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Table 2 Problem gambling prevalence studies which met the eligibility criteria

From: A meta-regression analysis of 41 Australian problem gambling prevalence estimates and their relationship to total spending on electronic gaming machines

State or territory

Year

Sample size

Prevalence of problem gambling (% of adults)

Prevalence of moderate-risk problem gambling (% of adults)

Administration mode

Screen

Gambling frequency threshold

Losses on EGMs and at casinos (% of HDI)

ACT

1999

708

2.06

2.54

Telephone

SOGS

Weekly

1.768

ACT

2001

5445

1.91

1.21

Telephone

SOGS

Weekly

1.587

ACT

2009

5500

0.50

1.50

Telephone

PGSI

Monthly

0.781

ACT

2014-15

7068

0.40

1.10

Telephone

PGSI

Six-monthly or less often

0.594

NSW

1995

1390

2.20

3.08

Doorknock

SOGS

Weekly

1.952

NSW

1997

1209

3.00

4.14

Doorknock

SOGS

Weekly

2.247

NSW

1999

2632

2.55

2.57

Telephone

SOGS

Weekly

2.726

NSW

2006

5029

0.80

1.60

Telephone

PGSI

Weekly

2.570

NSW

2008-09

9408

0.40

1.30

Telephone

PGSI

Six-monthly or less often

2.082

NSW

2011

10,000

0.80

2.90

Telephone

PGSI

Six-monthly or less often

1.944

NT

1999

607

1.89

0.42

Telephone

SOGS

Weekly

2.009

NT

2005

5246

0.64

1.57

Telephone

PGSI

Weekly

2.129

QLD

1999

1518

1.88

4.13

Telephone

SOGS

Weekly

1.888

QLD

2001

13,082

0.83

2.70

Telephone

PGSI

Six-monthly or less often

1.948

QLD

2003-04

30,373

0.55

1.97

Telephone

PGSI

Six-monthly or less often

2.105

QLD

2006-07

30,188

0.47

1.80

Telephone

PGSI

Six-monthly or less often

1.608

QLD

2008-09

14,962

0.37

1.60

Telephone

PGSI

Six-monthly or less often

1.460

QLD

2011-12

15,088

0.48

1.90

Telephone

PGSI

Six-monthly or less often

1.346

SA

1996

1206

1.24

 

Telephone

SOGS

Weekly

1.520

SA

1999

1013

2.45

0.57

Telephone

SOGS

Weekly

1.824

SA

2001

6045

1.88

1.36

Telephone

SOGS

Monthly

1.886

SA

2005

17,140

0.40

1.20

Telephone

PGSI

Fortnightly

1.992

SA

2012

9508

0.60

2.50

Telephone

PGSI

Six-monthly or less often

1.370

TAS

1994

1220

0.82

1.97

Doorknock

SOGS

Weekly

0.811

TAS

1996

1211

2.89

5.70

Telephone

SOGS

Six-monthly or less often

0.934

TAS

1999

810

0.44

1.73

Telephone

SOGS

Weekly

1.609

TAS

2000

1223

0.90

1.55

Telephone

SOGS

Six-monthly or less often

1.743

TAS

2005

6048

0.73

1.02

Telephone

PGSI

Weekly

1.715

TAS

2007

4051

0.54

0.86

Telephone

PGSI

Weekly

1.438

TAS

2011

4303

0.70

1.80

Telephone

PGSI

Six-monthly or less often

1.189

TAS

2013

5000

0.50

1.80

Telephone

PGSI

Six-monthly or less often

1.052

VIC

1997

2000

1.00

1.30

Telephone

SOGS

Six-monthly or less often

2.489

VIC

1998

1737

1.50

1.10

Telephone

SOGS

Six-monthly or less often

2.707

VIC

1999a

1760

0.80

1.30

Telephone

SOGS

Six-monthly or less often

2.843

VIC

1999b

2227

2.14

2.65

Telephone

SOGS

Weekly

2.843

VIC

2003

8479

0.97

0.91

Telephone

PGSI

Weekly

2.598

VIC

2007

2012

1.40

2.80

Telephone

PGSI

Six-monthly or less often

2.175

VIC

2008

15,000

0.70

2.36

Telephone

PGSI

Six-monthly or less often

2.083

VIC

2014

13,554

0.81

2.79

Telephone

PGSI

Six-monthly or less often

1.748

WA

1994

1253

0.56

0.48

Doorknock

SOGS

Weekly

1.285

WA

1999

1114

0.70

4.15

Telephone

SOGS

Weekly

0.758

  1. Notes: SOGS South Oaks Gambling Screen, PGSI Problem Gambling Severity Index. Full bibliographic details for each study can be found in the Additional file 3 as Table S1