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Title:
British Gambling Prevalence Survey, 2007
(BGPS)

Subject Categories:
General - Health
Leisure, tourism and sport - Society and culture
Social attitudes and behaviour - Society and culture

Depositor(s):
National Centre for Social Research

Principal Investigator(s):
National Centre for Social Research

Sponsor(s):
Gambling Commission

Abstract:
The British Gambling Prevalence Survey, 2007 is a large-scale nationally representative survey of participation in gambling and the prevalence of problem gambling in Great Britain. The survey was undertaken to help the Gambling Commission understand the nature and scale of gambling in Great Britain at a point before the Gambling Act 2005 was implemented on 1 September 2007. It was commissioned as part of the Gambling Commission’s commitment to the licensing objectives of keeping crime out of gambling, ensuring gambling is conducted fairly and openly, and protecting children and vulnerable people from harm from gambling.

The aims of the survey were to:

• measure the prevalence of participation in all forms of commercial and private gambling (including estimates of expenditure and information on venue)
• estimate the prevalence of ‘problem gambling’ and look at which activities have the highest prevalence of ‘problem gamblers’
• investigate the socio-demographic factors associated with gambling and with ‘problem gambling’
• assess attitudes towards gambling

• participation in gambling in the past 12 months (module A)
• participation in gambling in the past 7 days (module B)
• problem gambling screens (module C)
• attitudes to gambling (module D)
• health, lifestyle and socio-demographic questions (module E)

Coverage:
Dates of Fieldwork: October 2006-March 2007
The survey asks respondents about their gambling experience in the 12 months prior to interview.
Country: Great Britain
Spatial Units: Countries;Government Office Regions (GORs)
Observation Units: Individuals
Kind of Data: Numeric data

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:National
Population:Adults aged 16 and over living within private households.

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
It is intended the survey will be repeated every three years.
Sampling Procedures: Multi-stage stratified random sample
Number of Units: 9,003 individuals.
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview; Self-completion; Web survey.
Weighting: Weighting used. See documentation for details

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:
Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions for further information.
Availability: ESDS Access and Preservation, UK Data Archive
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Date of Release:
First Edition: 9 May 2008

Copyright:
Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen’s Printer for Scotland

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