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[null,"Gambling Commission"]
[null,"Gambling participation: activities and mode of access - February 2019"]
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[null,0]
[null,null,"Contents and Preface"]
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[null,"Section 1: Data tables - Gambling participation"]
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[null,1,null,"Gambling participation in the past four weeks"]
[null,2,null,"Past four week participation in each activity"]
[null,3,null,"How people gamble"]
[null,4,null,"Gambling involvement"]
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[null,"Section 2: Data tables - Problem gambling"]
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[null,5,null,"Problem gambling (according to the PGSI mini-screen)"]
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[null,"Section 3: Appendices",{"$nulls":13}," "]
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[null,6,null,"Appendix 1 - Confidence levels and sample sizes"]
[null,7,null,"Appendix 2 - Survey questions"]
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[null,"For further information"]
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[null,"Release Date:",null,"2019-02-26"]
[null,"Next Release:",null,"2019-04-30"]
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[null,"Website:",null,"https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk"]
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[null,"Produced by:",null,"Gambling Commission Insight Team"]
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[null,"Preface"]
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[null,"The following findings are based on a set of questions commissioned by the Gambling Commission in a standalone survey conducted by Populus. Data collection took place in March 2018, June 2018, September 2018 and December 2018. Populus were commissioned to carry out the survey following the cessation of the ICM omnibus. ICM conducted the surveys between December 2013 and March 2015 and Populus from then onwards. These questions ask respondents about their gambling participation in the past four weeks. \n\nProblem gambling status has been defined using the short-form Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI mini-screen)1 (Volberg, 2012), which was developed from the full 9-item PGSI. This instrument is formed of three questions, which are scored on a 4-point scale from never to almost always, asked to all participants who have gambled at least once in the last 12 months. Responses are scored from 0 - 3 resulting in a total possible score of 9. Respondents are then categorised by their total score, as follows:\n\n\n \n\n\n"]
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[null,0,null,"Non-problem gambler","Gamblers who gamble with no negative consequences"]
[null,1,null,"Low-risk gambler","Gamblers who experience a low level of problems with few or no identified negative consequences"]
[null,"2-3",null,"Moderate risk gambler","Gamblers who experience a moderate level of problems leading to some negative consequences"]
[null,"4+",null,"Problem gambler","Gambling with negative consequences and a possible loss of control"]
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[null,"These scores have been analysed to provide overall problem gambling rates as well as by gender and age. As advised following the development of the PGSI mini-screen, it has not been used to report or track changes in any further sociodemographic characteristics or gambling behaviour, and due to small base sizes the data presented should be treated with caution."]
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[null,"Each survey is conducted once a quarter (in March, June, September and December) with a nationally representative sample (in terms of age, gender, social class and region) of adults (over 18-year-olds until December 2015, in March 2016 the sample was broadened to include participants aged 16+). In March 2016 the data collection period was extended to last the full month, in order to increase response rates and to cover both weekends and weekdays - thereby minimising non-response bias. In addition in March 2016 the list of gambling activities was extended to reflect changing markets and information needs. The list now includes separate categories to capture slot machines by location of play and football and tennis betting. This has improved robustness of capture of participation in these activities leading to an increased participation rate. It has also potentially increased capture of overall gambling and online participation as since the change a higher proportion of respondents do these activities alone. From June 2016 onwards, a mobile boost was applied to the sample to ensure a more representative split of landline and mobile-only households. \n\nThe overall sample size is relatively robust, especially when data for the previous four quarters is combined. However, when analysing specific forms or methods of gambling, the sample numbers are lower, with consequential increased margins of error in the percentages given.  Where figures do not add up to 100% it is because respondents refused to answer, answered ‘don’t know’, were permitted to give multiple responses, or because of rounding.\n\nIn order to minimise sample volatility, all the data contained within this report are shown as annual figures by averaging the results for the four quarterly surveys for each year. A full breakdown of base sizes and associated confidence levels for the last 4 years of data collection is provided in tab 6.\n\nThe following conventions have been used in the tables:\n-  No observations (zero values)\n[ ] Estimates in square brackets warn of small base sizes (less than 30)\n\nThe survey questions can be found in tab 7."]
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[null,"Links to references:"]
[null,1,null,"Developing a Short Form of the PGSI (Volberg, 2012)"]
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[null,"Further statistics and information relating to the Commission and its activities are available on our website in the Gambling data and analysis section."]

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[null,"Gambling Commission"]
[null,"Gambling participation: activities and mode of access - February 2019"]
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[null,1]
[null,null,"Gambling participation in the past four weeks"]
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[null,"Proportion of respondents participating in at least one form of gambling in the past four weeks by gender and age"]
[null,"Gambling participation by gender and age",null,null,"Year to Dec 2015","Year to Dec 2016","Year to Dec 2017","Year to Dec 2018"]
[null,"All respondents",null,"%",44.819801580611028,48.35,44.8387903024244,45.7605985037406]
[null,"male respondents",null,"%",49.071582121220573,52.6315789473684,48.4151329243354,50.841407445181]
[null,"female respondents",null,"%",40.716287137520013,44.2759295499022,41.3894324853229,40.8979990239141]
[null,"16-24 year oldsa",null,"%",32.766236867239733,38.1034482758621,35,36.144578313253]
[null,"25-34 year olds",null,"%",38.2961060678452,48.3433734939759,47.6691729323308,45.8646616541353]
[null,"35-44 year olds",null,"%",44.120036532395957,49.1628614916286,43.2267884322679,43.8543247344461]
[null,"45-54 year olds",null,"%",53.5101704233095,52.6162790697674,47.8197674418605,52.3188405797101]
[null,"55-64 year olds",null,"%",51.58006158583526,52.6595744680851,50.2664298401421,55.0442477876106]
[null,"65+ year olds",null,"%",45.295997581110157,48.4061393152302,44.5754716981132,42.2352941176471]
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[null,"Proportion of respondents participating in at least one form of gambling in the past four weeks by gender and age, excluding those only playing National Lottery draw products"]
[null,"Gambling participation (excluding participation in National Lottery products only) by gender and age",null,null,"Year to Dec 2015","Year to Dec 2016","Year to Dec 2017","Year to Dec 2018"]
[null,"All respondents",null,"%",27.304357867315897,33.1667083229193,31.05,32.1036889332004]
[null,"male respondents",null,"%",30.155502392344495,36.4519427402863,33.7423312883436,36.9199388067313,"†"]
[null,"female respondents",null,"%",24.623510051592241,30.0733496332518,28.5085574572127,27.5121951219512]
[null,"16-24 year oldsa",null,"%",28.917741165234002,34.8275862068965,32.4137931034483,34.5955249569707]
[null,"25-34 year olds",null,"%",27.091495461060678,38.5542168674699,37.8012048192771,39.6396396396396]
[null,"35-44 year olds",null,"%",25.533521938721037,33.4855403348554,29.0715372907154,32.1699544764795]
[null,"45-54 year olds",null,"%",30.520489094514208,31.25,28.5921625544267,32.1273516642547]
[null,"55-64 year olds",null,"%",27.919168591224018,32.0353982300885,30.3730017761989,32.0353982300885]
[null,"65+ year olds",null,"%",24.854418736290949,29.8701298701299,28.8075560802834,24.4705882352941,"†"]
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[null,"Proportion of respondents participating in at least one form of online gambling in the past four weeks by gender and age"]
[null,"Online gambling participation by gender and age",null,null,"Year to Dec 2015","Year to Dec 2016","Year to Dec 2017","Year to Dec 2018"]
[null,"All respondents",null,"%",14.54252179010593,17.2726508552184,18.2795698924731,18.4538653366584]
[null,"male respondents",null,"%",17.919880871008687,21.2570260602964,21.3701431492843,22.5395206527282]
[null,"female respondents",null,"%",11.307624220427684,13.454011741683,15.3620352250489,14.5365853658537]
[null,"16-24 year oldsa",null,"%",8.512931034482758,15.6896551724138,13.6206896551724,12.2203098106713]
[null,"25-34 year olds",null,"%",16.177884615384613,20.4511278195489,24.3975903614458,23.1231231231231]
[null,"35-44 year olds",null,"%",20.805931554079937,21.4611872146119,22.5609756097561,22.0030349013657]
[null,"45-54 year olds",null,"%",20.967564595931833,19.6220930232558,18.6046511627907,22.0289855072464]
[null,"55-64 year olds",null,"%",13.866435719784448,16.4893617021277,20.5673758865248,22.6548672566372]
[null,"65+ year olds",null,"%",6.9576523031203568,11.3207547169811,11.5702479338843,10.6007067137809]
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[null,"Proportion of respondents participating in online gambling in the past four weeks, excluding those only playing National Lottery draw products"]
[null,"Online gambling participation (excluding participation in National Lottery products only) by gender and age",null,null,"Year to Dec 2015","Year to Dec 2016","Year to Dec 2017","Year to Dec 2018"]
[null,"All respondents",null,"%",9.3452365694951531,12.7936031984008,13.55,14.4103714784343]
[null,"male respondents",null,"%",11.775217263939069,16.1042944785276,16.2576687116564,17.7460479347272]
[null,"female respondents",null,"%",7.0173255224769537,9.58435207823961,10.958904109589,11.1707317073171]
[null,"16-24 year oldsa",null,"%",8.0818965517241388,14.6551724137931,11.8965517241379,11.8556701030928]
[null,"25-34 year olds",null,"%",11.041734831133894,16.0902255639098,20.3313253012048,20.3007518796992]
[null,"35-44 year olds",null,"%",12.875909845485889,15.0684931506849,14.7865853658537,17.1471927162367]
[null,"45-54 year olds",null,"%",12.612359550561797,13.3720930232558,12.6453488372093,15.3623188405797]
[null,"55-64 year olds",null,"%",7.8571428571428568,10.6382978723404,14.5132743362832,16.4601769911504]
[null,"65+ year olds",null,"%",4.3077685741206917,8.13679245283019,8.50059031877214,7.29411764705882]

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[null,"Gambling Commission"]
[null,"Gambling participation: activities and mode of access - February 2019"]
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[null,2]
[null,null,"Past four week participation in each activity"]
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[null,"Proportion of respondents gambling in the past four weeks by type of gambling activity"]
[null,"Gambling activity",null,null,"Year to Dec 2015","Year to Dec 2016","Year to Dec 2017","Year to Dec 2018"]
[null,"National Lottery draws",null,"%",32.25227729550496,30.0378241545043,27.3013754991721,27.618611863247]
[null,"Scratchcards",null,"%",9.8145329509864485,12.0725042028523,10.8563644938883,11.1960452279732]
[null,"Another lottery",null,"%",10.542361758941171,11.6889963019273,10.6898402319168,10.8295384751485]
[null,"Fruit or slot machinesa",null,"%",1.7748147684175346,4.51427241718005,4.44742870216741,3.7]
[null,"   In pubs",null,"%","-",2.70564651355819,2.37277145478849,1.8208876668761]
[null,"   In gaming centres / arcades",null,"%","-",2.03615635476335,2.21148393864737,2.10653645218432]
[null,"   In casinos",null,"%","-",0.912934953763239,0.901317930924018,0.88695227610019]
[null,"   In bingo halls",null,"%","-",0.46928476373973,0.670041771717954,0.220829231743977,"†"]
[null,"Virtual gaming machines in a bookmakers",null,"%",0.95741922016902559,1.49615227124075,1.43412826255942,1.49709323072551]
[null,"Bingob",null,"%",2.6295661451618018,3.5050488585952,3.34871828872743,2.64013525973855]
[null,"Football pools",null,"%",2.0793024410665937,1.76396154245669,1.4459904520503,1.36890518344626]
[null,"Horse racesc",null,"%",3.7184167256170122,4.63177014960365,3.91989323933182,3.8432817251126]
[null,"Dog racesc",null,"%",0.69251243373318783,1.13083562490245,1.10923243796778,0.785182567951975]
[null,"Sports bettingcd",null,"%",3.5314793861572102,7.1258414956121,6.43115966082528,6.6]
[null,"   Football",null,"%","-",6.38334724573972,5.29261128674698,5.66240807528188]
[null,"   Tennis",null,"%","-",0.401952514670642,0.272797703953784,0.263109084578068]
[null,"   Other sports",null,"%","-",1.9572358453228,2.59224355247186,2.26515141215749,{"$nulls":7}," "]
[null,"Betting on other eventsc",null,"%",0.638618124802185,0.905660040031502,0.530086427602628,1,"†"]
[null,"Virtual dog or horse races",null,"%",0.30186793531792128,0.377766196382634,0.402870651136473,0.253617560894869]
[null,"Spread betting",null,"%",0.22573149792001412,0.21936063863934,0.29787044584917,0.333068658088325]
[null,"Online slot machine style games / instant wins",null,"%",0.56527065942645038,1.65624423737272,1.22604349558009,1.18712775466364]
[null,"Casino gamese",null,"%",1.1013544317740702,2.26104346425472,1.58711228204792,1.59967406854889]
[null,"Poker at a pub / club",null,"%",0.442309633552074,0.601890296630492,0.380398166685112,0.782835131544871,"†"]
[null,"Private betting",null,"%",3.494288780311158,6.03185312869342,4.36866269341558,6.05621377322198,"†"]
[null,"Any other activity",null,"%",0.3298480823671005,0.574180761665943,0.483878256996258,0.9,"†"]
[null,"Any online bettingf",null,"%",2.9536952031285928,5.41851070265797,5.55685331709158,5.6]
[null,"Any online gamblingg",null,"%",14.523533440463329,17.2726508552184,18.3078563149641,18.4495876486188]
[null,"Any gambling activity",null,"%",44.81432076465596,48.3589220622193,44.8271924289604,45.8]

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[null,"Gambling Commission"]
[null,"Gambling participation: activities and mode of access - February 2019"]
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[null,3]
[null,null,"How people gamble"]
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[null," In person participation in the past four weeks by activity (amongst respondents who had participated in each activity)"]
[null,"Activity",null,null,"Year to Dec 2015","Year to Dec 2016","Year to Dec 2017","Year to Dec 2018"]
[null,"National Lottery draws",null,"%",79.385125261004887,78.723532028726822,75.78708051174209,75.1753433263381]
[null,"Another lottery",null,"%",68.609237425524682,63.47567231590758,59.353732684604061,55.9899967202752]
[null,"Bingoa",null,"%",78.544820241429875,85.091100233817372,70.6244895036194,69.0370217750499]
[null,"Football pools",null,"%",67.738454344879273,57.9966612125872,58.223374878512004,62.9917811579732]
[null,"Horse racesb",null,"%",64.052867512821848,65.659631346525,68.8642418989729,64.1724286397065]
[null,"Dog racesb",null,"%","[81.2]",76.875628017842971,78.0266093517426,79.5109296975295]
[null,"Sports bettingb",null,"%",36.127903720123932,45.8874683368407,37.498788060491,39.8]
[null,"   Football",null,"%","-",46.212936563408604,39.0315063918796,44.5313826809425]
[null,"   Tennis",null,"%","-","[17.3]","[19.1]","[25.1]"]
[null,"   Other sports",null,"%","-",30.664357833904674,26.8051259319805,34.0164581071747]
[null,"Betting on other eventsb",null,"%","[42.6]",42.250506757767404,32.6259332110776,"[54.3]"]
[null,"Virtual dog or horse races",null,"%","[63.5]","[64.4]","[69.2]","[66.0]"]
[null,"Spread betting",null,"%","-","[14.7]","[31.4]","[40.0]"]
[null,"Casino gamesc",null,"%",66.061683312372651,61.3805312334667,57.5346491488201,61.6507302480392]
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[null,"Online participation in the past four weeks by activity  (amongst respondents who had participated in each activity)"]
[null,"Activity",null,null,"Year to Dec 2015","Year to Dec 2016","Year to Dec 2017","Year to Dec 2018"]
[null,"National Lottery draws",null,"%",27.671350847723144,28.012542714713128,32.537651701103385,30.670035906321]
[null,"Another lottery",null,"%",34.491328178086775,38.360716129565681,42.402957192851964,46.6136528474531]
[null,"Bingoa",null,"%",25.024614314533704,20.395110033638669,39.811666187348095,33.8891592533836]
[null,"Football pools",null,"%",46.464730494276793,55.6438193015129,55.761801633972304,55.6856611657911]
[null,"Horse racesb",null,"%",37.874402594238312,48.8105118436472,45.2222890043983,54.5175163137106]
[null,"Dog racesb",null,"%","[18.8]",37.2897039225799,37.9530024721707,47.7590595462001]
[null,"Sports bettingb",null,"%",65.283657089341133,66.9790188938016,72.5064653860803,72.8]
[null,"   Football",null,"%","-",65.1348497311026,71.28238671528419,67.1959174212443]
[null,"   Tennis",null,"%","-","[87.3]","[85.9]","[74.9]"]
[null,"   Other sports",null,"%","-",78.638909077924666,81.0169351448843,74.6610176622357]
[null,"Betting on other eventsb",null,"%","[57.4]",62.725212826340304,71.5191212977948,50.4]
[null,"Virtual dog or horse races",null,"%","[36.5]","[45.9]","[55.3]","[45.5]"]
[null,"Spread betting",null,"%","[100]","[85.3]","[73.3]","[92.8]"]
[null,"Casino gamesc",null,"%",55.529839900623287,62.643982754775706,67.5058077070307,59.348973491486]

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[null,"Gambling Commission"]
[null,"Gambling participation: activities and mode of access - February 2019"]
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[null,4]
[null,null,"Gambling involvement "]
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[null,"Frequency of gambling on any activity in the past four weeks"]
[null,"Most common frequency of gambling on any activity",null,null,"Year to Dec 2015","Year to Dec 2016","Year to Dec 2017","Year to Dec 2018"]
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[null,"Once a week",null,"%",39.033197079997358,35.337382670805,33.2092627462064,31.9629049399171]
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[null,"Less than once a month",null,"%",14.707653007571281,13.078181582142717,16.7024808216735,16.4849553781493]
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[null,"Frequency of gambling on any betting activity in the past four weeks"]
[null,"Most common frequency of bettinga",null,null,"Year to Dec 2015","Year to Dec 2016","Year to Dec 2017","Year to Dec 2018"]
[null,"2+ days a week",null,"%",23.866312423567052,25.008584990500371,19.9855306853785,20.8757397457037]
[null,"Once a week",null,"%",24.187678340463716,30.9219322175282,26.7101794643819,31.9118081612453]
[null,"Once a month, less than once a week",null,"%",23.122326881555288,24.100971144439303,25.3447107884048,24.5228235659885]
[null,"Less than once a month",null,"%",28.823682354413947,19.968511647532136,27.9595790618349,22.6896285270625]
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[null,"Gambling Commission"]
[null,"Gambling participation: activities and mode of access - February 2019"]
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[null,5]
[null,null,"Problem gambling (according to the PGSI mini-screen)"]
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[null,"As with all data contained within this publication rates of problem gambling are based on survey estimates and therefore have confidence intervals around the observed estimate within which the true rate is likely to fall. As such, and despite some relatively high percentage changes in the observed rates of problem gambling, only one of the figures in the problem gambling tables below is significant at the 95% level."]
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[null,"Problem gamblers","(Gambling with negative consequences and a possible loss of control)"]
[]
[null,"Problem gambling rates (according to the short-form PGSI) by gender and age"]
[null,"Problem gamblers by gender and age",null,null,"Year to Dec 2015","Year to Dec 2016","Year to Dec 2017","Year to Dec 2018","Sample size for Year to Dec 2018"]
[null,"All respondents",null,"%",0.52423448708441966,0.674831292176956,0.574569073195104,0.523560209424084,4009]
[null,"male respondents",null,"%",0.97357547670230882,1.22636688809402,1.02197240674502,0.96889342172361,1940]
[null,"female respondents",null,"%",0.0487012987012987,0.146771037181996,0.146771037181996,0.0975609756097561,2069]
[null,"16-24 year oldsa",null,"%",1.0679321872015282,1.3793103448275863,1.03448275862069,0.859106529209622,443]
[null,"25-34 year olds",null,"%",0.72115384615384615,0.75301204819277112,1.20300751879699,0.750750750750751,544]
[null,"35-44 year olds",null,"%",0.435149687244459,1.06544901065449,0.30441400304414,1.06221547799697,640]
[null,"45-54 year olds",null,"%",0.28724573941726228,0.29027576197387517,0.290275761973875,0.290275761973875,772]
[null,"55-64 year olds",null,"%",0.86805555555555558,0.1773049645390071,0.531914893617021,0.176678445229682,677]
[null,"65+ year olds",null,"%",0.11848341232227488,0.35419126328217237,0.235849056603774,0.117785630153121,933]
[]
[]
[]
[]
[null,"Moderate risk gamblers","(Gamblers who experience a moderate level of problems leading to some negative consequences)"]
[]
[null,"Problem gambling rates (according to the short-form PGSI) by gender and age"]
[null,"Moderate risk gamblers by gender and age",null,null,"Year to Dec 2015","Year to Dec 2016","Year to Dec 2017","Year to Dec 2018","Sample size for Year to Dec 2018"]
[null,"All respondents",null,"%",0.8236024621861463,1.82454386403399,1.94853859605296,1.49588631264024,4009]
[null,"male respondents",null,"%",1.3811803791283956,2.45273377618804,2.8104241185488,2.19275879653238,1940]
[null,"female respondents",null,"%",0.29271509740259738,1.22309197651663,1.17416829745597,0.780487804878049,2069]
[null,"16-24 year oldsa",null,"%",0.625,1.896551724137931,2.06896551724138,1.54639175257732,443]
[null,"25-34 year olds",null,"%",1.5196488294314381,3.3132530120481931,3.7593984962406,3.45345345345345,544]
[null,"35-44 year olds",null,"%",0.870299374488918,2.13089802130898,3.19634703196347,1.36570561456753,640,"†"]
[null,"45-54 year olds",null,"%",0.42743265530511276,1.5965166908563133,1.01596516690856,0.870827285921626,772]
[null,"55-64 year olds",null,"%",1.36474429727741,1.5957446808510638,1.06382978723404,0.88339222614841,677]
[null,"65+ year olds",null,"%",0.34824278903624117,0.70838252656434475,0.825471698113208,0.94228504122497,933]
[]
[]
[]
[]
[null,"Low risk gamblers","(Gamblers who experience a low level of problems with few or no identified negative consequences)"]
[]
[null,"Problem gambling rates (according to the short-form PGSI) by gender and age"]
[null,"Low risk gamblers by gender and age",null,null,"Year to Dec 2015","Year to Dec 2016","Year to Dec 2017","Year to Dec 2018","Sample size for Year to Dec 2018"]
[null,"All respondents",null,"%",1.3977039263683027,3.72406898275431,3.24756432675493,3.31588132635253,4009]
[null,"male respondents",null,"%",1.7907395516346074,5.21205927439959,3.93459376596832,4.23253442121367,1940]
[null,"female respondents",null,"%",0.9751674107142857,2.29941291585127,2.49510763209393,2.48780487804878,2069]
[null,"16-24 year oldsa",null,"%",2.1358643744030563,6.0344827586206895,5.17241379310345,4.81099656357388,443]
[null,"25-34 year olds",null,"%",2.4292283803153367,6.1746987951807224,5.56390977443609,6.60660660660661,544]
[null,"35-44 year olds",null,"%",1.5459894013572208,3.1963470319634704,1.97869101978691,3.79362670713202,640]
[null,"45-54 year olds",null,"%",1.4431006047278725,3.7735849056603774,3.19303338171263,1.88679245283019,772]
[null,"55-64 year olds",null,"%",0.6863962472406181,1.5957446808510638,1.77304964539007,2.12014134275618,677]
[null,"65+ year olds",null,"%",0.33382789317507416,2.0070838252656436,2.12264150943396,1.29564193168433,933]

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[null,"Gambling Commission"]
[null,"Gambling participation: activities and mode of access - February 2019"]
[]
[null,null,6]
[null,null,null,"Appendix 1:  Confidence levels and sample sizes"]
[]
[null,"ICM Research and Populus interviewed the following random samples of adults (16+) by telephone. Interviews were conducted across the country and the results have been weighted to the profile of all adults. "]
[]
[null,"Based on 50% normal distributionb"]
[]
[{"$nulls":4},"Year to Dec 2015",null,"Year to Dec 2016",null,"Year to Dec 2017",null,"Year to Dec 2018"]
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[null,"Group",null,null,"Sample size","Maximum margin of error at 95% confidence level","Sample size","Maximum margin of error at 95% confidence level","Sample size","Maximum margin of error at 95% confidence level","Sample size","Maximum margin of error at 95% confidence level"]
[]
[null,"All respondents",null,null,4004,"+/- 1.55%",4001,"+/- 1.55%",4001,"+/- 1.55%",4009,"+/- 1.55%"]
[null,"male respondents",null,null,1908,"+/- 2.24%",1976,"+/- 2.20%",2056,"+/- 2.16%",1940,"+/- 2.22%"]
[null,"female respondents",null,null,2096,"+/- 2.14%",2025,"+/- 2.18%",1945,"+/- 2.22%",2069,"+/- 2.15%"]
[null,"16-24 year oldsa",null,null,406,"+/- 4.86%",461,"+/- 4.56%",479,"+/- 4.48%",443,"+/- 4.66%"]
[null,"25-34 year olds",null,null,632,"+/- 3.90%",630,"+/- 3.90%",602,"+/- 3.99%",544,"+/- 4.20%"]
[null,"35-44 year olds",null,null,795,"+/- 3.48%",703,"+/- 3.70%",641,"+/- 3.87%",640,"+/- 3.87%"]
[null,"45-54 year olds",null,null,777,"+/- 3.52%",727,"+/- 3.63%",736,"+/- 3.61%",772,"+/- 3.53%"]
[null,"55-64 year olds",null,null,560,"+/- 4.14%",630,"+/- 3.90%",653,"+/- 3.83%",677,"+/- 3.77%"]
[null,"65+ year olds",null,null,833,"+/- 3.40%",850,"+/- 3.36%",890,"+/- 3.28%",933,"+/- 3.21%"]
[]
[null,"Based on problem gambling rates (according to the PGSI mini-screen)c"]
[]
[{"$nulls":4},"Year to Dec 2015",null,"Year to Dec 2016",null,"Year to Dec 2017",null,"Year to Dec 2018"]
[]
[null,"Group",null,null,"Sample size","Maximum margin of error at 95% confidence level","Sample size","Maximum margin of error at 95% confidence level","Sample size","Maximum margin of error at 95% confidence level","Sample size","Maximum margin of error at 95% confidence level"]
[]
[null,"All respondents",null,null,4003,"+/- 0.22%",4001,"+/- 0.26%",4001,"+/- 0.24%",4009,"+/- 0.22%"]
[null,"male respondents",null,null,1956,"+/- 0.44%",1976,"+/- 0.48%",2056,"+/- 0.43%",1940,"+/- 0.44%"]
[null,"female respondents",null,null,2047,"-",2025,"+/- 0.14%",1945,"+/- 0.14%",2069,"+/- 0.14%"]
[null,"16-24 year oldsa",null,null,472,"+/- 0.94%",461,"+/- 1.07%",479,"+/- 0.89%",443,"+/- 0.88%"]
[null,"25-34 year olds",null,null,666,"+/- 0.63%",630,"+/- 0.70%",602,"+/- 0.87%",544,"+/- 0.75%"]
[null,"35-44 year olds",null,null,709,"+/- 0.46%",703,"+/- 0.77%",641,"+/- 0.42%",640,"+/- 0.81%"]
[null,"45-54 year olds",null,null,696,"+/- 0.41%",727,"+/- 0.40%",736,"+/- 0.40%",772,"+/- 0.39%"]
[null,"55-64 year olds",null,null,588,"+/- 0.76%",630,"+/- 0.35%",653,"+/- 0.54%",677,"+/- 0.34%"]
[null,"65+ year olds",null,null,869,"+/- 0.21%",850,"+/- 0.42%",890,"+/- 0.29%",933,"+/- 0.20%"]

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[null,"Gambling Commission"]
[null,"Gambling participation: activities and mode of access - February 2019"]
[]
[null,7]
[null,null,null,"Appendix 2:  Survey questions"]
[]
[]
[]
[null,"Q1. In the past four weeks, have you spent money on any of the following…"]
[null,1,null,"Tickets for the National Lottery draws (Lotto, EuroMillions, Thunderball, Daily Play, Hotpicks)? [#]"]
[null,2,null,"Scratchcards? [*]"]
[null,3,null,"Tickets for a charity lottery or other lottery? [#]"]
[null,4,null,"Fruit or slot machines? [*]"]
[null,5,null,"Virtual gaming machines in a bookmaker’s to bet on virtual roulette, poker, blackjack or other games? [*]"]
[null,6,null,"Bingo, including bingo played online? [#]"]
[null,7,null,"The football pools? [#]"]
[null,8,null,"Betting on horse races? [+]"]
[null,9,null,"Betting on dog races? [+]"]
[null,10,null,"Betting on football? [+]"]
[null,11,null,"Betting on tennis? [+] "]
[null,12,null,"Betting on other sports events? [+]"]
[null,13,null,"Betting on the outcome of lotteries? [+]"]
[null,14,null,"Betting on political events? [+]"]
[null,15,null,"Betting on other events (e.g. entertainment, topical, current affairs, novelty)? [+]"]
[null,16,null,"Betting on virtual dog or horse races? [#]"]
[null,17,null,"Spread betting? [#]"]
[null,18,null,"Online instant win games available on the National Lottery website? [*]"]
[null,19,null,"Online fruit/slot machine style games or online instant win games on sites other than the National Lottery website? [*]"]
[null,20,null,"Roulette in a casino or online? [#]"]
[null,21,null,"Card or dice games in a casino or online? [#]"]
[null,22,null,"Poker in a casino or online? [#]"]
[null,23,null,"Playing poker in a pub tournament/league, or at a club? [*]"]
[null,24,null,"Private betting (sweepstakes, bets between friends) or gambling (playing card games for money) with friends, family or colleagues? [*]"]
[null,25,null,"Another form of gambling activity? [#]"]
[null,26,null,"Don’t know (do not read out) [*]"]
[null,27,null,"Refused (do not read out) [*]"]
[null,28,null,"None of these (do not read out) [*]"]
[]
[null,"[*]: Follow up ‘mode’ question not required. Go straight to Q3. "]
[]
[null,"For those who select activities marked [#]"]
[null,"Q2v1. And, in the last 4 weeks, did you spend money on [activity selected at Q1] in person, online or both…?"]
[null,1,null,"In person"]
[null,2,null,"Online"]
[null,3,null,"Both"]
[]
[null,"For those who select activities marked [+]"]
[null,"Q2v2. And in the last 4 weeks, did you spend money on [activity selected at Q1]… ?"]
[null,1,null,"In person at a bookmakers"]
[null,2,null,"In person at the venue or track"]
[null,3,null,"On the phone with a bookmaker"]
[null,4,null,"Online with a bookmaker"]
[null,5,null,"Online with a betting exchange"]
[]
[null,"[For each activity selected, asked separately by mode of access]"]
[null,"Q3. Thinking about [activity selected and mode of access] how often do you spend money on this activity? [unprompted]"]
[null,1,null,"Everyday/almost every day"]
[null,2,null,"4-5 days a week"]
[null,3,null,"2-3 days a week"]
[null,4,null,"About once a week"]
[null,5,null,"2-3 days a month"]
[null,6,null,"About once a month"]
[null,7,null,"6-11 times a year"]
[null,8,null,"1-5 times a year"]
[]
[]
[null,"[If not spent money on gambling in the last 4 weeks]"]
[null,"Q4. Although you have not spent money on those activities in the past 4 weeks, have you spent money on any of those activities in the past 12 months?"]
[]
[null,1,null,"Yes"]
[null,2,null,"No"]
[null,3,null,"Don't know"]
[]
[null,"Short-form Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI):"]
[]
[null,"[If spent money on gambling in the last 12 months]"]
[null,"Q5. In the last 12 months have you bet more than you could really afford to lose?"]
[]
[null,1,null,"Almost always"]
[null,2,null,"Most of the time"]
[null,3,null,"Sometimes"]
[null,4,null,"Never"]
[null,5,null,"Don't know"]
[]
[null,"[If spent money on gambling in the last 12 months]"]
[null,"Q6. In the last 12 months have people criticised your betting, or told you that you have a gambling problem, whether or not you thought it is true?"]
[]
[null,1,null,"Almost always"]
[null,2,null,"Most of the time"]
[null,3,null,"Sometimes"]
[null,4,null,"Never"]
[null,5,null,"Don't know"]
[]
[null,"[If spent money on gambling in the last 12 months]"]
[null,"Q7. In the last 12 months have you felt guilty about the way you gamble or what happens when you gamble?"]
[]
[null,1,null,"Almost always"]
[null,2,null,"Most of the time"]
[null,3,null,"Sometimes"]
[null,4,null,"Never"]
[null,5,null,"Don't know"]