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| Measuring Gambling And Problem Gambling In Ontario | |||
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| Author: | Wiebe, Jamie; Single, Eric; Falkowski-Ham, Agata | ||
| Source: | Responsible Gambling Council | ||
| Published: | Dec. 04, 2001 | ||
| Description: | This report presents the results of a survey regarding the nature and extent of gambling and gambling problems in Ontario. The survey was conducted in the spring of 2001 by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse and the Responsible Gambling Council under a grant from the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre. The study is intended to determine the prevalence of gambling and problem gambling among Ontario adults, to describe the characteristics of individuals experiencing gambling-related problems, to describe the relationship between problem gambling and substance abuse and to discuss the implications of the findings to treatment and prevention programming. The Canadian Problem Gambling Index (CPGI) was used to measure gambling problems. The study showed that gambling is a very common activity, with approximately five out of six Ontario adults (83%) reporting gambling in the past year. The most common gambling activity is purchasing lottery tickets (64.6%). There are a significant number of Ontarians who report problems as a result of their gambling, with 3.8 per cent reporting problems of sufficient magnitude to rank as having moderate to severe gambling problems on the CPGI. The most commonly reported problems associated with gambling relate to income loss or debt but the likelihood of experiencing relationship, physical health and mental health problems increased as the severity of gambling increased. Another key finding is that those with moderate to severe problems tend to be disproportionately young (between the ages of 18-24), unattached males. | ||
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