Associations between Problematic Gambling, Gaming, and Internet Use: A Cross-Sectional Population Survey

Table 2

Comparison between problem gamblers and other individuals.

	Problem gambling (CLiP > 0, n = 156)	Nonproblem gambling (CLiP = 0, n = 1,437)	value	Missing
Age groups			0.71	7
15–18 yrs	3% (n = 4)	4% (n = 62)
19–24 yrs	13% (n = 20)	11% (n = 159)
25–29 yrs	9% (n = 14)	10% (n = 144)
30–39 yrs	19% (n = 29)	18% (n = 253)
40–49 yrs	22% (n = 34)	18% (n = 257)
50–59 yrs	17% (n = 26)	19% (n = 274)
60+ yrs	18% (n = 28)	20% (n = 282)
Male gender	68% (n = 105)	48% (n = 678)	<0.00001	36
Heterosexual	94% (n = 146)	93% (n = 1,337)	0.82	1
Occupation (employed or student)	76% (n = 119)	80% (n = 1,146)	0.30	1
Enough friends outside the internet	81% (n = 126)	80% (n = 1,153)	0.87	0
Ever sought treatment for psychological distress	37% (n = 58)	30% (n = 431)	0.06	0
GAS score	12.60	9.33	<0.001	0
PRIUSS score	3.62	2.30	<0.001	0

Statistical associations were calculated with the chi-square test for categorical variables and the Mann–Whitney U test for continuous variables.