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)

	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

^aWeighted population estimate

^bModerate sampling variability, interpret with caution

^NRHigh sampling variability or low sample size, data are suppressed