NORC--Gambling Impact and Behavior Study

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TITLE PAGE

TABLE OF CONTENTS (Below and as a PDF file)

LIST OF EXHIBITS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

HIGHLIGHTS

Basis of Findings

Changes in Gambling Participation over Time

Pathological and Problem Gambling

Youth Gambling

Community Impact of Casinos

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1. Comparison Between the Results of the 1975 and 1998 National Surveys of Adult Gambling Behavior

Methods

Overall Prevalence Rates

Demographics of Gamblers

References

CHAPTER 2. The Prevalence and Correlates of Gambling Problems among Adults

The Social Construction of Psychiatric Tools

Measuring Gambling Problems
          - Adopting the South Oaks Gambling Screen in population research
          - Validating the South Oaks Gambling Screen
          - The eclipse of the South Oaks Gambling Screen
          - Emergence of a new standard: The DSM-IV

Development of the NORC DSM Screen for Gambling Problems
          - Validity and reliability of the NODS
          - The NODS typology
          - The role of timeframe

Patron Survey

Prevalence Rates

Regional Differences and Availability

Attitudes Toward Gambling

Correlation with Other Disorders

Gambling Expenditures

Assessing Problem and Pathological Gambling in the Future

References

CHAPTER 3. Economic Analysis of the Consequences of Gambling Problems among Adults

Prior Studies on the Costs of Gambling

Costly Consequences of Gambling
          - Employment-related impacts
          - Bankruptcy, debt, unemployment insurance and welfare
          - Criminal justice costs
          - Divorce
          - Health care
          - Mental health care
          - Treatment for pathological gambling
          - Total costs of pathological gambling

Summary

Annex 1: Description of Outcome Variables

Annex 2: Description of Explanatory/independent Variables

Annex 3: Methodological Notes for Costs

References

CHAPTER 4. Gambling among 16- and 17-year-old Youths

CHAPTER 5. Impacts of Casino Proximity on Social and Economic Outcomes, 1980-1997: a Multilevel Time-series Analysis

Data

Methods

Results

References

CHAPTER 6. Case Studies of the Effect on Communities of Increasing Access to Major Gambling Facilities

The Communities
          - Types of gaming
          - Economic outcomes
          - Other social benefits and costs
          - Problem gambling
          - Public opinion regarding gambling

Case Study One: Florissant
          - Our respondents
          - Gaming in Florissant
          - Community changes
          - Current community issues
          - Public views on gaming

Case Study Two: Hansen
          - Our respondents
          - Gaming in Hansen
          - Community changes
          - Current community issues
          - Public views on gaming

References

APPENDIX A. Development of Questionnaires for the National Random-digit-dial, Patron-intercept, and Self-administered Surveys [560KB]

APPENDIX B. Sampling and Weighting Methodology for the RDD and Patron Surveys and the Community Database [305KB]

APPENDIX C. Case Studies of the Effect on Communities of Increasing Access to Major Gambling Facilities [703KB]

APPENDIX D. Detailed Data Tables [1MB]

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See also: The National Gambling Impact Study Commission