Great Britain: youths problem and at risk gamblers 2020

According to a 2020 survey of youths aged 11 to 16 in Great Britain, 2.74 percent were identified as risk gamblers while 1.88 percent were identified as problem gamblers. The share of youths identified as risk gamblers consistently increased in each year, apart from a slight decline in 2017. In contrast, problem gamblers were on a downward trend in earlier years and have only started increasing in that same year.

Share of youths identified as at risk or problem gamblers in Great Britain from 2014 to 2020

Characteristic	Problem	At risk
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Release date

November 2020

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

January 27 to March 30, 2020*

Number of respondents

1,645 respondents

Age group

11 to 16 years

Supplementary notes

The survey question was: "Have you spent any of your money on any of the following in the past seven days?"
Data can be found under tab 1 in the excel sheet. *Fieldwork was originally scheduled until the end of May 2020. However, due to the mandatory school shutdown on March 20, 2020, it had to end early. Hence, the results do not include Wales and therefore were not representative of Great Britain.
**The source adds the following information: "Same definition expanded in 2017 to cover 11-16 year olds and Scotland."

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