From: Problem gambling among ethnic minorities: results from an epidemiological study
Variable | Non-PG | Low risk PG | Moderate risk PG | High risk PG | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n (% of total) | |
Age* | |||||||||
21–24 | 92 | 6.1 | 34 | 12.3 | 28 | 14.8 | 38 | 19.4 | 192 (8.8) |
25–34 | 237 | 15.7 | 65 | 23.5 | 52 | 27.5 | 73 | 37.2 | 427 (19.6) |
35–44 | 312 | 20.6 | 49 | 17.7 | 50 | 26.5 | 55 | 28.1 | 466 (21.4) |
45–54 | 332 | 22.0 | 66 | 23.8 | 32 | 16.9 | 21 | 10.7 | 451 (20.8) |
55–64 | 243 | 16.1 | 30 | 10.8 | 12 | 6.3 | 7 | 3.6 | 292 (13.4) |
65+ | 295 | 19.5 | 33 | 11.9 | 15 | 7.9 | 2 | 1.0 | 345 (15.9) |
Gender* | |||||||||
Male | 695 | 46.0 | 150 | 54.2 | 120 | 63.2 | 136 | 69.4 | 1101 (50.6) |
Female | 815 | 54.0 | 127 | 45.8 | 70 | 36.8 | 60 | 30.6 | 1072 (49.4) |
Race/ethnicity* | |||||||||
White | 1016 | 67.3 | 155 | 60.0 | 90 | 47.4 | 80 | 40.8 | 1341 (61.7) |
Hispanic | 245 | 16.2 | 40 | 14.4 | 49 | 25.8 | 60 | 30.6 | 394 (18.1) |
Black | 155 | 10.3 | 51 | 18.4 | 27 | 14.2 | 28 | 14.3 | 261 (12.0) |
Asian/other | 94 | 6.2 | 31 | 11.2 | 24 | 12.6 | 28 | 14.3 | 177 (8.2) |
Marital status* | |||||||||
Married or living w/partner | 937 | 62.0 | 162 | 58.5 | 108 | 56.8 | 139 | 70.9 | 1346 (62.0) |
Divorced, separated, Widowed | 241 | 16.0 | 42 | 15.2 | 15 | 7.9 | 19 | 9.7 | 317 (14.6) |
Single (never married) | 332 | 22.0 | 73 | 26.3 | 67 | 35.3 | 38 | 19.4 | 510 (23.4) |
Health status (past year)* | |||||||||
Excellent | 271 | 17.9 | 35 | 12.6 | 38 | 20.0 | 59 | 30.1 | 403 (18.5) |
Good/fair | 1051 | 69.6 | 197 | 71.2 | 118 | 62.1 | 111 | 56.6 | 1477 (68.0) |
Poor | 188 | 12.5 | 45 | 16.2 | 34 | 17.9 | 26 | 13.3 | 293 (13.5) |
Overall stress level (past year)* | |||||||||
Low | 355 | 23.5 | 56 | 20.2 | 37 | 19.5 | 30 | 15.3 | 478 (22.0) |
Moderate | 1020 | 67.6 | 200 | 72.2 | 137 | 72.1 | 121 | 61.7 | 1478 (68.0) |
High | 135 | 8.9 | 21 | 7.6 | 16 | 8.4 | 45 | 23.0 | 217 (10.0) |
Yearly household income | |||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 65 | 4.3 | 14 | 5.1 | 9 | 4.7 | 13 | 6.6 | 101 (4.7) |
$15,000–29,999 | 137 | 9.1 | 19 | 6.9 | 30 | 15.8 | 18 | 9.3 | 204 (9.4) |
$30,000–49,999 | 207 | 13.7 | 53 | 19.1 | 28 | 14.7 | 21 | 10.7 | 309 (14.2) |
$50,000–69,999 | 256 | 17.0 | 54 | 19.5 | 42 | 22.1 | 44 | 22.4 | 396 (18.2) |
$70,000–99,999 | 305 | 20.2 | 57 | 20.6 | 36 | 18.9 | 41 | 20.9 | 439 (20.2) |
$100,000–124,999 | 198 | 13.1 | 36 | 13.0 | 18 | 9.6 | 34 | 17.3 | 286 (13.2) |
$125,000–149,999 | 120 | 7.9 | 15 | 5.4 | 10 | 5.3 | 14 | 7.2 | 159 (7.3) |
$150,000 or more | 222 | 14.7 | 29 | 10.4 | 17 | 8.9 | 11 | 5.6 | 279 (12.8) |
Education level | |||||||||
Less than high school or GED | 17 | 1.1 | 10 | 3.6 | 5 | 2.6 | 12 | 6.1 | 44 (2.0) |
High school diploma or GED | 294 | 19.5 | 60 | 21.7 | 34 | 18.0 | 33 | 16.8 | 421 (19.4) |
Some college (less than 1 year) | 114 | 7.5 | 30 | 10.8 | 23 | 12.1 | 18 | 9.2 | 185 (8.5) |
Some college (more than 1 year) | 187 | 12.4 | 35 | 12.6 | 19 | 10.0 | 15 | 7.7 | 256 (11.8) |
Associate’s degree | 145 | 9.6 | 17 | 6.1 | 15 | 7.9 | 22 | 11.2 | 199 (9.1) |
Bachelor’s degree | 465 | 30.8 | 89 | 32.1 | 55 | 28.9 | 44 | 22.4 | 653 (30.1) |
Master’s degree | 219 | 14.5 | 27 | 9.7 | 25 | 13.2 | 33 | 16.8 | 304 (14.0) |
Professional degree | 38 | 2.5 | 6 | 2.2 | 9 | 4.7 | 13 | 6.6 | 66 (3.0) |
Doctorate degree | 31 | 2.1 | 3 | 1.2 | 5 | 2.6 | 6 | 3.2 | 45 (2.1) |
Employment status | |||||||||
Employed for Wages | 843 | 55.8 | 173 | 62.5 | 120 | 63.2 | 127 | 64.7 | 1263 (58.2) |
Self-employed | 121 | 8.0 | 24 | 8.7 | 15 | 7.9 | 25 | 12.7 | 185 (8.5) |
Out of work (less than 1 year) | 34 | 2.3 | 5 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.1 | 7 | 3.6 | 48 (2.2) |
Out of work (more than 1 year) | 32 | 2.1 | 7 | 2.5 | 9 | 4.7 | 5 | 2.6 | 53 (2.4) |
Homemaker | 90 | 6.1 | 14 | 5.1 | 6 | 3.2 | 12 | 6.1 | 122 (5.6) |
Student | 61 | 4.0 | 15 | 5.3 | 17 | 8.9 | 7 | 3.6 | 100 (4.6) |
Retired | 283 | 18.7 | 31 | 11.2 | 15 | 7.8 | 6 | 3.1 | 335 (15.4) |
Unable to work | 46 | 3.0 | 8 | 2.9 | 6 | 3.2 | 7 | 3.6 | 67 (3.1) |