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)

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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.

Table 2: Types of gamblers by age (last 12 months)
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

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