gambling in alberta - Research Services - University of Lethbridge

are interested in the opinions of both gamblers and nongamblers. This survey will take 10 TO 15 MINUTES to
complete for most people.
The following is some information about this survey. Please review and hit the “Next Page” button when finished.
It takes about 10-15 minutes to complete for most people.
The purpose of this research is to help researchers understand the social and economic impact of gambling in
this province.
You do not have to answer questions you do not want to, and you can stop participation at any time.
All information you provide is strictly confidential.
We do not need to know your name, and your telephone number will be removed from the data set once all
data collection is completed. Also, only group results will be reported when the study is published.
This study has no known risks. However, some of the questions do ask about sensitive issues.
The data will be stored on a computer in a secure location at the University of Lethbridge. The only people
having access to this data are members of the Research Team, headed by Dr. Robert Williams of the University
of Lethbridge.
If you have any questions regarding this study, you can contact Dr. Robert Williams at 403-382-7128.
This study has received ethics clearance through the University of Lethbridge Office of Research Ethics.
Questions about your rights as a participant in this research may be addressed to the Office of Research
Services, University of Lethbridge (403-329-2747).
If you are interested in seeing the Final Report for this study, it will be available from the Alberta Gaming
Research Institute website in July 2010.
D1. Gender (do not ask)
Male (1)
Female (2)
D2. In what year were you born?_________
refused (9999) (still included even if don’t provide age)
ELIGIBILITY
GAMBLING
Before we start, we would like to provide our definition of gambling: We define gambling as wagering money or
material goods on something with an uncertain outcome in the hopes of winning additional money or material
goods. It includes things such as lottery tickets, scratch ‘n win tickets, bingo, betting against a friend on a game of
skill or chance, investing in high risk stocks, etc. Provide definition of high risk stock if necessary (hyperlink
available to online).
Note: for the CATI Questionnaire the ‘unsure’ and ‘refused’ options are never read. This is the same for the Online
Questionnaire, except that ‘prefer not to answer’ is provided as an option for all demographic questions.
GAMBLING ATTITUDES
GA1. Which best describes your belief about the benefit or harm that gambling has for society? Would you say
The harm far outweighs the benefits (-2)
The harm somewhat outweighs the benefits (-1)
The benefits are about equal to the harm (0)
The benefits somewhat outweigh the harm, or (+1)
The benefits far outweigh the harm (+2)
unsure (8888)
refused (9999)
299