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Problem gambling as a cause of energy poverty among Australian households

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Author(s): Farrell, Lisa ; Fry, Jane M.

Journal: Energy Economics

Year Published: 2021

Date Added: July 29, 2021

Energy poverty describes when people struggle to pay their energy bills for basic needs, such as heating and cooling their home. This study is the first to investigate whether problem gambling is a cause of energy poverty. The researchers analyzed data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA). The Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) was used to assess gambling behaviours. The results suggested a causal pathway from problem gambling to energy poverty. Concerns about being able to heat one’s home and paying energy bills on time increased with more severe gambling behaviours. Household budget share for energy use fell with moderate-risk and problem gambling, suggesting that people were cutting down on their energy use to gamble.


Citation: Farrell, L., & Fry, J. M. (2021). Australia's gambling epidemic and energy poverty. Energy Economics, 97, 105218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105218

Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105218

Keywords: economic impacts ; financial impacts ; gambling ; household ; poverty ; social impacts

Topics: Gambling Related Harms ; Individual Harms ; Socioeconomic Status

Conceptual Framework Factors:   Environment - Social and Economic Impacts ; Gambling Environment

Study Design: Longitudinal

Geographic Coverage: Australia

Study Population: Australian adults (n = 15,143 for wave 15 and n = 15,479 for wave 18 from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) dataset)

Sampling Procedure: The researchers used data from wave 15 (2015) and wave 18 (2018) of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA). HILDA is a nationally representative longitudinal dataset that started in 2001. It is only recently that HILDA has started to include data on gambling behaviours which can be found in waves 15 (2015) and wave 18 (2018) only.

Study Funding:

No funding source was declared for this study.

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