National Helpline for Problem Gambling: A Profile of Its Users’ Characteristics

Table 1

Characteristics of gamblers and families/friends using GR-Helpline.

Characteristics	Gamblers; ( = 3,337)	Families/friends ( = 2,468)	value
Gender
Male	74.0%	23.1%	<0.05
Female	26.0%	76.9%
Age
15–24 years	7.6%	4.7%	<0.05
25–44 years	51.9%	47.2%
45–64 years	36.0%	40.6%
≥65 years	4.5%	7.5%
Mean age
Male	40.2 years (ds 12.0)	44.1 years (ds 14.3)
Female	47.3 years (ds 12.6)	44.7 years (ds 12.8)
Geographical area
North	52.2%	50.2%	<0.05
Center	17.8%	16.5%
South/islands	30.0%	33.3%
Source of information
Public health services	39.2%	53.7%	<0.05
Media (e.g., TV, web, or radio)	22.5%	24.8%
Gambling venues	14.7%	5.6%
Other modes	23.6%	15.9%