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

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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.

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