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. 2022 Oct 12;11(4):994–1001. doi: 10.1556/2006.2022.00075

Table 1.

SGHS items. Nominal harm category (Financial, Emotional/Psychological, Relationship), prevalence among all gamblers, percentage of male endorsers and mean age for each item displayed

Demographic Variable Category n %
Gambler Type
 Non-Gambler 962 35.6
 Gambler, no SGHS endorsements 1,314 48.6
 Gambler, at least 1 SGHS endorsement 428 15.8
  Reduction of available spending money (Spend) Financial 239 13.7
  Reduction of your savings (Sav) Financial 186 10.7
  Less spending on recreational expenses… (Rec) Financial 129 7.4
  Had regrets…about your gambling (Regrets) Psychological 189 10.9
  Felt ashamed of your gambling (Shame) Psychological 124 7.1
  Sold personal items (Items) Financial 18 1.0
  Increased credit card debt (Credit) Financial 36 2.1
  Spent less time with people you care about (Time) Relationship 66 3.8
  Felt distressed about your gambling (Distress) Psychological 93 5.3
  Felt like a failure (Failure) Psychological 92 5.3
Age
 18–34 625 23.2
 35–49 504 18.7
 50–64 700 25.9
 65+ 875 32.3
Gender
 Male 1,365 50.5