Reports
Author(s): McAvoy, Helen ; Reynolds, Ciara ; Sunday, Salome ; Hanafin, Joan ; Clancy, Luke
Publisher: Ireland Institute of Public Health
Year Published: 2023
Date Added: September 13, 2023
Resource Type: Research report
This report presents evidence on the gambling involvement of 16-year-olds in Ireland. Data were taken from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs, which measures the prevalence of gambling, online gambling, forms of gambling, and problem and excessive gambling. Findings include:Between one in four and one in five (22.9%) 16-year-olds reported that they had gambled for money in the last 12 months (28.2% of boys and 17.9% of girls).Gambling was most common in boys, in children from families with lower educational attainment, where the parents were less aware of their children's whereabouts.Among all 16-year-olds, around 2.8% experienced excessive gambling.Among those 16-years-olds who gambled for money in the last 12 months around 1 in 10 met the criteria for excessive gambling.Being male, gaming, e-cigarette use, tobacco use, heavy episodic drinking, experiencing trouble with the police and deliberately hurting oneself were associated with excessive gambling.Excessive gambling was associated with online gambling and betting on sports or animals, slot machines and playing card or dice but not with lotteries.
This report presents evidence on the gambling involvement of 16-year-olds in Ireland. Data were taken from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs, which measures the prevalence of gambling, online gambling, forms of gambling, and problem and excessive gambling.
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