Table 4.
Changes in weekly gambling expenditure (€) among gamblers by gender and age group in 2011, 2013 and 2017 according to the Adolescent Health and Lifestyle Survey
| Gambling expenditure in a week | 12–16 years old | 18 years old | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2013 | 2017 | 2011 | 2013 | 2017 | |
| Boys | (n = 813) | (n = 285) | (n = 296) | (n = 290) | (n = 202) | (n = 247) |
| Mean (SD) | 3.65 (9.75) | 3.42 (30.22) | 2.30 (8.83) | 4.74 (7.45) | 3.28 (4.60) | 5.78 (12.69) |
| None | 30.5 | 62.2 | 64.8 | 27.3 | 27.4 | 29.6 |
| €0.01–4.99 | 43.6 | 25.8 | 19.1 | 34.6 | 42.8 | 35.2 |
| €5–19.99 | 23.0 | 10.6 | 14.0 | 31.8 | 26.9 | 26.7 |
| € > 20 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 8.5 |
| p value | < .001 | .131 | ||||
| Girls | (n = 579) | (n = 167) | (n = 127) | (n = 257) | (n = 221) | (n = 230) |
| Mean (SD) | 0.94 (4.51) | 0.23 (0.95) | 0.37 (1.55) | 1.68 (7.33) | 0.89 (2.18) | 1.41 (3.99) |
| None | 70.3 | 88.6 | 90.6 | 58.5 | 67.3 | 63.3 |
| €0.01–4.99 | 25.6 | 10.8 | 4.7 | 32.6 | 26.8 | 24.9 |
| €5–19.99 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 11.4 |
| € > 20 | 0.7 | – | – | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| p value | < .001 | .07 | ||||
| All | (n = 1392) | (n = 452) | (n = 423) | (n = 547) | (n = 423) | (n = 477) |
| Mean (SD) | 2.52 (8.10) | 2.24 (24.04) | 1.72 (7.48) | 3.31 (7.54) | 2.03 (3.74) | 3.67 (9.78) |
| None | 47.1 | 71.9 | 72.6 | 42.0 | 48.2 | 45.8 |
| €0.01–4.99 | 36.1 | 20.3 | 14.8 | 33.6 | 34.4 | 30.3 |
| €5–19.99 | 14.9 | 6.9 | 11.2 | 20.3 | 15.7 | 19.3 |
| € > 20 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 4.6 |
| p value | < .001 | .051 | ||||
An en-dash (–) means no observed cases; the p value for differences between survey years is determined by Pearson’s χ2 test; the question on expenditure was included in 2011, 2013 and 2017 surveys