Annual GB Treatment and Support Survey 2019-2024
The Treatment and Support Survey has been conducted every year since 2019, by YouGov¹. It uses a random a sample of 18,000 adults (aged 18+) in Great Britain, making it one of the largest surveys looking into gambling harms worldwide².
The main focus of the survey is to monitor the demand and usage of treatment and support for gambling harms over time. It is particularly useful at showing how rates of gambling harms vary across different groups of people and areas.
Every year, YouGov produces a main report, which sets out the key findings and trends in the latest data. The survey data is supplemented with interviews and focus groups among key audiences to provide depth to the findings and themes uncovered.
2024 report
This report explored the usage of and reported demand for, advice, support and treatment amongst those who gamble and those affected by another's gambling in Great Britain.
This report took a deep dive into legacy harms for those who used to gamble, the impact of the cost-of-living crisis and explored different ways of estimating the number of people affected by gambling harm.
2022 report
This report took a deep dive into relapse, cost of living, the stigma around gambling harm and early exposure to gambling and gambling harms.
2021 report
This report took a deep dive into the interactions between gambling and other health behaviours (e.g., alcohol, smoking, psychological distress). It also suggested a wider group of affected others that included children, and produced population estimates for the number experiencing problems with gambling.
Since 2021, we have published the aggregated data tables for those who would like to further explore the Treatment and Support Survey data.
A series of data profiles were produced by OCSI to bring together data estimated from the Annual Treatment and Support Surveys 2022-2024. These profiles provide a picture of gambling-related harms, usage and demand of treatment for gambling harms and estimated fiscal costs from gambling harms at the local area level across Great Britain.
They are designed to support local decision-makers, commissioners, service providers, researchers, and community organisations to better understand patterns of risk and need in their area, and to inform prevention, treatment, and support activity.
Profiles and data tables are available for:
The Annual GB Treatment and Support Survey is a rich source of data that can be used for other research focused on specific topics to do with gambling. From time to time, we commission other organisations to carry out further research using this data.
This report, carried out by Alma Economics, examined in detail the relationship between gambling harm severity and various aspects of a person’s mental health. The study found that there is a significant link between higher rates of gambling harms and declining mental health.
2023 Full report - Gambling and mental health: Analysis of the Annual GB Treatment and Support Survey
Press release: GambleAware publishes research into links between mental health and gambling harms
This report conducted by Ipsos UK, provides recommendations and discussion points for the future interpretation and use of PGSI by those wishing to understand and reduce the scale of gambling problems.
2023 Full report - Problem severity index
2023 Extended summary report - Problem gambling severity index
Press release: GambleAware publishes independent review of scale used to identify gambling harm
The methodology can be found within each annual report, however we have previously commissioned a report investigating how methodological differences between surveys affects the accuracy of estimates of gambling harm.
2021 Methodological factors affecting estimates of the prevalence of gambling harm in the United Kingdom: A multi-survey study
We are always keen to hear how our research is used and would welcome any feedback or ideas. You can contact us about our research by emailing us on research@gambleaware.org.
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