Table 1 Sample Characteristics (n = 10,035), Youth Gambling Survey (YGS; Canada, 2012–2013)
From: Factors associated with social casino gaming among adolescents across game types
| Â | Unweight (n) | Weighted (%) |
|---|---|---|
SCG poker (past 3Â months) | ||
 Yes | 831 | 9.1 |
 No | 8415 | 90.9 |
SCG slots (past 3Â months) | ||
 Yes | 498 | 5.0 |
 No | 8711 | 95.1 |
Facebook SCGs (past 3Â months) | ||
 Yes | 796 | 9.0 |
 No | 8440 | 91.0 |
Monetary gambling in past 3Â months | ||
 Did not gamble | 5902 | 58.4 |
 Land-based gambling | 3095 | 32.3 |
 Online gambling | 833 | 9.3 |
Problem gambling severity | ||
 No problem gambling | 8861 | 93.5 |
 Low to moderate | 338 | 4.2 |
 High | 216 | 2.2 |
Gender | ||
 Male | 4937 | 49.3 |
 Female | 5098 | 50.7 |
Grade | ||
 9 | 2635 | 22.6 |
 10 | 2714 | 23.5 |
 11 | 2403 | 23.1 |
 12 | 2283 | 30.8 |
Province | ||
 Ontario | 3892 | 89.4 |
 Newfoundland & Labrador | 2588 | 3.0 |
 Saskatchewan | 3555 | 7.5 |
Weekly spending money | ||
 $0–$20 | 4018 | 41.9 |
 $21–$100 | 2537 | 22.9 |
  > $100 | 1610 | 16.0 |
 Don’t know/not stated | 1870 | 19.2 |
Smoking status | ||
 Former smoker/never smoked | 9187 | 92.6 |
 Current smoker | 848 | 7.4 |
Binge drinking | ||
 Never/not in last year | 5815 | 59.2 |
 Yes, in the last year | 3997 | 38.6 |
 Don’t know/not stated | 223 | 2.3 |
Friend(s) who gamble | ||
 No | 7560 | 73.1 |
 Yes | 1929 | 21.4 |
 Not stated | 546 | 5.5 |
Parent(s) who gambles | ||
 No | 5260 | 51.8 |
 Yes | 2523 | 25.0 |
 Don’t know/not stated | 2252 | 23.2 |
School performance | ||
 Mostly As | 3313 | 29.9 |
 Mostly As and Bs | 4296 | 47.5 |
 Mostly Bs and Cs | 1632 | 16.0 |
 Mostly Cs or lower | 613 | 4.3 |
 Not stated | 181 | 2.4 |
Screen time | 9597 | Mean = 3.6 hours Median = 3.0 hours |