Table 2 Forms of gambling by gender ( N = 431)
Total gamblers | Boys | Girls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 431) | (n = 228) | (n = 203) | ||||||
Gambling activities (in the past year) | N | % | n | % | n | % | χ2 | p |
Social gambling (cards and mahjong) | 306 | 71.0 | 156 | 36.2 | 150 | 34.8 | 0.01 | 0.93 |
Video games | 257 | 59.6 | 150 | 34.8 | 107 | 24.8 | 7.91** | 0.01 |
Mark Six lottery | 129 | 29.9 | 68 | 15.8 | 61 | 14.2 | 0.23 | 0.63 |
Internet gambling | 54 | 12.5 | 36 | 8.4 | 18 | 4.2 | 5.85* | 0.02 |
Casino games | 35 | 8.1 | 21 | 4.9 | 14 | 3.2 | 1.23 | 0.26 |
Soccer games | 22 | 5.1 | 19 | 4.4 | 3 | 0.7 | 11.33** | 0.01 |
Gambling on casino Cruises | 19 | 4.4 | 9 | 2.1 | 10 | 2.3 | 0.10 | 0.76 |
Horse racing | 17 | 3.9 | 9 | 2.1 | 8 | 1.8 | 0.03 | 0.86 |