Table 1 Leisure, Lifestyle, and Lifecycle Project (LLLP) and Quinte Longitudinal Study (QLS): demographics and gambling characteristics at time 1
Variable | N (%) or Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
QLS (N = 3432) | LLLP (N = 780) | |
Gender | ||
 Male | 1585 (46) | 334 (43) |
 Female | 1847 (54) | 446 (57) |
Marital | ||
 Single | 391 (11) | 320 (41) |
 Married/common law | 2484 (72) | 382 (49) |
 Separated/divorced/widow | 557 (17) | 78 (10) |
Ethnicity | ||
 Caucasian | 2972 (87) | 710 (91) |
 Non-caucasian | 460 (13) | 70 (9) |
Work | ||
 Employed/Student | 2306 (76) | 565 (72) |
 Unemployed/retired/ disability | 1126 (24) | 215 (28) |
Age | ||
 Mean | 45.9 (14.0) | 40.0 (16.9) |
 Median | 46 | 43 |
Baseline PGSI scorea | .57 (1.0) | .44 (.9) |
Gambling Fallacies Measure | 7.1 (1.4) | 6.8 (1.6) |
Life Events Questionnaire | 3.3 (3.0) | 14.4 (6.3) |
Gambling intensity at time 1 | ||
 Mean monthly net win/loss (SD)b | 145.3 (350.9) | 128.0 (524.2) |
 Median monthly net win/lossb | 45 | 35 |
 Different forms of gambling played (median) | 3 | 2 |
 Played EGM or casino games | 34% | 39% |