Table 2.
Percentage of UR students and general population respondents who engaged in each gambling activity
| Instant win scratchies | Lottery tickets | Sporting events | Horse and dog racing | Bingo | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UR students | GP students | UR students | GP students | UR students | GP students | UR students | GP students | UR students | GP students | |
| (a) | ||||||||||
| Not at all in the past 12 months (%) | 41.5 | 55.4 | 64.2 | 38.7 | 56.9 | 37.8 | 66.6 | 17.0 | 83.6 | 95.9 | 
| Less than once a month (%) | 38.0 | 28.7 | 22.7 | 26.1 | 24.4 | 15.4 | 24.1 | 10.0 | 11.8 | 2.4 | 
| Once a month (%) | 10.7 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 
| 2–3 times a mont (%) | 4.1 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 1.8 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 
| Once a week (%) | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 12.7 | 3.3 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 15.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 
| 2–3 times a week (%) | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 9.4 | 1.5 | 17.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 
| 4 or more times a week (%) | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 13.4 | 1.3 | 29.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 
| Total | 458 | 4,773 | 453 | 4,728 | 455 | 4,695 | 452 | 4,689 | 451 | 4,638 | 
| Games of skill | Poker | Electronic gaming machines | Table games at a casino | Internet casino | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UR students | GP students | UR students | GP students | UR students | GP students | UR students | GP students | UR students | GP students | |
| (b) | ||||||||||
| Not at all in the past 12 months (%) | 60.8 | 88.0 | 62.4 | 79.3 | 32.1 | 45.4 | 66.4 | 71.6 | 96.0 | 96.8 | 
| Less than once a month (%) | 19.6 | 5.8 | 20.9 | 8.5 | 38.3 | 23.6 | 24.7 | 21.5 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 
| Once a month (%) | 9.0 | 2.4 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 10.2 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 
| 2–3 times a month (%) | 5.1 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 10.0 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 
| Once a week (%) | 2.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 
| 2–3 times a week (%) | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 
| 4 or more times a week (%) | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 
| Total | 454 | 4,665 | 449 | 4,636 | 452 | 4,659 | 450 | 4,647 | 452 | 4,664 |