Youth gambling problem severity rate (at-risk + problem)

Definition

Share (%) of school students (elementary grade 4 to high school year 3) in the at-risk group (moderate risk) plus the problem group (problem gambling) on the gambling problem screening scale. Reported as the "gambling problem level".

How to read this indicator

Korea Center on Gambling Problems, Youth Gambling (Problem) Survey. Self-administered group questionnaire during school visits. Statistics Korea approval No. 469001. Definitions and classification follow the survey overview (kcgp.or.kr menuNo=200238) and the results report methodology.

Trend

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

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 · past 3 months · CAGI — compare waves with caution · NGCC press release 2019-01-10 (post 9695) "6.4%, up 1.3%p from 5.1% in 2015"
• 2018 Sample: middle school year 1 to high school year 2 students · past 3 months · CAGI — compare waves with caution · NGCC press release 2019-01-10 (post 9695) "share of the risk group … 6.4%"
• 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 · online and by mail (COVID-19) — report: "use caution in direct comparison with previous years" · Center press release 2021-03-11 (7 pages · HWP), first paragraph "2.4% of 15,349 (at-risk 1.7%, 263 students + problem 0.7%, 114 students)"

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