Table 2 Descriptive statistics for the participants in the two samples
| Â | Gamblers | Gamers |
|---|---|---|
n = 312 | n = 319 | |
Educational Level | Number (percentage) | |
No formal studies/Compulsory education not finished | 7 (2.3%) | 5 (1.5%) |
Compulsory education finished | 26 (8.3%) | 22 (6.9%) |
High school/Professional training not finished | 58 (18.6%) | 43 (13.5%) |
High school/Professional training finished | 92 (29.5%) | 93 (29.2%) |
University studies not finished | 35 (11.2%) | 27 (8.5%) |
University studies finished | 94 (30.1%) | 129 (40.4%) |
Household monthly income | Â | |
Less than 1000 euros | 31 (10.0%) | 29 (9.1%) |
Between 1001 and 1500 euros | 45 (14.4%) | 56 (17.6%) |
Between 1501 and 2000 euros | 72 (23.1%) | 63 (19.7%) |
Between 2001 and 2500 euros | 74 (23.7%) | 88 (27.6%) |
More than 2500 euros | 90 (28.8%) | 83 (26.0%) |
Gender | Â | |
Male | 137 (43.9%) | 147 (46.1%) |
Female | 172 (55.1%) | 171 (53.6%) |
Other | 3 (1%) | 1 (0.3%) |
| Â | Mean (Standard deviation) | |
Age (years) | 37.9 (11.8) | 40.4 (10.9) |
| Â | Median [25-75th percentile] | |
Weekly time spent (hours) | 3.0 [1.0-9.25] | 9.0 [4.0-17.5] |
Monthly expenditure (euros) | 31.0 [10.0-135.0] | 7.0 [0.0–20.0] |