British gambling prevalance survey 2007

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Author(s): National Centre for Social Research

Publisher: UK Data Service

Year Published: 2007

Date Added: October 31, 2018

The British Gambling Prevalence Survey is a large-scale nationally representative survey of participation in gambling and the prevalence of problem gambling in Great Britain. The aims of the survey series are: 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'; and to assess attitudes towards gambling. Further information about the series can be found on the Gambling Commission's British Gambling Prevalence Surveys web pages. British Gambling Prevalence Survey, 2007 is the second survey in the series and 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 questionnaire asked respondents to record whether they had gambled on a range of activities in the past year and past week. Past gamblers were asked questions pertaining to venues for gambling and how much they won or lost on each activity. Two problem gambling screens were included within the questionnaire to assess the extent to which people experience problems with their gambling and a range of attitudinal and socio-demographic questions were also included. The main topics covered were: participation in gambling in the past 12 months; participation in gambling in the past 7 days; problem gambling screens; attitudes to gambling; health, lifestyle and socio-demographic questions.

Citation: National Centre for Social Research. (2008). British Gambling Prevalence Survey, 2007. [data collection]. UK Data Service. SN: 5836, http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-5836-1

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-5836-1

Keywords: correlates ; demographic characteristics ; Electronic Gambling Machines (EGMs) ; gambling activities ; gambling behaviours ; gambling expenditures ; gambling participation ; lotteries ; prevalence ; sports betting ; substance use

Topics: Comorbidities ; Game Types ; Information for Operators ; Lottery ; Slots and VLTs ; Sports Betting ; Substance Use

Conceptual Framework Factors: Gambling Types ; Psychological - Comorbid Disorders ; Social - Social Demographics

Geographic Coverage: United Kingdom, England ; United Kingdom, Scotland ; United Kingdom, Wales

Study Population: Adults aged 16 and over living within private households in Great Britain.

Sample Size: N= 9,003 individuals.

Sampling Procedure: The British Gambling Prevalence Survey (BGPS) 2007 was designed to provide data at a national level about the population living in private households in England, Scotland and Wales. The sample for the BGPS 2007 was designed to be representative of all adults aged 16 and over living within private households. A random sample of 317 PSUs (Primary Sampling Units) was selected. The PSUs were selected with probability proportional to the total number of addresses within them. Within each PSU, a sample of 32 addresses were selected giving a total selected sample of 10,144 (317 x 32) addresses. Because PSUs were sampled with probability proportional to the numbers of addresses, and then a fixed number of addresses was sampled in each PSU, every address had an equal chance of being included in the sample. All adults aged 16 years or older at each household were eligible to take part in the study. Interviewers visited each selected address and collected household information by conducting a short household interview with the Household Reference Person or their Spouse/Partner. Self-completion booklets, which collected individual information about gambling behaviour, were given to every adult aged 16 and over resident within the household. Respondents were also given the option of completing the questions online and 4 allocated a unique web survey password with which to access a specifically designed online questionnaire. Overall, 7% of respondents chose to complete the questionnaires online. The data has been weighted to adjust for non-response and selection biases. The data was weighted in three stages. The first stage was to correct for dwelling unit and household selection probabilities, for the small number of addresses where either more than one dwelling unit or household was identified. The second stage calibrated the achieved household sample so that the distributions for age/sex and Government Office Region (GOR) matched the ONS 2005 mid-year population estimates. The third stage corrected for individual non-response within participating households. Comparisons of the age and sex profile of the British population according to estimates from the Office of National Statistics show that the achieved sample was, in fact, a close reflection of the general population and therefore the weights were small. These weights have been combined into one weighting variable that has been included on the data (weight). The data were processed to the UK Data Archive's B standard. A substantial series of checks was carried out to ensure the quality of the data and documentation. Firstly, checks were made that the number of cases and variables matched the depositor's records. Secondly, logical checks were performed on a sample of 30 + 10% of the remaining nominal (categorical) variables to ensure they had values within the range defined (either by value labels or in the depositor's documentation). Thirdly, any data or documentation that breached confidentiality rules were altered or suppressed to preserve anonymity.

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