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Table 3 Type of games, frequency of gambling and the severity level of gambling

From: An analysis of problem gambling among the Finnish working-age population: a population survey

Type of game

Frequency

PGSI levela

Total

  

Low or no problem

Moderate

Problem gambling

 
  

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

1. Lotto***

< once a week

795 (55.3)

36 (34.3)

6 (26.1)

837 (53.5)

≥ once a week

642 (44.7)

69 (65.7)

17 (73.9)

728 (46.5)

Total

1437 (100)

105 (100)

23 (100)

1565 (100)

2. Daily lotteries***

< once a week

188 (58.9)

18 (32.1)

4 (25.0)

210 (53.7)

≥ once a week

131 (41.1)

38 (67.9)

12 (75.0)

181 (46.3)

Total

319 (100)

56 (100)

16 (100)

391 (100)

3.Slot machine***

< once a week

412 (79.4)

50 (47.6)

11 (47.8)

473 (73.1)

≥ once a week

107 (20.6)

55 (52.4)

12 (52.2)

174 (26.9)

Total

519 (100)

105 (100)

23 (100)

647 (100)

4. Scratch cards#

< once a week

581 (92.7)

58 (87.9)

10 (83.3)

649 (92.1)

≥ once a week

46 (7.3)

8 (12.1)

2 (16.7)

56 (7.9)

Total

627 (100)

66 (100)

12 (100)

705 (100)

5. Sports Betting#

< once a week

103 (74.1)

24 (72.2)

9 (50)

136 (71.6)

≥ once a week

36 (25.9)

9 (27.3)

9 (50)

54 (28.4)

Total

139 (100)

33 (100)

18 (100)

190 (100)

6. Horse race Betting*

< once a week

49 (75.4)

10 (52.6)

4 (40.0)

63 (67.0)

 

≥ once a week

16 (24.6)

9 (47.4)

6 (60.0)

31 (33.0)

 

Total

65 (100)

19 (100)

10 (100)

94 (100)

7. Internet gambling**

< once a week

35 (81.4)

10 (47.6)

3 (37.5)

48 (66.7)

 

≥ once a week

8 (16.8)

11 (52.4)

5 (62.5)

24 (33.3)

 

Total

43 (100)

21 (100)

8 (100)

72 (100)

  1. Note: Not Significant: #; Significant: *<0.05, **<0.01, ***<0.001.
  2. a No problem gambling included in low level of gambling problems.
  3. Only subjects who reported at least some amount of gambling were included in the table.