Trends in gambling participation and gambling severity among Finnish men and women: cross-sectional population surveys in 2007, 2010 and 2015.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study is to evaluate trends in past-year gambling participation and gambling severity among Finnish men and women from 2007 to 2015.

Design

Cross-sectional population surveys from years 2007, 2011 and 2015.

Setting

Data were drawn from the population register and collected using computer-assisted telephone interviews.

Participants

Representative random samples of Finns aged 15-74 were drawn in the study in 2007 (n=5008), 2011 (n=4484) and 2015 (n=4515) with response rates of 58%, 40% and 62%, respectively.

Outcome measures

The outcome measures were gambling versatility, type of games, gambling intensity and gambling severity. Significance (p) between time points was determined using χ² tests. All temporal comparisons

SUBMITTER: Castren S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6112397 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature