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Youth gambling at-risk (yellow) rate

Definition

Share (%) of school students (elementary grade 4 to high school year 3) classified in the at-risk group (moderate risk, YELLOW) on the gambling problem screening scale.

How to read this indicator

Korea Center on Gambling Problems, Youth Gambling (Problem) Survey. Statistics Korea approval No. 469001. The at-risk group is defined by the survey's gambling problem screening scale.

Trend

⚠️ The survey population changed between rounds, so year-to-year comparison requires caution. Movement in the line may not reflect real change.

4.020154.920181.720203.92022

Survey design changed (2020 · 2022) — do not compare directly across the dashed line

  • 2015 Sample: middle school year 1 to high school year 2 students (N=14,011) · past 3 months · CAGI Yellow — compare waves with caution · "2015 Youth Gambling Problem Survey" PDF p.41 (printed p.27) Figure III-1
  • 2018 Sample: middle school year 1 to high school year 2 students · past 3 months · CAGI Yellow — compare waves with caution · Center press release 2021-03-11, Annex 2 "[Past 3 months] Gambling problem level among all enrolled youth": "2018 93.6 4.9 1.5"
  • 2020 Sample: middle school year 1 to high school year 3 students (N=15,349 · high school year 3 included for the first time) · past 3 months · CAGI Yellow · COVID-19 — compare with caution · Center press release 2021-03-11, Annex 2 "[Past 3 months] Gambling problem level among all enrolled youth": "2020 97.5 1.7 0.7"

All observations

RegionPeriodGroupValueNoteSource
KR2015Total4.0 %Sample: middle school year 1 to high school year 2 students (N=14,011) · past 3 months · CAGI Yellow — compare waves with caution · "2015 Youth Gambling Problem Survey" PDF p.41 (printed p.27) Figure III-1View original ↗
KR2018Total4.9 %Sample: middle school year 1 to high school year 2 students · past 3 months · CAGI Yellow — compare waves with caution · Center press release 2021-03-11, Annex 2 "[Past 3 months] Gambling problem level among all enrolled youth": "2018 93.6 4.9 1.5"View original ↗
KR2020Total1.7 %Sample: middle school year 1 to high school year 3 students (N=15,349 · high school year 3 included for the first time) · past 3 months · CAGI Yellow · COVID-19 — compare with caution · Center press release 2021-03-11, Annex 2 "[Past 3 months] Gambling problem level among all enrolled youth": "2020 97.5 1.7 0.7"View original ↗
KR2022Total3.9 %View original ↗
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