Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and differences between non-compulsive buyers and compulsive buyers
Total sample N = 2159 | Non-CB N = 2006 | CB N = 153 | Comparison Non-CB vs. CB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Gender | Χ2 = 4.55, p = .033 | ||||||
Male | 1038 | 48.1 | 978 | 48.8 | 60 | 39.2 | |
Female | 1121 | 51.9 | 1028 | 51.2 | 93 | 60.8 | |
Age | Χ2 = 25.82, p = .001 | ||||||
15-19 | 301 | 13.9 | 264 | 13.1 | 37 | 24.2 | |
20-29 | 629 | 29.1 | 579 | 28.9 | 50 | 32.7 | |
30-39 | 326 | 15.1 | 299 | 14.9 | 27 | 17.6 | |
40-49 | 513 | 23.8 | 489 | 24.4 | 24 | 15.7 | |
50-59 | 345 | 16 | 333 | 16.6 | 12 | 7.8 | |
60-65 | 45 | 2.1 | 42 | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | |
Marital status | Χ2 = 2.31, p = .481 | ||||||
Living without a partner | 1250 | 57.9 | 1134 | 56.5 | 116 | 75.8 | |
Living with a partner | 909 | 42.1 | 872 | 43.5 | 37 | 24.2 | |
Education | Χ2 = 1.31, p = .52 | ||||||
Primary | 436 | 20.2 | 408 | 20.3 | 28 | 18.3 | |
High school | 1338 | 62 | 1236 | 61.7 | 102 | 66.7 | |
University | 385 | 17.8 | 362 | 18 | 23 | 15 | |
Job situation | Χ2 = 2.8, p = .43 | ||||||
Without work | 957 | 44.3 | 863 | 43 | 94 | 61.4 | |
Working | 1202 | 55.7 | 1143 | 57 | 59 | 38.6 | |
Perceived social class | Χ2 = 2.6, p = .46 | ||||||
Low | 44 | 2 | 39 | 1.9 | 5 | 3.3 | |
Middle-low | 1214 | 56.2 | 1128 | 56.2 | 86 | 56.2 | |
Middle-high | 887 | 41.2 | 827 | 41.3 | 60 | 39.2 | |
High | 14 | 0.6 | 12 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.3 | |