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Gambler’s Assistance Program Annual Reports:

2005 Youth Gamblers vs. Non-Gamblers*

Table 1.  Characteristics of Participants

Total Students

Gamblers Non-Gamblers State
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
4863 100 22420 100 27625 100

Grade

6 695 14.3 5112 22.8 5906 21.4
8 1101 22.6 5845 26.1 7044 25.5
10 1579 32.5 6334 28.3 8009 29.0
12 1488 30.6 5129 22.9 6666 24.1

Gender

Male 3611 76.2 9738 44.2 13550 50.1
Female 1127 23.8 12282 55.8 13519 49.9

Ethnicity

Hispanic 641 1107 2302 9.3 2993 9.8
African American 121 202 380 1.5 505 1.6
Asian 49 0.9 233 0.9 286 0.9
American Indian 198 3.6 851 3.4 1065 3.5
Pacif Islander 29 0.5 70 0.3 101 0.3
White 3971 72.2 19156 77.3 23356 76.2
Other 489 8.9 1803 7.3 2335 7.6

(2005 Nebraska Youth Risk & Protective Factor Survey)

*2007 Data Coming Soon! For more information, please contact Gamblers Assistance Program

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