Gambling participation | Het. men n (%) | SMM n (%) | Inferential statistics | Φ |
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Informal private games | 81 (39.1) | 31 (30.7) | χ2 (1, n = 308) = 1.74, p = .187 | − .08 |
Pokies/electronic gaming machines | 136 (65.7) | 63 (62.4) | χ2 (1, n = 308) = .20, p = .656 | − .03 |
Casino table games | 133 (64.3) | 39 (38.6) | χ2 (1, n = 308) = 17.07, p < .001 | − .24 |
Horse racing/greyhounds | 153 (73.9) | 47 (46.5) | χ2 (1, n = 308) = 21.16, p < .001 | − .27 |
Sports | 151 (72.9) | 37 (36.6) | χ2 (1, n = 308) = 36.13, p < .001 | − .35 |
Novelty betsc | 36 (17.4) | 16 (15.8) | χ2 (1, n = 308) = .03, p = .858 | − .02 |
Keno | 77 (37.2) | 21 (20.8) | χ2 (1, n = 308) = 7.68, p = .006 | − .17 |
Lotto/Powerball | 103 (49.8) | 48 (47.5) | χ2 (1, n = 308) = .06, p = .805 | − .02 |
Instant scratch tickets | 74 (35.7) | 44 (43.6) | χ2 (1, n = 308) = 1.44, p = .230 | .08 |
Bingo | 6 (2.9) | 6 (5.9) | χ2 (1, n = 308) = .96, p = .326 | .07 |
Any gambling participation (ref = yes) | 204 (98.6) | 94 (93.1) | χ2 (1, n = 308) = 4.87, p = .027 | − .15 |
 | Het. men | SMM |  |  | ||
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Gambling frequencya | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | Inferential statistics | r |
 Informal private games | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | U = 8435.00, z = − .1.56, p = .118 | − .09 |
 Pokies/electronic gaming machines | 4.0 | 36.0 | 4.0 | 39.0 | U = 9185.50, z = − .91, p = .365 | − .05 |
 Casino table games | 2.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | U = 7160.00, z = − .4.38, p < .001 | − .25 |
 Horse racing/greyhounds | 52.0 | 208.0 | 0.0 | 80.0 | U = 6330.00, z = − .5.27, p < .001 | − .31 |
 Sports | 36.0 | 117.0 | 0.0 | 10.5 | U = 5395.00, z = − .6.41, p < .001 | − .37 |
 Novelty betsc | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | U = 9494.50, z = − .71, p = .479 | − .04 |
 Keno | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | U = 8362.50, z = − .2.85, p = .004 | − .16 |
 Lotto/Powerball | 0.0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 12.0 | U = 9975.50, z = .04, p = .968 | .00 |
 Instant scratch tickets | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | U = 10,020.00, z = 1.15, p = .249 | .07 |
 Bingo | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | U = 10,779.50, z = 1.33, p = .185 | .08 |
 Total gambling frequency | 244.0 | 427.0 | 76.0 | 197.5 | U = 6649.00, z = − .5.19, p < .001 | − .30 |
Gambling expenditure (AUD$)b | ||||||
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 Informal private games | 0.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | U = 8022.00, z = − .1.31, p = .189 | − .08 |
 Pokies/electronic gaming machines | 10.0 | 70.0 | 20.0 | 100.0 | U = 8734.50, z = − .24, p = .813 | − .01 |
 Casino table games | 35.0 | 200.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | U = 6550.00, z = − .4.16, p < .001 | − .25 |
 Horse racing/greyhounds | 20.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | U = 5808.50, z = − .4.42, p < .001 | − .27 |
 Sports | 10.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | U = 5579.00, z = − .5.05, p < .001 | − .30 |
 Novelty bets | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | U = 9373.00, z = − .79, p = .427 | − .05 |
 Keno | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | U = 8252.50, z = − .2.70, p = .007 | − .16 |
 Lotto/Powerball | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | U = 9398.00, z = − .25, p = .804 | − .01 |
 Instant scratch tickets | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | U = 9884.50, z = 1.28, p = .200 | .08 |
Bingo | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | U = 10,775.50, z = 1.58, p = .113 | .09 |
Total gambling expenditure | 215.0 | 575.0 | 80.0 | 260.0 | U = 7977.00, z = − .3.38, p = .001 | − .19 |