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Table 4 Household expenditures on gambling activities

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	$	%	$	%	$	%	$	%	$	%
	At least one gambling activity		Government lotteries		Other lotteries/raffles, etc.		Casinos, slot machines and video lottery terminals (VLTs)		Bingos
All households
2000	490	74	240	63	80	31	525	21	730	9
2001	515	72	250	61	95	29	535	20	795	9
2002	570	73	250	63	125	30	680	21	900	7
2003	505	74	235	64	95	28	650	19	800	8
2004	515	71	260	61	100	28	655	19	800	6
2005	550	69	250	60	140	26	710	17	945	6
2006	495	73	255	64	110	28	685	19	520	6
2007¹	645	52	280	48	125	17	850	17	790	4
2008	480	70	250	62	110	25	695	18	655	5
One-person households²	505	61	230	52	95	17	945	15	640	5
Men	560	64	290	55	130	18	925	17	835	2
18 to 44	270	59	135	49	115	19	355	20	F	F
45 to 64	680	71	365	64	115	21	1,220	16	F	F
65 and over	945	63	445	55	235	13	2,180	14	F	F
Women	455	58	170	49	60	16	970	13	600	7
18 to 44	525	55	135	45	45	17	1,005	20	F	F
45 to 64	390	66	165	59	75	20	670	12	1,385	5
65 and over	470	55	195	43	60	14	1,140	11	435	9
All households
Newfoundland and Labrador	455	75	270	63	85	36	635	8	665	14
Prince Edward Island	400	73	250	61	95	42	450	11	440	11
Nova Scotia	410	76	215	63	100	45	440	16	815	7
New Brunswick	450	72	300	61	85	39	350	8	800	10
Quebec	390	71	245	67	65	16	780	11	380	5
Ontario	490	71	260	62	115	24	590	21	715	4
Manitoba	580	72	245	59	120	36	650	24	885	9
Saskatchewan	720	76	220	62	125	48	1,050	27	825	7
Alberta	645	64	275	55	165	32	915	19	1,140	3
British Columbia	460	65	220	58	90	25	745	19	425	3
Income after tax
Less than $20,000	395	51	150	42	50	11	1,090	10	465	6
$20,000 to $39,999	500	66	270	57	75	15	730	16	745	7
$40,000 to $59,999	475	73	260	66	105	28	555	20	785	5
$60,000 to $79,999	390	77	255	71	110	29	370	20	490	4
$80,000 and over	555	78	260	69	130	40	870	21	605	2
1. New screening questions were added in 2007 to reduce the response burden, but for some categories, including games of chance, the response rate was lower than expected. These screening questions were modified for 2008. See catalogue no. 62F0026M, no. 1 for more details. 2. Using one-person households allows examination of individual characteristics. Persons 18 and over were selected as this is the legal age for gambling in most provinces. Note: Expenditures are per spending household. Unless otherwise indicated, figures are for 2008. Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Household Spending.