Adolescent gambling
Main findings:
- 29.6% of Years 7-12 students reported they had never gambled. 60.4% reported infrequent gambling, and 10% said they gambled weekly or more.
- Participations rates were highest amongst Year 11 and 12, with the strongest increase occurring after year 10.
- Private card games are the most popular gambling type, followed by bingo/scratch cards, racing, and sports betting. internet gambling is one of the last popular forms.
- Participation rates vary little in terms of gender, although males were more likely than females to be frequent gamblers.
- 72% of young people’s parents gamble. There was significant association between the frequency of adolescent and parental gambling involvement.
Adolescent (13-18 years) gambling activity – 2005
(ACT data)
|
Gambling Frequency (%) |
|||
|
Never |
Infrequent |
Frequent |
|
| Year 7 |
35.9 |
58.0 |
6.1 |
| Year 8 |
29.0 |
59.0 |
11.9 |
| Year 9 |
30.4 |
57.4 |
12.2 |
| Year 10 |
31.4 |
59.6 |
9.0 |
| Year 11 |
25.8 |
64.9 |
9.3 |
| Year 12 |
19.4 |
72.2 |
8.3 |
Percentage of adolescents gambling on each activity by frequency – 2005
(ACT Data)
| Activity |
Adolescent gambling behaviour in the past 12 months (%) |
||
|
Never |
Infrequent |
Weekly |
|
| Private card games |
60.1 |
36.6 |
3.2 |
| Casino card games |
95.5 |
3.8 |
0.7 |
| Electronic gaming machines |
87.3 |
11.3 |
1.4 |
| Racing |
68.1 |
30.5 |
1.5 |
| Sporting events |
73.9 |
21.5 |
4.5 |
| Lottery games |
76.7 |
22.2 |
1.4 |
| Bingo or scratchies |
59.5 |
38.8 |
1.7 |
| Internet gambling |
93.9 |
4.6 |
1.5 |
Social context of gambling (%)
| Alone | With parents | With siblings | Other relatives | With friends | Combination | |
| Card games | 13.2 | 6.7 | 11.0 | 7.9 | 35.9 | 25.3 |
| EGMs | 39.0 | 18.6 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 26.2 | 7.0 |
| Racing | 18.6 | 47.2 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 10.4 | 13.8 |
| Sports betting | 21.7 | 25.7 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 24.3 | 12.8 |
| Lotteries | 25.2 | 55.2 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| Scratchies | 24.1 | 48.2 | 5.0 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 939 |
| Internet | 69.3 | 9.6 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 11.4 | 5.2 |
Data Source: Delfabbro, Lahn and Grabosky 2005.
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