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Table 2 Prevalence of current participation in gambling behaviours by age, 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)

 

Current Participation (past 3 months)

 

14 years or younger

15 years

16 years

17 years

18 years or older

 

(n = 1,883)

(n = 2,641)

(n = 2,490)

(n = 2,140)

(n = 824)

Gambling Behaviours Played for Money

%a

%a

%a

%a

%a

Internet Gambling

     

Internet Poker**

9.7b

24.5

19.9

33.4

12.5b

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

15.7

27.0

22.6

26.9

7.7

Slot Machines Online

17.3b

20.8b

17.8b

25.6b

18.5b

Land Based Gambling

     

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

13.3

23.4

28.5

26.5

8.2b

Slot Machines Not Online**

8.7b

15.9b

17.4b

33.4b

NR

Arcade or Video Games

16.9b

27.3

24.0

20.8

11.0b

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

11.9

22.5

25.0

30.2

10.4b

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

7.2

15.2

19.0

26.4

32.2

Instant-Win or Scratch Tickets***

12.8

18.6

19.9b

24.3

24.5b

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

12.4b

20.2

21.7

33.4

12.2

Board Games or Dice

10.6b

22.4

26.9

30.2

9.9

Video Lottery Terminals

NR

21.5b

20.6

31.9b

NR

Horse Races (at track or off-track)*

NR

17.0

19.8b

35.7

NR

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

17.1

22.3

23.5

27.9

9.2b

Dare or Challenge*

14.0

24.6

25.0

25.0

11.5

Bingo

16.3b

22.8

23.0b

22.7

15.3b

Internet Gambling Behaviours Played for Fun (no money)

     

Internet Poker

16.1

20.0

21.8

30.1

12.0

Internet Slots

18.6

22.4

22.1

27.9

9.0b

Gambling Games on Facebook

18.3

26.1

21.2

25.9

8.5b

  1. aWeighted population estimate
  2. bModerate sampling variability, interpret with caution
  3. NRHigh sampling variability or low sample size, data are suppressed
  4. * = p ≤0.05, ** = p ≤0.01, *** = p ≤0.001