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Testing Alternative Gambling Harm Measures

Author: YouGov Published: August 2024
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Summary

YouGov conducted secondary analysis of various gambling harm measurement tools for GambleAware, comparing them to the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI).

Topics covered

  • comparison of alternative gambling harm measurement tools to PGSI
  • prevalence of gambling harm identified by each tool
  • demographic differences in harm prevalence between tools

Key findings

The tools vary considerably in the proportion of gamblers identified as experiencing harm. There are substantial differences in which individuals are classified as experiencing harm.

Changing measurement tools could significantly impact who is classified as experiencing gambling problems and potentially affect research, monitoring and access to support services.

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