A spotlight on 18-24 year old gamblers

The Manitoba Longitudinal Study of Young Adults

Elizabeth Stephenson

Manitoba Gaming Control Commission

Salute to AGRI: Made in Manitoba

Unique partnership

AddictionsFoundation ofManitoba

ManitobaGamingControl

Commission

ManitobaLotteries

Corporation

MLSYA

Participants

679 participants from across the province 18-20 years old at the time of recruitment Recruited through random telephone calls, online,

referrals and at the Casinos of Winnipeg

Conceptual Framework

Substance Use

Risk-taking

Treatment

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Psychological Context• Personality (impulsivity, self-esteem)• Cognition (coping, gambling knowledge)• Mental health (depression, anxiety, panic disorders)

Biological Context• Physical health (disabilities, chronic illnesses, acute illnesses)• Gender

Occupation

Education

Social Support• Family environment (history of abuse, family gambling, marital status, income and income security)•Religious/spiritual connections•Ethnic connections

Public Health•Public attitudes towards gambling•Problem gambling prevention programming•Substance abuse

Gambling Involvement

MLSYADatasetPsychological Content

•NEO Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI)•Barratt Impulsivity Scale (BIS)•Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ)•Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES)•Composite International Diagnostic Interview-Short Form (CIDI-SF) -Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

-Major Depression (MDP) -Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) -Pathological Gambling (PG)

Social Support•Life Events Questionnaire (LEQ)•Spiritual Involvement and Beliefs Scale (SIBS)•Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS)

Biological Content•SF-8 Health Survey

Public Health•Canadian Problem Gambling Index (CPGI)•Drake Beliefs about Chance Inventory (DBC)•CCHS alcohol and drug questions•Alcohol, drug and gambling treatment questions•Gambling attitudes and fallacies

Demographics Content (Stats Can)•Physical health/ disabilities/ illness•Gender•Occupation classification•Educational attainment•Family composition•Ethnicity

PGSI Classification (Cycle 1)

0102030405060708090

100

Non-Problem

Low Risk ModerateRisk

ProblemGambling

MLSYAAFM (18-24)CCHS (20-29)

SourcesAddictions Foundation of Manitoba (2006). Manitoba Gambling and Problem Gambling 2006.Statistics Canada (2002). Canadian Community Health Survey Cycle 2.1.

%

Gambling Expenditure (Cycle 1)

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

TableGames

VLT SlotMachines

Poker Poker(Home)

OnlineCasino

Instant-Win

SkillGames

SportSelect

Lottery Bingo Raffl es

%

Estimated % of Gambling Expenditure

Average expenditure

$688/year

PGSI and Spending (Cycle 1)

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10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Spending Percentile

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PGSI Scores by Spending Percentile

Participants

Cycle 1 (2008)

679Cycle 2 (2009)

607Cycle 3 (2010)

561Cycle 4 (2011)

518

72 46 44

89% retention 92% retention 92% retention

Where are we now?

Cycle Sample Variables Bits of Information

1 679 491 333,389

2 607 495 300,465

3 561 491 275,451

4 518 520 268,840

1,171,905 unique pieces of information1,178,145

MLSYA Data Access Program

www.mgcc.mb.ca/mlsya.html