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Consultation on society lottery reform - responses
Consultation on society lottery reform - responses - April 2020
Problem gambling by age
Those aged 11 to 13 years old were more likely to be categorised as problem gamblers than those aged 14 to 16 years (1 percent compared to 0.3 percent) but not significantly more likely than 17 year olds at 0.5 percent. The base number for these groups falls below 50 so the results should be treated with caution.
Table 2: Types of gamblers by age (last 12 months)
Table 2 information
The numbers of individuals who fall into the categories of ‘at risk gamblers’ and ‘problem gamblers’ are low (below our threshold for analysis of 50 or more cases). As such these results should be treated with caution.
| Age | Total | Non-gambler | Non-problem gambler | At risk gambler | Problem gambler | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base size | Percentage | Base size | Percentage | Base size | Percentage | Base size | Percentage | Base size | |
| 11 to 13 years old | 1584 | 73% | 1069 | 22.4% | 326 | 2.0% | 29 | 1.1% | 15 |
| 14 to 16 years old | 1566 | 75% | 1320 | 23.4% | 414 | 1.2% | 22 | 0.3% | 6 |
| 17 years old | 284 | 76% | 161 | 22.6% | 48 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 |
Last updated: 24 September 2024
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