Mark D. Griffiths|Heather Wardle|Jim Orford|Kerry Sproston|Bob Erens
Sociodemographic Correlates of Internet Gambling: Findings from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey
Nottingham Trent University|NatCen Social Research|University of Birmingham|NatCen Social Research|NatCen Social Research
study provides first analysis ever made representative national sample internet gamblers using participant data 2007 british gambling prevalence survey n 9003 adults aged 16 years participants gambled online bet online andor used betting exchange last 12 months n 476 compared gamblers gambled via internet overall results showed number significant sociodemographic differences internet gamblers noninternet gamblers compared noninternet gamblers internet gamblers likely male relatively young adults single well educated professionalmanagerial employment analysis dsmiv scores showed problem gambling prevalence rate significantly higher among internet gamblers among noninternet gamblers results suggest medium internet may likely contribute problem gambling gambling offline environments