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Table 1 Proportion of Concerned Significant Others (CSOs) to problem gamblers and variables associated with being a CSO

From: Gambling problems in the family – A stratified probability sample study of prevalence and reported consequences

 

N (% in sample)

Proportion (%) of CSOs (95% CI)

Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

Model 1* Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

Model 2§ Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

All respondents

3,482 (100)

2.0 (1.6–2.5)

   

Gender

     

   Female

1,716 (49.3)

3.0 (2.2–3.9)

2.8 (1.6–4.7)

2.7 (1.6–4.6)

2.6 (1.5–4.4)

   Male (ref)

1,766 (50.7)

1.1 (0.7–1.7)

1

1

1

Age (years)

     

   16–24

538 (15.5)

2.7 (1.6–4.4)

2.1 (1.1–4.2)

-

2.4 (1.1–5.5)

   25–44

1,346 (38.7)

2.6 (1.9–3.6)

2.1 (1.2–3.6)

-

2.1 (1.2–3.7)

   45–74 (ref)

1,598 (45.9)

1.3 (0.8–2.0)

1

-

1

Domicile

     

   City

1,747 (50.2)

2.4 (1.8–3.2)

2.3 (1.1–4.7)

-

-

   Small town

879 (25.2)

2.2 (1.4–3.4)

2.0 (0.9–4.6)

-

-

   Countryside (ref)

787 (22.6)

1.1 (0.6–2.1)

1

-

-

Marital status

     

   Married, cohabitating, widow/widower (ref)

2,431 (69.8)

1.7 (1.3–2.3)

1

-

1

   Single/Never married

770 (22.1)

2.2 (1.4–3.5)

1.3 (0.7–2.3)

-

1.0 (0.5–1.9)

   Divorced/Separated

259 (7.4)

4.0 (2.2–7.1)

2.3 (1.2–4.7)

-

2.6 (1.3–5.2)

Financial situation

     

   Good (ref)

2,274 (65.3)

1.3 (0.9–1.8)

1

1

-

   Average

928 (26.7)

3.1 (2.2–4.4)

2.5 (1.5–4.2)

2.4 (1.4–4.1)

-

   Unsatisfactory

247 (7.1)

4.9 (2.8–8.4)

4.0 (2.0–8.0)

3.9 (2.0–7.9)

-

Subjective Health

     

   Good (ref)

2,563 (73.6)

1.8 (1.4–2.4)

1

-

-

   Average

722 (20.7)

2.1 (1.3–3.4)

1.2 (0.6–2.1)

-

-

   Unsatisfactory

174 (5.0)

5.1 (2.7–9.4)

2.9 (1.4–6.1)

-

-

  1. *Model 1: All variables with P = 0.10 in univariate logistic regression entered to multivariate logistic regression analyses
  2. §Model 2: The variables financial situation and subjective health were omitted from multivariate logistic regression analyses