gambling in alberta - Research Services - University of Lethbridge

PAST YEAR GAMBLING BEHAVIOUR
GY1a. In the past 12 months, how often have you purchased lottery tickets such as 6/49 and Super 7? Would you
say about
4 or more times a week (6)
2-3 times a week (5)
once a week (4)
2-3 times a month (3)
once a month (2)
less than once a month, or (1)
not at all (0) (Go to GY2a)
Unsure (8888)
refused (9999)
GY1b. Roughly how much money do you spend on lottery tickets in a typical month? Spend means how much you
are ahead (+$) or behind (-$), or your net win or loss in an average month in the past 12 months. -$_________
Note: all gambling expenditure figures in the data file have to be preceded by a ‘+’ or ‘-‘ or else have separate
columns for losses versus wins. Note: for online, there is always a negative sign in the amount box to imply a loss,
but people can remove it if they wish to denote a win. Would you say
Unsure (8888)
refused (9999)
GY2a. In the past 12 months, how often have you purchased instant win tickets such as scratch & win, pull tabs,
breakopens, or Nevada tickets? Spend means how much you are ahead (+$) or behind (-$), or your net win or loss
in an average month in the past 12 months. Note: this definition of ‘spend’ is not mentioned again for any of the
other expenditure questions.
4 or more times a week (6)
2-3 times a week (5)
once a week (4)
2-3 times a month (3)
once a month (2)
less than once a month, or (1)
not at all (0) (Go to GY3a)
Unsure (8888)
refused (9999)
GY2b. Roughly how much money do you spend on instant win tickets in a typical month? -$________ Spend
means how much you are ahead (+$) or behind (-$), or your net win or loss in an average month in the past 12
months.
Unsure (8888)
refused (9999)
GY3a. In the past 12 months, how often have you bet money on sporting events (this includes sports pools and
Sports Select tickets)?
4 or more times a week (6)
2-3 times a week (5)
once a week (4)
2-3 times a month (3)
once a month (2)
less than once a month, or (1)
not at all (0) (Go to GY4a)
Unsure (8888)
refused (9999)
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