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PROFILE OF PROBLEM GAMBLERS

- Unlike 1999 where there was a marked association between problem gambling prevalence and age, in 2007 age was not significantly associated with problem gambling.

- Men were 8.03 times more likely to rate as a problem gambler than women.

- Single respondents were more likely to be problem gamblers (1.3 percent) than those who were married (0.2 percent).

- There was an association with educational achievement, in that respondents with high-school level certification or below were more likely to be problem gamblers than those who had professional or degree level qualifications: 0.9 percent and 0.2 percent respectively.

- Problem gambling prevalence varied by ethnic group: the chances of being a problem gambler were 3.55 times higher among those from Asian/Asian-British backgrounds than those who were White.

- Problem gambling was most prevalent within the small employer and self-employed worker categories.

- There were no significant differences in problem gambling prevalence by levels of household income.

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