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Table 1 Basic demographics of interview participants

From: Views on luck and winning, self-control, and gaming service expectations of culturally and linguistically diverse Australian poker machine gamblers

Pseudonym

Background

Place of birth

Age

Sex

Marital status

Educatin

Language

Occupation

Miles

Chinese

China

25

Male

Single

Tertiary

Mandarin

Postgrad Student

Yvonne

Chinese

China

26

Female

Single

Tertiary

Mandarin

trainee CPA

Kylie

Chinese

Malaysia

21

Female

Single

Secondary

Chinese

Student

Ernie

Chinese

China

24

Male

Single

Tertiary

Chinese

Graduate Student

Ceclia

Chinese

China

24

Female

Single

Tertiary

Chinese

Graduate Student

Imogen

Chinese

China

89

Female

Widowed

Primary

Cantonese

Retired housewife

Louise

Chinese

China

83

Female

Widowed

Primary

Cantonese

Retired housewife

Katherine

Chinese

Hong Kong

87

Female

Widowed

Tertiary

Mandarin/Cantonese

Retired teacher

Rachel

Chinese

Australia

92

Female

Widowed

Secondary

English/Cantonese

Retired secretary

George

Chinese

China

76

Male

Married

Tertiary

English/Chinese

Retired engineer

Jim

Chinese

China

40

Male

Single

Tertiary

Mandarin

Manufacturer/Processor

Lenny

Chinese

China

31

Male

Married

Tertiary

Mandarin

Unknown

Bo

Chinese

China

28

Male

Single

Tertiary

Mandarin

IT professional

Mary

Chinese

China

27

Female

Single

Tertiary

Mandarin

Admin officer

Carmel

Chinese

China

64

Female

Married

Secondary

Mandarin

Retired Nurse

Daphne

Chinese

China

Unknown

Female

Unknown

Tertiary

Mandarin

Business woman

Amanda

Chinese

China

48

Female

Married

Secondary

Mandarin

Business owner

Charlie

Chinese

China

25

Male

Single

Tertiary

Mandarin

Student

Iris

Chinese

China

50

Female

Divorced

Secondary

Mandarin

Student

Amy

Chinese

China

30

Female

Married

Tertiary

Mandarin

Unknown

Lyn

Chinese Vietnamese

Australia

20

Female

Single

some uni studies

Cantonese

Student

Fred

Chinese Vietnamese

Vietnam

34

Male

Single

Tertiary

Cantonese/Vietnamese

Hospitality

Pam

Chinese Vietnamese

Vietnam

39

Female

Married

Secondary

Mandarin/Cantonese/Vietnamese

Hospitality

Bill

Vietnamese

Vietnam

45

Male

Married

Graduate

Vietnamese/English

Business

Tom

Vietnamese

Vietnam

43

Male

Single

Secondary

Vietnamese

Baker

Dan

Vietnamese

Vietnam

48

Male

Divorced

Unknown

Vietnamese

Unknown

Sam

Vietnamese

Vietnam

41

Male

Single

Unknown

Vietnamese

Fruit picker

Zac

Chinese Vietnamese

Vietnam

47

Male

Married

Secondary

Vietnamese/Cantonese

Student

Tim

Vietnamese

Vietnam

34

Male

Single

some uni studies

Vietnamese

Forklift Driver

Aaron

Vietnamese

Vietnam

28

Male

Single

Primary

Vietnamese

Technician

Helen

Vietnamese

Australia

21

Female

Single

Secondary

Vietnamese/English

Student

Natalie

Vietnamese

Vietnam

25

Female

Single

Tertiary

Vietnamese

Orthoptist

Henry

Vietnamese

Vietnam

29

Male

Married

Secondary

Vietnamese

Logistics

Steve

Vietnamese

Vietnam

29

Male

Single

Secondary

Vietnamese/Chinese/English

Forklift Driver

Thuy

Vietnamese

Vietnam

27

Female

Married

Tertiary

Vietnamese/English

Travel consultant

Irini

Greek

Greece

78

Female

Married

Primary

Greek

Retired housewife

Kiri

Greek

Greece

74

Female

Married

Tertiary

Greek/English

Retired housewife

Sia

Greek

Greece

73

Female

Widowed

Secondary

Greek/English

Retired secretary

Ana

Greek

Greece

73

Female

Divorced

Secondary

Greek/English

Retired translator

Rania

Greek

Greece

73

Female

Widowed

no formal education

Greek

Retired hospitality worker

Tony

Greek

Greece

61

Male

Married

Secondary

Greek/English

Retiree

Tasia

Greek

Greece

55

Female

Widowed

some primary

Greek

Retired housewife

Helen

Greek

Greece

69

Female

Widowed

Primary

Greek

Retired housewife

Sophia

Greek

Greece

63

Female

Divorced

Primary

Greek

Retired housewife

Peter

Greek

Greece

69

Male

Married

Primary

Greek

Retiree

John

Greek

Egypt

76

Male

Married

Tertiary

Greek

Retiree

Jenny

Greek

Greece

62

Female

Married

Primary

Greek

Retired housewife

Carol

Greek

Greece

74

Female

Married

no formal education

Greek

Retired housewife

Vicki

Greek

Greece

64

Female

Married

Primary

Greek

Retired housewife