. 2016 Mar 18;16:277. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-2933-0

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)

	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**	9.7^b	24.5	19.9	33.4	12.5^b
Sports Pools (e.g., Hockey, Baseball) Online	15.7	27.0	22.6	26.9	7.7
Slot Machines Online	17.3^b	20.8^b	17.8^b	25.6^b	18.5^b
Land Based Gambling
Sports Pools (e.g., Hockey, Baseball) Not Online*	13.3	23.4	28.5	26.5	8.2^b
Slot Machines Not Online**	8.7^b	15.9^b	17.4^b	33.4^b	NR
Arcade or Video Games	16.9^b	27.3	24.0	20.8	11.0^b
Sport Select (e.g., Pro Line, Over/Under)	11.9	22.5	25.0	30.2	10.4^b
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	19.9^b	24.3	24.5^b
Cards (e.g., Poker, Black Jack)	12.4^b	20.2	21.7	33.4	12.2
Board Games or Dice	10.6^b	22.4	26.9	30.2	9.9
Video Lottery Terminals	NR	21.5^b	20.6	31.9^b	NR
Horse Races (at track or off-track)*	NR	17.0	19.8^b	35.7	NR
Games of Skill (e.g., pool, darts, etc.)	17.1	22.3	23.5	27.9	9.2^b
Dare or Challenge*	14.0	24.6	25.0	25.0	11.5
Bingo	16.3^b	22.8	23.0^b	22.7	15.3^b
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	9.0^b
Gambling Games on Facebook	18.3	26.1	21.2	25.9	8.5^b

^aWeighted population estimate

^bModerate sampling variability, interpret with caution

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

* = p ≤0.05, ** = p ≤0.01, *** = p ≤0.001