According to a 2020 survey of youths aged 11 to 16 in Great Britain, there were more male respondents who participated in various gambling games than their female counterparts. In particular, six percent of male respondents placed a private bet for money with friends or family compared to two percent of female respondents.
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Share of youths who gamble in Great Britain in 2020, by gender and game
young people attending secondary schools in England and Scotland (excluding special schools, fee-paying schools and sixth form colleges)
Supplementary notes
Question was phrased by sources as: "Have you spent any of your money on any of the following in the past 7 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.
Empty values denotes a figure of greater than zero but less than 0.5%.
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Gambling Commission. (November 5, 2020). Share of youths who gamble in Great Britain in 2020, by gender and game [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/650653/england-and-wales-gambling-participation-of-youths-by-gender-and-game/
Gambling Commission. "Share of youths who gamble in Great Britain in 2020, by gender and game." Chart. November 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/650653/england-and-wales-gambling-participation-of-youths-by-gender-and-game/
Gambling Commission. (2020). Share of youths who gamble in Great Britain in 2020, by gender and game. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/650653/england-and-wales-gambling-participation-of-youths-by-gender-and-game/
Gambling Commission. "Share of Youths Who Gamble in Great Britain in 2020, by Gender and Game." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/650653/england-and-wales-gambling-participation-of-youths-by-gender-and-game/
Gambling Commission, Share of youths who gamble in Great Britain in 2020, by gender and game Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/650653/england-and-wales-gambling-participation-of-youths-by-gender-and-game/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Share of youths who gamble in Great Britain in 2020, by gender and game [Graph], Gambling Commission, November 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/650653/england-and-wales-gambling-participation-of-youths-by-gender-and-game/
