Table 1.
Student characteristics, N = 6377
| Characteristic | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Female | 3600 | 56% |
| Age | ||
| 12 | 485 | 8% |
| 13 | 1193 | 19% |
| 14 | 1027 | 16% |
| 15 | 1083 | 17% |
| 16 | 1475 | 23% |
| 17 | 1114 | 17% |
| Socioeconomic disadvantage: SEIFA IRSD | ||
| Deciles 1–2 (most disadvantage) | 866 | 14% |
| Deciles 3–4 | 1343 | 21% |
| Deciles 5–6 | 1190 | 19% |
| Deciles 7–8 | 1537 | 24% |
| Deciles 9–10 (least disadvantage) | 1390 | 22% |
| Geographic area | ||
| Major city | 4141 | 65% |
| Inner regional | 1365 | 22% |
| Outer regional | 749 | 12% |
| Remote/very remote | 78 | 1% |
| English main language spoken at home | 5125 | 81% |
| Money to spend on self per week | ||
| None | 892 | 14% |
| $10 or less | 1141 | 18% |
| $11–$20 | 1139 | 18% |
| $21–$60 | 1390 | 21% |
| $61–$100 | 698 | 11% |
| Over $100 | 1049 | 17% |
| Perceived school achievement | ||
| A lot above/above average | 2499 | 39% |
| Average | 3278 | 52% |
| A lot below/below average | 550 | 9% |
| Smoked on ≥ 3 days of past 7 (yes) | 219 | 3% |
| Drank alcohol in past 7 days (yes) | 1201 | 19% |
| Any illicit drugs used in lifetime (yes) | 1284 | 20% |
| Any mental health condition (yes) | 804 | 13% |
| Number of people know who gamble | ||
| None | 3665 | 62% |
| One | 1413 | 24% |
| Two | 471 | 8% |
| Three | 241 | 4% |
| Four or more | 136 | 2% |
| Number of different types of advertisements seen | ||
| Mean (SD) | 4 (3) | |
| Median (min, max) | 3 (0, 11) | |
| Visited venue where gambling occurs in last month (yes) | 2292 | 39% |
Columns may not add to total due to missing data