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Table 2 Past 12-month participation in gambling activities, gambling frequencya, and expenditureb

From: Risk and protective factors for the development of gambling-related harms and problems among Australian sexual minority men

Gambling participation

Het. men

n (%)

SMM

n (%)

Inferential statistics

Φ

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

  

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

 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

  1. Rows in bold indicate significant differences between groups. IQR = interquartile range. SMM = sexual minority men. Φ = Phi
  2. aAverage number of times participants gambled in the previous 12 months
  3. bAmount of money (AUD$) spent on average during each gambling session in the previous 12 months. Expenditure represents the difference between what the participant took with them (including any additional money withdrawn or borrowed during the period of betting) and what they had left when they finished. cSuch as, election results, current affairs and TV shows