Problem gambling rates Great Britain 2021

According to a March 2021 survey, the largest percentage of problem gamblers in Great Britain were individuals aged 35 to 44. In comparison, no respondents aged 65 years and older stated that they were problem gamblers.

Share of problem gamblers in Great Britain as of March 2021, by age

Characteristic	Share of respondents
16-24 years	0.4%
25-34 years	0.3%
35-44 years	1.1%
45-54 years	0.4%
55-64 years	0.4%
65 years and older	0%

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Release date

April 2021

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

February 26 to March 31, 2021

Number of respondents

4,009 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Omnibus survey

Supplementary notes

Data can be found under tab 5 in the survey.
Source notes survey questions related to respondents' gambling participation in the past four weeks.
Additional survey information: "Problem gambling status has been defined using the short-form Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI)1 (Volberg, 2012), which was developed from the full 9-item PGSI. This instrument is formed of three questions, which are scored on a 4-point scale from never to almost always, asked to all participants who have gambled at least once in the last 12 months. Responses are scored from 0 - 3 resulting in a total possible score of 9. Respondents are then categorized by their total score, as follows: 0 Non-problem gambler; 1 Low-risk gambler; 2-3 Moderate risk gambler; 4+ Problem gambler."

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