Newfoundland and Labrador Targeted Gambling Prevalence Study ...

Index of Tables
Table 1: Sampling Design........................................................................................................ 10
Table 2: Demographic Profile of Gamblers and Non-Gamblers.............................................. 14
Table 3: Prevalence Rates for Various Gambling Activities .................................................... 15
Table 4: Demographic Profile of Lottery Ticket Players (Bell Island) ...................................... 16
Table 5: Demographic Profile of Pull Tab/Nevada Strip Players (Bell Island)......................... 18
Table 6: Demographic Profile of Scratch Ticket Players (Bell Island)..................................... 19
Table 7: Demographic Profile of Raffle/Fundraising Ticket Purchasers (Bell Island).............. 21
Table 8: Demographic Profile of VLT Players (Bell Island) ..................................................... 22
Table 9: Demographic Profile of Poker Players – Including Internet Poker (Bell Island) ........ 24
Table 10: Demographic Profile of Lottery Ticket Players (Fogo Island/Change Islands).......... 25
Table 11: Demographic Profile of Pull Tab/Nevada Strip Players (Fogo Island/Change
Islands) ...................................................................................................................... 27
Table 12: Demographic Profile of Scratch Ticket Players (Fogo Island/Change Islands)......... 28
Table 13: Demographic Profile of Raffle/Fundraising Ticket Purchasers (Fogo Island/Change
Islands) ...................................................................................................................... 30
Table 14: Demographic Profile of Bingo Players (Fogo Island/Change Islands) ...................... 31
Table 15: Demographic Profile of Poker Players (Fogo Island/Change Islands) ...................... 33
Table 16: Demographic Profile of Lottery Ticket Players (South Coast)................................... 34
Table 17: Demographic Profile of Pull Tab/Nevada Strip Players (South Coast) ..................... 36
Table 18: Demographic Profile of Scratch Ticket Players (South Coast).................................. 37
Table 19: Demographic Profile of Raffle/Fundraising Ticket Purchasers (South Coast) .......... 39
Table 20: Demographic Profile of Bingo Players (South Coast) ............................................... 40
Table 21: Time and Money Spent Gambling ............................................................................. 41
Table 22: Main Reasons for Gambling ...................................................................................... 42
Table 23: Projection of Gambling Subtypes to the Adult Population......................................... 45
Table 24: Demographic Profile by Gambling Subtype (Bell Island) .......................................... 46
Table 25: Prevalence Rates for Various Gambling Activities by Gambling Subtype (Bell
Island) ........................................................................................................................ 48
Table 26: Demographic Profile by Gambling Subtype (Fogo Island/Change Islands).............. 49
Table 27: Prevalence Rates for Various Gambling Activities by Gambling Subtype (Fogo
Island/Change Islands) .............................................................................................. 51
Table 28: Demographic Profile by Gambling Subtype (South Coast) ....................................... 52
Table 29: Prevalence Rates for Various Gambling Activities by Gambling Subtype (South
Coast) ........................................................................................................................ 53
Table 30: Time Spent Gambling In a Typical Month by Gambling Subtype.............................. 54
Table 31: Money Spent/Won/Lost Gambling in the Past 12 Months by Gambling Subtype ..... 55
Table 32: Main Reasons for Gambling by Gambling Subtype (Bell Island) .............................. 56
Table 33: Main Reasons for Gambling by Gambling Subtype (Fogo Island/Change Islands).. 57
Table 34: Main Reasons for Gambling by Gambling Subtype (South Coast) ........................... 58
Table 35: Adverse Consequences of Gambling by Gambling Subtype (Bell Island) ................ 59
Table 36: Adverse Consequences of Gambling by Gambling Subtype (Fogo Island/Change
Islands)....................................................................................................................... 59
Table 37: Adverse Consequences of Gambling by Gambling Subtype (South Coast)............. 60
Table 38: Age First Gambled for Money by Gambling Subtype (Bell Island)............................ 61
Table 39: First Gambling Activity Tried (Bell Island).................................................................. 62
Table 40: Percentage who Remember a First Big Win or Loss by Gambling Subtype (Bell
Island) ........................................................................................................................ 62
Table 41: Belief that Winning Follows Losing by Gambling Subtype (Bell Island) .................... 63
Table 42: Belief in Gambling Systems by Gambling Subtype (Bell Island)............................... 63
Table 43: Family History of Alcohol/Drug Problems and Problems Experienced by Gambling
Subtype (Bell Island).................................................................................................. 64
Table 44: Alcohol or Drug Use in the Past 12 Months by Gambling Subtype (Bell Island)....... 65