This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the share of people participating in betting in Great Britain in 2016, by mental ill health as per GHQ-12 score. During the survey period, it was found that ten percent of the respondents with probable mental ill health as per the GHQ-12 score participated in online booking with a bookmaker in the past 12 months.
Share of people participating in betting in Great Britain in 2016, by mental ill health as per GHQ-12 score*
* The source adds the following information: "The GHQ-12 concentrates on the broader components of psychological ill health and consists of 12 items measuring characteristics such as general levels of happiness, depression, anxiety, sleep disturbance and self-confidence... GHQ-12 score of 0 is indicative of no evidence of probable mental ill health, a score of 1-3 is indicative of less than optimal mental health, a score of 4+ is indicative of probable mental ill health."
** Weighted base n (No evidence of mental ill health) = 5,658; n (Less than optimal mental ill health) = 2,874; n (Probable mental ill health) = 1,903
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Gambling Commission. (September 6, 2018). Share of people participating in betting in Great Britain in 2016, by mental ill health as per GHQ-12 score* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/916218/participation-betting-great-britain-gb-mental-ill-health/
Gambling Commission. "Share of people participating in betting in Great Britain in 2016, by mental ill health as per GHQ-12 score*." Chart. September 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed October 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916218/participation-betting-great-britain-gb-mental-ill-health/
Gambling Commission. (2018). Share of people participating in betting in Great Britain in 2016, by mental ill health as per GHQ-12 score*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916218/participation-betting-great-britain-gb-mental-ill-health/
Gambling Commission. "Share of People Participating in Betting in Great Britain in 2016, by Mental Ill Health as per Ghq-12 Score*." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916218/participation-betting-great-britain-gb-mental-ill-health/
Gambling Commission, Share of people participating in betting in Great Britain in 2016, by mental ill health as per GHQ-12 score* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916218/participation-betting-great-britain-gb-mental-ill-health/ (last visited October 11, 2024)
Share of people participating in betting in Great Britain in 2016, by mental ill health as per GHQ-12 score* [Graph], Gambling Commission, September 6, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/916218/participation-betting-great-britain-gb-mental-ill-health/
