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Young People and Gambling 2022: Official statistics

Gambling Commission report produced by Ipsos on young people and their gambling behaviour, attitudes and awareness in 2022.

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Overall gambling experience

In total, 60 percent of all 11 to 16 year olds have some experience of gambling, fewer (50 percent) have gambled in the last 12 months. Figure 3 as follows shows that, as reported in the previous section, 31 percent of young people were actively involved with gambling - using their own money to gamble - in the last 12 months, 18 percent in the last 4 weeks and 7 percent in the last seven days.

Figure 3: Wider experience and active involvement in gambling

A bar chart showing wider experience and active involvement in gambling. Data from the chart is provided within the following table.

Figure 3 information

Base: All 11 to 16 year olds answering (2,559).
Note: The chart shows results for different questions asked in the survey, so the responses shown will not add up to 100 percent.

Figure 3: Wider experience and active involvement in gambling
Category Percentage (results from different survey questions, therefore answers do not sum to 100 percent)
Ever gambled 60%
Gambled in last 12 months 50%
Spent money on gambling in last 12 months 31%
Spent money on gambling in last 4 weeks 18%
Spent money on gambling in last 7 days 7%
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Overall gambling experience in the last 12 months
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