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
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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Gambling Commission. (April 27, 2021). Share of problem gamblers in Great Britain as of March 2021, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/543465/problem-gamblers-united-kingdom-uk/
Gambling Commission. "Share of problem gamblers in Great Britain as of March 2021, by age." Chart. April 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/543465/problem-gamblers-united-kingdom-uk/
Gambling Commission. (2021). Share of problem gamblers in Great Britain as of March 2021, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/543465/problem-gamblers-united-kingdom-uk/
Gambling Commission. "Share of Problem Gamblers in Great Britain as of March 2021, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2021, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/543465/problem-gamblers-united-kingdom-uk/
Gambling Commission, Share of problem gamblers in Great Britain as of March 2021, by age Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/543465/problem-gamblers-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Share of problem gamblers in Great Britain as of March 2021, by age [Graph], Gambling Commission, April 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/543465/problem-gamblers-united-kingdom-uk/