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Table 1 Prevalence of participation in gambling behaviours by gender, Grades 9 to 12 students in the Youth Gambling Survey (YGS) Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada, 2012-2013)

From: An examination of internet and land-based gambling among adolescents in three Canadian provinces: results from the youth gambling survey (YGS)

 

Gambling Participation (past 3 months)

 
 

Male

Female

Total

 
 

(n = 4,937)

(n = 5,098)

(n = 10,035)

 

Gambling Behaviours Played for Money

%a

%a

%a

Chi-Square

Internet Gambling

    

Internet Poker

6.2

1.1b

3.6

X 2 = 34.1(1), p < 0.001

Sports Pools (e.g., Hockey, Baseball) Online

12.1

2.7

7.3

X 2 = 45.3(1), p < 0.001

Slot Machines Online

3.3

1.7b

2.5

X 2 = 4.7(1), p = 0.03

Overall Participation in Internet Gambling

15.3

3.7

9.4

X 2 = 34.5(1) p < 0.001

Land Based Gambling

    

Sports Pools (e.g., Hockey, Baseball) Not Online

14.2

3.9

9.0

X 2 = 132.5(1), p < 0.001

Slot Machines Not Online

2.7b

NR

1.9b

X 2 = 5.70(1) p = 0.02

Arcade or Video Games

14.5

5.1

9.7

X 2 = 140.9(1), p < 0.001

Sport Select (e.g., Pro Line, Over/Under)

12.3b

2.2b

7.2

X 2 = 46.7(1), p < 0.001

Lottery Tickets (e.g., 6/49, Super 7)

10.8

8.5

9.6

X 2 = 5.5(1) p = 0.02

Instant-Win or Scratch Tickets

14.2

13.3

13.8

X 2 = 0.6(1) p = 0.44

Cards (e.g., Poker, Black Jack)

14.4

3.2b

8.7

X 2 = 68.7(1), p < 0.001

Board Games or Dice

9.5

2.2b

5.8

X 2 = 51.5(1), p < 0.001

Video Lottery Terminals

3.8

0.9b

2.4

X 2 = 20.0 (1), p < 0.001

Horse Races (at track or off-track)

3.8

2.1b

3.0

X 2 = 6.3(1), p = 0.01

Games of Skill (e.g., pool, darts, etc.)

16.6

8.4

12.4

X 2 = 172.2(1), p < 0.001

Dare or Challenge

24.5

19.8

22.1

X 2 = 29.2(1), p < 0.001

Bingo

6.5

7.0

6.8

X 2 = 1.06(1), p = 0.30

Internet Gambling Behaviours Played for Fun (no money)

    

Internet Poker

14.6

3.8

9.1

X 2 = 81.8(1), p < 0.001

Internet Slots

6.6

3.3

4.9

X 2 = 33.6(1), p < 0.001

Gambling Games on Facebook

11.7

6.4b

9.0

X 2 = 14.0(1), p < 0.001

  1. aWeighted population estimate
  2. bModerate sampling variability, interpret with caution
  3. NRHigh sampling variability or low sample size, data are suppressed