file: NSAL > section: Gambling > language: English
GM1.
(RB, PG 80)
The next questions are about how often you have ever bet or gambled for money. In answering, think about all the times you ever made a bet of any sort -- (READ SLOWLY) from betting on sports in an office pool to playing cards with friends, buying lottery tickets, playing bingo, speculating on high risk stocks, playing pool or golf for money, playing slot machines, betting on horse races, and any other kind of betting or gambling. Taking all these things together, what's your best estimate of how many times you ever made a bet of any kind in your entire life?
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| Value | Label | Frequency | Valid Percent | Total Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEVER | 1597 | 32.13% | 26.26% |
| 2 | 1-10 TIMES | 1255 | 25.25% | 20.63% |
| 3 | 11-50 TIMES | 774 | 15.57% | 12.73% |
| 4 | 51-100 TIMES | 490 | 09.86% | 08.06% |
| 5 | 101-500 TIMES | 368 | 07.40% | 06.05% |
| 6 | 501-1000 TIMES | 149 | 03.00% | 02.45% |
| 7 | MORE THAN 1000 | 338 | 06.80% | 05.56% |
| -9 | REFUSED | 7 | - | 00.12% |
| -8 | DONT KNOW | 15 | - | 00.25% |
| . | Missing | 1089 | - | 17.91% |
Disclaimer: Frequencies displayed above are not weighted.
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GM1 <> 1
This variable has been removed from the dataset. This variable may be available in the restricted file. For information on obtaining restricted data, please contact netmail@icpsr.umich.edu. If you'd like more information about the variable, you can view the summary statistics and/or frequencies.
GM2.
How old were you the very first time you placed a bet or gambled for money?
| Mean | Std Dev | Median | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.61 | 10.67 | 20.00 | 05.000 | 83.000 |
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(((((GM1 = 4) OR (GM1 = 5)) OR (GM1 = 6)) OR (GM1 = 7)) OR (GM1 = DONTKNOW)) OR (GM1 = REFUSAL)
This variable has been removed from the dataset. This variable may be available in the restricted file. For information on obtaining restricted data, please contact netmail@icpsr.umich.edu. If you'd like more information about the variable, you can view the summary statistics and/or frequencies.
GM4.
Did you ever have a time in your life when you placed a bet or gambled at least once every week for six month or more in a row?
| Value | Label | Frequency | Valid Percent | Total Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YES | 585 | 43.11% | 09.62% |
| 5 | NO | 772 | 56.89% | 12.69% |
| -9 | REFUSED | 7 | - | 00.12% |
| -8 | DONT KNOW | 3 | - | 00.05% |
| . | Missing | 4715 | - | 77.52% |
Disclaimer: Frequencies displayed above are not weighted.
You can also view this variable in SDA
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GM5.
About how old were you when you first started to bet or gamble at least once a week for six months in a row?
| Mean | Std Dev | Median | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27.32 | 12.07 | 25.00 | 05.000 | 76.000 |
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GM6.
Taking all your wins and losses over a full year together, what is the largest amount of money you ever lost in a single year?
CODE 'NO LOSS' or 'LOSS LESS THAN $1' AS '0'
CODE MORE THAN $9997 AS 9997
| Mean | Std Dev | Median | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 493.19 | 1445.80 | 60.00 | 00.000 | 9997.000 |
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