2010 oregon student wellness survey -- youth gambling
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2010 OREGON STUDENT
WELLNESS SURVEY DATAYouth gambling
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http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/addiction/student-wellness/index.shtml
Oregons2010studentsurveyreachedover52,000youthingrades6,8and11;this
covered35countiesand6tribes. Thesurveyresults,questions andbackgroundareposted
athttp://www.oregon.gov/DHS/addiction/student-wellness/index.shtml. Inadditiontotheoverallstatedata,thereareindividualcountyandotherreportsavailable. Aftertheoverallresultsweredisseminated,
weaskedforspecialcrosstabulationsbetweenyouthgamblingandotherbehaviorsand
thoseresultsareintheslideswhichfollow. Thesedataarenotroutinelyincludedinthe
postedreports,sowerelyonyouatthelocalleveltodisseminatethisimportant
informationonyouthgambling.
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Thisslide,fromthestatewidereport,showsthatover38%ofsixthgradersreportthatthey
havegambledinthepast30days. Italsoshowsthetypesofgamestheyaremostlikelyto
play: bettingongamesofpersonalskill(bettingonshootinghoops,forexample),betting
onsportsteams,playingcards,andbettingondiceorcoinflipsarethemostcommon
formsofgamblingin6th grade.
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Thisdataisalsofromthestatewidereportandshowsthatover45%of8th graders
reportedgamblinginthepast30daysasignificantincreaseovertheratereported
among6th graders. Themostcommontypesofgamblingincluded:gamesofpersonalskill,
playingcards,bettingonsportsteams,diceandcoinflips.
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Thesedata,alsofromthestatewidereport,showthatslightlyover38%of11th graders
reportedgamblinginthepast30days. Thetop5preferredgamesremainsrelatively
similartowhatwasreportedin6th and8th grade,althoughthereissomevariationbetween
games.
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Hereweseethestatewidesummaryofthetypesofgamblingreportedinthepast30days
accordingtogradelevel.
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Thisgraphshowsyouthexpendituresongambling(6th graderswerenotaskedthis
question). Whiletheissueoflargeexpenditureshasneverbeen thekeyconcernwhenwe
talkaboutyouthgambling(thefactthattheyredoingitatallandwithoutguidanceisthe
chiefconcern),itisinterestingtonotethatover5%of8th and11th gradersreported
spendingover$50ongambling.
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ThischartshowsstatewidedataonsignsofproblemgamblingreportedbyOregonyouth.
ThelasttwoquestionsarefromavalidandreliableinstrumentcalledtheLieBet;
answeringyestoeitherquestionisasignoftheneedforfurtherassessmentand
evaluationofapossiblegamblingproblem.
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Thisslideisagraphicdepictionofthepreviouschart.
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Thistableshowswhetheryouthhavehadparentsorteachersdiscusstherisksofgambling
withthem. Theseratesaresignificantlylowerthandiscussions byparentsorteachersof
therisksofotherbehaviors,suchasalcoholandtobaccouse. Weknowfromothersurveys
thatmostparents(andprobablymostteachers)donotviewyouth gamblingasarisky
activityinfact,someofthemseeitasahealthyalternativetootherriskbehaviors,which
wewillsoonseeviaothergraphsisnotthecase.
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Past 30 day activities
Gambling, substance use, and mental health among Oregon youth , 2010
38.2
8.1
2 2.4 2.7
17.7
4.8
45.4
22.5
8.912.4
8.2
22.1
6.7
38.236.3
2124.3
14.3
23.4
6.1
0
10
20
30
40
50
Gambling Alcohol Binge Mari juana Cigarettes Depression Psychological
distress
Percentage
Grad e 6 Grad e 8 Grad e 11
Thisgraphshowsthatgamblingisthemostcommonlyriskbehavioramongyouthin
Oregon,yetitisnotontheradarscreenofmostpeople. Often teachersorparentswillsay
wejustdontseeit,whenproblemgamblingpreventiontalksaddressthisissueeven
thoughtheydontseeit,itisclearlyhappeningandgenerallywithoutguidance or
parameterssetbyparents,teachersorothers.
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Whats increasing the most?
Manyoftheriskbehaviorsofconcernaredecreasingovertime,whileyouthgamblingis
significantlyincreasing. Moreattentionneedstobepaidtothisimportantandemerging
riskbehavior,particularlywhenyouviewitintermsofthecorrelationbetweenyouth
gamblingandtheseother,morewellknown,behaviorsthenextseriesofslideswillshed
somelightonthis.
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Youth gambling and ethnicity
Overall,youthgamblingratesarehigheramongOregonsnonWhitepopulations. Reports
oneachethnicgroupareavailableathttp://www.oregon.gov/DHS/addiction/student
wellness/reports.shtml
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Youth gambling and alcohol use
Thisisthefirstinaseriesofslideswhichgraphicallyillustrateswhyyouthgamblingneeds
tobegivenmoreattention,andwhyitshouldbeincludedinpreventioneffortsaimedat
otherriskbehaviors. Youthwhogamblehavemuchhigherratesofalcoholusethanthose
whodonotgamble. Thesecorrelationshaveheldconsistentover thepastseveralyearsof
datacollection,regardlessoftheparticularsurveyused,andarealsoconsistentwithdata
onthenationallevel.
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Youth gambling and binge drinking
Again,youthwhogamblehadmuchhigherratesofbingedrinkinginthepast30daysthan
youthwhodidnotgamble. Weknowthereisnotadirectcauseandeffectrelationship
here(iegamblingdoesnotcausebingedrinking,norviceversa),butthereisaverystrong
correlation. Soifwewanttoaddressbingedrinkingandweignoregambling,weare
missingtheboatonreallyhelpingkids.
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Youth gambling and smoking
Hereweseethesamepatternwithyouthgamblingandsmoking..
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Youth gambling and marijuana
Andasimilarpatternwithyouthgamblingandmarijuanause.
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Youth gambling and skipping school
Andasimilarpatternwithyouthgamblingandskippingschool
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Youth gambling and depression
Youthgamblingalsocorrelatestodepression
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Youth gambling and suicide attempts
Percent of youth who attempted suicide in the past
year
7.2%5.0%
11.3%9.0%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Grade 8 Grade 11
Percentage
Did not gamble
Gambled
Youthwhogambledweremorelikelytoreporthavingattemptedsuicideinthepastyear
thanyouthwhodidnotgamble.
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Youth gambling and suicide
attempts
Percent of youth that attempted suicide in the past
year
10.1%8.0%
21.0%18.6%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Grade 8 Grade 11
Percentage
Did not
bet/gamble
more than
wanted to
Bet/gambled
more than
wanted to
Youthwhoreportedgamblingmorethantheywantedto(apossible signofagambling
problem)alsoreportedhigherratesofhavingattemptedsuicideinthepastyearthan
studentswhodidnotbetmorethantheywantedto.
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delinquency
sexual
behavior
smoking
drug
use
gambling
Problem
Behaviors
Youth Problem Gambling:
One Component of Problem Behaviors
Clearly,then,youthgamblingmustbeaddressedinthecontextofhowitexistsinthelives
ofyouthoneofseveralpossibleriskybehaviorstheymaytry,whichcanleadtoserious
problems. Thedifferenceisthat,inreallife,youthgamblingistheonethatisroutinelyleft
offofthisdiagram. Weneedtochangethatforthesakeofour kids,whoarethefirst
generationtogrowupwithgamblingbeingthenorm,beingeasily accessibleandavailable,
beingshownasglamorousandnotbeingdiscussedenoughbyparentsandotherauthority
figures.
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Please share this data with:
Parent groups Teachers
Community coalitions
Your own staff and colleagues
CCF/LADPC/etc
Thesedataarenotroutinelypublished,sowerelyonyoutosharethisimportant
informationonthelocallevel. Wewillcontinuetoshareitat theStatelevelaswellwith
importantpartners.
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Other recommended slides
follow.
Supplementalslidesfollowuseanyorallthatyouchoose.
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Oregon Gambling:
Summarized
Oregon has more forms of legalized gamblingand offers easier access to gambling than almostany other state
- AND -
Oregon is a nationally recognized leader inprevention, harm reduction and treatment forgambling problems
Source: National Ctr for the Study of Gambling, 2006
MostOregoniansdontknowthat,despiteoursmallsize,weareamongtheleadersin the
nationfortypesofandaccesstogamblingthisistheenvironmentinwhichourkidsare
growingup. Onthepositiveside,wearealsoanationalleader inpreventionand
treatmentefforts.
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Gambling is:
Betting something of value on an event with an
uncertain outcome
Something of value can be money, time, emotion,
etc.
Hereisadefinitionofgamblinganditsimportant,withkids,howyouaskabout
gamblingifyouaskkidsiftheygamble,theyllsayno.ifyouaskthemiftheybet
moneyon. theywillsayyes. Itsalsoimportanttoletthemknowthatwhattheyre
spending maynotbemoney,butthingsasimportantliketheirtime,attention,
emotion,etc.
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thats 1 per classroom, yet itsgenerally not addressed in schools
In Oregon, 1 in 25 youth meets thecriteria for problem gambling
YouthprevalencestudiesinOregontellusthatalreadyonechildperclassroomwould
meetthecriteriaforadiagnosablegamblingproblem,yetstillitremainsahiddenproblem.
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Preference for new, exciting,
low effort activities
Minimal consideration of
negative consequences
More risky, impulsive
all of which can play intogambling problems
Adolescent Brains Are A Work InProgress
Adolescentbrainsareaperfectenvironmentforgamblingthejudgementpartofthe
brainisntengaged,andtherisktaking,stimulationseekingpartis...andthatswhat
gamblingisallabout
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Messages to kids about gambling: positive, fun, a way tomake money, everyone does it.wheres the balance??
Thereisnobalancetothemessageskidsaregettingaboutgamblingitisglamorizedon
TV(itsasportonESPN),gamblingroutinelyhappensinschools,churches,etcits
marketedtokidsevenincludingonlinepopupsinvitingthemtogamblingsites. Whos
tellingkidsaboutthepossiblerisksofgambling,uptoandincludingthatpeoplebecome
addictedtoit? Andifwesaynothing,whatisthemessagethat wearesendingtoourkids?
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Parental attitudesOregon parent/youth focus
groups revealed:
All parents in the groups said their kids didnt
gamble
All kids in the groups said they did gamble
Neither sees gambling as risky
FocusgroupsinOregonrevealedthatparentsarenotawareoftheextenttowhichtheir
kidsareinvolvedingamblingandeveniftheyknowaboutit,theygenerallydontconsider
ittoberiskysomeconsideritahealthyalternativetootherthingswhichkidscouldbe
doing.thedatapaintsamuchdifferentpictureandparentsneedtoknowthatgambling
correlateswithmanyofthebehaviorstheydontwanttheirkidstoengagein.
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Most parents believe:
Youth gambling is harmless
Youth who gamble are unlikely to have
problems in school
Youth gambling is not associated with
alcohol or drug use
and those beliefs are part of the
problem
Weneedtoshareourdataandshowparentsthattheyneedtotalkaboutthisissuewith
theirkids. Wehavemanyresourcesavailabletohelpthemwiththat,aswellasresources
tohelpsomeonewhohasagamblingproblem: calling1877mylimitorgoingto
1877mylimit.orgisthefirststep
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Alternative high schools School counselors
At risk youth programs
Youth detention facilities
Adolescent addiction treatment
School sports
Targeting those at highest risk
Allkidsshouldknowabouttherisksofgamblingandsomeneedevenmorefocusthis
slideliststhekidswhoweknow,fromthelatestresearch,areatthegreatestriskof
developinggamblingproblems.