From: Responsible gambling among older adults: a qualitative exploration
Age at time of interview | |
 Range | 60–81 years |
 Mean (SD) | 66.2 (6.5) years |
Age of onset of gambling | |
 Range | 9–50 years |
 Mean (SD) | 24.5 (10.6) years |
Gender | |
 Male | 18 |
 Female | 7 |
Ethnicity | |
 Chinese | 16 |
 Malay | 2 |
 Indian | 4 |
 Others | 3 |
Highest Education Attained | |
 Primary | 2 |
 Secondary | 9 |
 A Level | 3 |
 Diploma | 3 |
 University degree and Above | 6 |
 Others | 2 |
Marital Status | |
 Single | 2 |
 Married | 20 |
 Divorced/Separated | 1 |
 Widowed | 2 |
Employment | |
 Employed | 2 |
 Unemployed | 15 |
 Retired | 6 |
Largest amount of money gambled in a day | |
 More than $1.00 up to $10.00 | 3 |
 More than $10.00 up to $100.00 | 9 |
 More than $100.00 up to $1000 | 6 |
 More than $1000 up to $10,000 | 5 |
 More than $10,000 | 2 |
South-Oaks Gambling Screen Scores (Lifetime) | |
 0 (No problems with gambling) | 6 |
 1–4 (Some problems with gambling) | 10 |
 5 and above (Probable pathological gambling) | 9 |