From: Attitudes towards gambling in Finland: a cross-sectional population study
Variables | F/t | df | p | Positive attitude towards gambling1associated with: |
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Socio-demographics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Gender (2 groups) | 13.875 | 3495 | p ≤ 0.001 | Male gender |
 Age (7 groups) | 16.530 | 6 | p ≤ 0.001 | Age groups between 18–54 years |
 Education in years (2 groups) | 4.426 | 3495 | p ≤ 0.001 | 12 years or more education |
 Marital status (4 groups) | 5.434 | 3 | p ≤ 0.001 | Single status |
 Net income in Euro (5 groups) | 7.968 | 4 | p ≤ 0.001 | Net wage > 2000 € or ≤ 500€ per month |
Gambling behaviours | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Past-year gambling participation (2 groups) | 12.151 | 3495 | p ≤ 0.001 | Any gambling |
 Past-year gambling frequency (6 groups) | 46.643 | 5 | p ≤ 0.001 | High frequency |
 Number of game types, past-year (6 groups) | 53.937 | 5 | p ≤ 0.001 | Large number of game types gambled |
 Onset age of gambling (2 groups) | 9.331 | 3265 | p ≤ 0.001 | Onset age less than 18 |
 Past-year gambling severity, SOGS2 (3 groups) | 74.409 | 2 | p ≤ 0.001 | Non-problem gambler (score 0–2) |
CSO of a problem gambler (2 groups) | 7.448 | 3495 | p ≤ 0.001 | Non-CSO of the problem gambler |
Perceived health and lifestyle | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Self-rated health (2 groups) | 2.910 | 3489 | p = 0.004 | Good, somewhat good or average general health |
 Loneliness (2 groups) | 2.026 | 3495 | p = 0.043 | Never or rarely lonely |
 Smoking (2 groups) | 2.686 | 3495 | p = 0.007 | Smoking daily or occasionally |
 Alcohol consumption3 (2 groups) | 4.689 | 3109 | p ≤ 0.001 | Risky alcohol consumption |