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Fact Sheets (based on the South Oaks Gambling Screen)

Fact Sheet 1 (PDF) Gambling Group Estimates. Population percentages for Non-gamblers, Not-at-risk Gamblers, 'At risk' Gamblers and Problem Gamblers. Comparison of 2005 prevalence with previous studies.

Fact Sheet 2 (PDF) Not-at-risk Gamblers: demographics and gambling activities.

Fact Sheet 3 (PDF) 'At Risk' Gamblers: demographics and gambling activities.

Fact Sheet 4 (PDF) Problem Gamblers: demographics and gambling activities.

Fact Sheet 5 (PDF) Adverse consequences of Problem Gambling and Help Seeking Knowledge and Behaviour.

Fact Sheet 6 (PDF) Gambling Activity: participation rates for different types of gambling and frequency of participation.

Fact Sheet 7 (PDF) Demographic profiles of the different gambling groups (Non-gamblers, Not-at-risk Gamblers, 'At risk' Gamblers and Problem Gamblers.)

Fact Sheet 8 (PDF) Measuring Problem Gambling. About the screens used to measure the prevalence of problem gambling.

Fact Sheets based on the Canadian Problem Gambling Index- The survey utilised two alternative sets of measures of problem gambling: the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) and the Canadian Problem Gambling Index (CPGI). The two measures give different results. As the 2005 Study was the first time the CPGI has been used in Tasmania the findings cannot be compared with previous studies.

The Full Study

Tasmanian Gambling Prevalence Study 2005

The Fourth Study into the Extent and Impact of Gambling in Tasmania with Particular Reference to Problem Gambling. Roy Morgan Research Pty Ltd for Department of Health and Human Services. June 2006 (PDF - caution, large file size 2.4 Mb).