• New Zealand Gambling Survey
    • Health and Lifestyles Survey
    • Alcohol Use in New Zealand
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      New Zealand Gambling Survey
      • All respondents
      • Participation, frequency, and expenditure
      • Gambling harm
      • Help seeking and support
      • Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI)
      • Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) - components
      • Community Harm
      • Bet more than they could really afford to lose
      • Needed to gamble with larger amounts of money to get the same feeling or excitement
      • Gone back another day to try and win back the money they lost
      • Borrowed money or sold anything to get money to gamble
      • Felt that they might have a problem with gambling
      • Gambling has caused them health problems, including stress or anxiety
      • Have been criticised for betting or told they have a gambling problem
      • Gambling has caused financial problems for themselves or their household
      • Felt guilty about the way they gamble, or what happens when they gamble
      New Zealand Gambling Survey Gambling harm Problem Gambling Severity Index - components Borrowed money or sold anything to get money to gamble

      Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) - components

      Gambling harm

      Indicator: Borrowed money or sold anything to get money to gamble

      New Zealand adults who borrowed or sold anything to get money to gamble in the last 12 months

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        • Data
      2023/24 New Zealand Gambling Survey

      This is the percentage of the population affected (that is, the unadjusted prevalence in the specified population).

      Estimated numbers are rounded to the nearest 1,000 people.

      Age and gender

      Ethnicity (total)

      Total response ethnicity means that people who reported belonging to more than one ethnic group are counted once in each group they reported.

      Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI)

      Source: New Zealand Gambling Survey

      Notes:

      • Missing bar in chart indicates insufficient sample size.

      Prevalence for selected indicator

      This table shows the percentage of the population affected.

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      Total
      Men
      Women
      Estimated number of adults
      % (.95CI) % (.95CI) % (.95CI) Total (.95CI)
      Total 0.5 ( 0.3 - 0.8 ) 0.8 ( 0.4 - 1.4 ) 0.2 ( 0.1 - 0.4 ) 21,000 ( 12,000 - 34,000 )
      Age group (years)
      15-24 0.8 ( 0.2 - 2.4 ) 1.6 ( 0.3 - 4.9 ) 0.0 ( 0 - 6.1 ) 5,000 ( 1,000 - 16,000 )
      25-34 1.0 ( 0.4 - 2.1 ) 2.0 ( 0.7 - 4.2 ) 0.0 ( 0 - 0.2 ) 8,000 ( 3,000 - 16,000 )
      35-44 0.3 ( 0.1 - 0.7 ) 0.4 ( 0.1 - 1.3 ) 0.1 ( 0 - 0.3 ) 2,000 ( 1,000 - 5,000 )
      45-54 0.4 ( 0.1 - 1.3 ) 0.0 ( 0 - 1.6 ) 0.8 ( 0.2 - 2.5 ) 3,000 ( 1,000 - 8,000 )
      55-64 0.6 ( 0.1 - 1.9 ) 0.9 ( 0.1 - 4 ) 0.3 ( 0.1 - 0.7 ) 4,000 ( 1,000 - 12,000 )
      65+ 0.0 ( 0 - 0.3 ) 0.0 ( 0 - 0.7 ) 0.0 ( 0 - 0.7 ) - -
      Ethnicity (total)
      Māori 1.3 ( 0.4 - 2.9 ) 2.4 ( 0.7 - 5.7 ) 0.2 ( 0 - 0.6 ) 8,000 ( 3,000 - 18,000 )
      Pacific peoples 1.5 ( 0.3 - 3.9 ) 2.4 ( 0.4 - 7.8 ) 0.5 ( 0.1 - 1.6 ) 5,000 ( 1,000 - 12,000 )
      Asian peoples 0.3 ( 0.1 - 0.8 ) 0.5 ( 0.1 - 1.4 ) 0.2 ( 0 - 0.9 ) 3,000 ( 1,000 - 6,000 )
      NZ European/MELAA/Other 0.3 ( 0.1 - 0.7 ) 0.6 ( 0.2 - 1.3 ) 0.1 ( 0 - 0.5 ) 10,000 ( 4,000 - 21,000 )
      Disabilities and mental health, addiction, and neurological conditions
      One or more 1.1 ( 0.4 - 2.3 ) 1.7 ( 0.5 - 4 ) 0.6 ( 0.1 - 2.2 ) 8,000 ( 3,000 - 16,000 )
      None reported 0.4 ( 0.2 - 0.7 ) 0.7 ( 0.3 - 1.4 ) 0.1 ( 0 - 0.2 ) 13,000 ( 6,000 - 25,000 )
      Neighbourhood deprivation (2018)
      Score 1-3 (Low) 0.3 ( 0 - 1 ) 0.4 ( 0 - 1.9 ) 0.2 ( 0 - 1.2 ) 4,000 ( 1,000 - 14,000 )
      Score 4-7 (Moderate) 0.5 ( 0.2 - 1 ) 0.8 ( 0.3 - 2 ) 0.2 ( 0 - 0.5 ) 9,000 ( 3,000 - 19,000 )
      Score 8-10 (High) 0.7 ( 0.3 - 1.4 ) 1.2 ( 0.4 - 2.7 ) 0.2 ( 0 - 0.5 ) 8,000 ( 3,000 - 16,000 )
      Health Region
      Northern (Te Tai Tokerau) 0.4 ( 0.1 - 1 ) 0.5 ( 0.1 - 1.7 ) 0.3 ( 0.1 - 1 ) 7,000 ( 2,000 - 15,000 )
      Midland (Te Manawa Taki) 0.8 ( 0.3 - 1.9 ) 1.4 ( 0.4 - 3.6 ) 0.3 ( 0 - 0.9 ) 7,000 ( 2,000 - 15,000 )
      Central (Te Ikaroa) 0.3 ( 0 - 1.1 ) 0.6 ( 0.1 - 2.3 ) 0.0 ( 0 - 0.1 ) 3,000 ( 1,000 - 11,000 )
      South Island (Te Waipounamu) 0.4 ( 0.1 - 1.3 ) 0.8 ( 0.1 - 2.5 ) 0.0 ( 0 - 0.1 ) 4,000 ( 1,000 - 13,000 )
      Problem Gambling Servity Index
      Moderate to high-risk gambler 9.1 ( 3.6 - 18.3 ) 11.5 ( 3.3 - 26.5 ) 5.9 ( 1.1 - 17.3 ) 9,000 ( 4,000 - 19,000 )
      Low-risk gambler 3.0 ( 1.1 - 6.4 ) 4.6 ( 1.5 - 10.6 ) 0.9 ( 0.1 - 3.5 ) 8,000 ( 3,000 - 16,000 )
      Non-problem gambler 0.0 ( 0 - 0.2 ) 0.0 ( 0 - 0.4 ) 0.0 ( 0 - 0.4 ) - -

      The estimated number of people is the value that is inferred for that population based on data collected from the survey sample. Estimated numbers are rounded to the nearest 1,000 people.

      Source: New Zealand Gambling Survey

      Notes:

      • This table presents unadjusted results; that is, the prevalence or mean estimates reflect the actual percentage or mean of the population affected in each time period.
      • Total response measure of ethnicity was used. People who reported belonging to more than one ethnic group are counted once in each group they reported.
      • Disabilities and mental health, addiction, and neurological conditions includes respondents who self-reported having at least one of the following: physical disabilities, intellectual disabilities, sensory disabilities, neurological conditions, developmental disabilities, and mental health and addictions conditions.
      • Dashes indicate insufficient sample size.

      No subgroups comparison available.
      Indicator definition

      New Zealand adults who borrowed or sold anything to get money to gamble in the last 12 months

      Gamblers who reported gambling in the last 12 months were asked about their wellbeing and experience or perception of potential gambling harm.

      This question is part of the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI; Ferris & Wynne, 2001). The PGSI is a 9-item scale used to assess people’s experiences of gambling-related harm in the last 12 months.

      Question(s):

      How often have you borrowed money or sold anything to get money to gamble?

      (Never / Sometimes / Most of the time / Almost always)

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      Topic: Gambling harm

      Subtopic: Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) - components

      Source: New Zealand Gambling Survey

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