Table 2 Proportions of students engaged in gambling and in risk gambling, by categorical school ethos. Percent
School ethos | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Weak | Inter-mediate | Strong | χ2 | |
Gambling | ||||
Gambling during the past 12 months | 15.2 | 16.8 | 9.3 | 43.81*** |
Risk gambling | ||||
Tried to reduce gambling | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 22.66*** |
Felt restless or irritated when not able to gamble | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 16.36*** |
Lied about gambling | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 9.06* |
At least one indicator of risk gambling | 4.9 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 30.04*** |
n | 1722 | 1743 | 1658 | |