10.4) | 42 | 3.1 (2.2–4.2) | |
| Less than before | 264 | 60.0 (54.7–65.1) | 76 | 19.7 (15.8–24.3) | 42 | 12.1 (8.8–16.2) | 20 | 8.2 (5.5–12.1) | |
| Change in levels of boredom | |||||||||
| More than before | 860 | 59.6 (56.7–62.4) | 280 | 21.4 (19.1–23.9) | 155 | 12.6 (10.7–14.8) | 74 | 6.4 (5.0–8.0) | p = 0.313 |
| About the same | 1109 | 70.8 (68.2–73.2) | 237 | 16.6 (14.7–18.7) | 112 | 8.3 (6.9–10.0) | 51 | 4.3 (3.2–5.8) | |
| Less than before | 127 | 58.0 (50.7–65.0 | 44 | 22.9 (17.5–29.4) | 22 | 13.5 (8.8–20.2) | 10 | 5.6 (2.9–10.4) | |
| Change in amount of free time | p = 0.058 | ||||||||
| More than before | 929 | 60.2 (57.4–62.9) | 288 | 21.1 (18.9–23.5) | 155 | 12.3 (10.4–14.4) | 76 | 6.4 (5.1–8.1) | |
| About the same | 1029 | 70.3 (67.6–72.6) | 232 | 16.9 (15.0–19.1) | 114 | 8.9 (7.4–10.7) | 44 | 3.8 (2.8–5.2) | |
| Less than before | 138 | 61.8 (54.8–68.4) | 44 | 20.5 (15.5–26.7) | 20 | 10.4 (6.6–15.9) | 15 | 7.3 (4.4–11.9) | |
| Change in amount of conflict with others | |||||||||
| More than before | 204 | 46.4 (41.4–51.5) | 107 | 25.5 (21.3–30.1) | 64 | 17.4 (13.6–21.9) | 41 | 10.8 (7.9–14.5) | p < 0.05 |
| About the same | 1527 | 70.5 (68.3–72.6) | 342 | 17.5 (15.8–19,4) | 151 | 8.1 (6.8–9.5) | 67 | 3.9 (3.1–5.0) | |
| Less than before | 365 | 58.6 (54.2–62.8) | 115 | 20.5 (17.2–24.3) | 74 | 14.7 (11.7–18.3) | 27 | 6.2 (4.2–9.2) | |
| Whether shielding | |||||||||
| Yes | 175 | 60.3 (54.0–66.3) | 53 | 19.4 (14.9–24.9) | 31 | 11.8 (8.3–16.4) | 17 | 8.5 (5.2–13.6) | p < 0.05 |
| No | 1907 | 65.3 (63.4–67.2) | 506 | 19.3 (17.8–20.9) | 255 | 10.6 (9.3–12.0) | 112 | 4.8 (4.0–5.8) | |
| Change in cohabitation status with spouse | |||||||||
| Did not cohabit pre/post lockdown | 631 | 60.8 (57.3–64.2) | 177 | 19.6 (17.0–22.6) | 105 | 13.0 (10.7–15.8) | 49 | 6.6 (4.9–8.8) | p = 0.054 |
| Cohabitation status with partner changed during lockdown | 25 | 45.7 (32.1–60.0) | 14 | 27.1 (16.2–41.6) | 7 | 12.5 (5.9–24.6) | 8 | 14.7 (7.3–27.3) | |
| Cohabited with partner/spouse pre and post lockdown | 1440 | 67.3 (65.1–69.4) | 373 | 18.8 (17.1–20.7)) | 177 | 9.4 (8.1–10.9) | 78 | 4.4 (3.5–5.6) | |
*P-values compare rates of problem gambling within each variable. For employment changes, this compares becoming unemployed with not becoming unemployed or being furloughed with not being furloughed. Data not shown for each comparator group.