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Availability of research data on the UK Data Service

As part of the Code of Practice for Statistics we are committed to producing useful, easy to access, relevant data which supports the understanding of gambling behaviours.

By making our data available on the UK Data Service, we are meeting Value 2 (accessibility) of the Code of Practice for Statistics (opens in a new tab).

By making our data more accessible, we hope others will be able to do their own analysis of the findings and we invite you to share any analysis with us.

Research data available on the UK Data Service

Young People and Gambling

Since 2011 we have undertaken the Young People and Gambling Survey, a survey of 11 to 16 year olds across Great Britain which is completed by pupils in secondary state schools.

The survey is designed to understand young people’s attitudes towards gambling and their participation in different types of gambling activities. Data is collected on forms of gambling and gambling style games that children and young people can legally take part in along with gambling on age restricted products.

The following data collections are available on the UK Data Service:


Adult Gambling Participation (2016 to 2022)

Since 2015, Yonder have undertaken the Quarterly Telephone Survey, a gambling related survey of adults aged 16 years and older across Great Britain. The survey is designed to understand adult gambling participation levels, behaviour, and attitudes towards gambling.

The following data collections are available on the UK Data Service:

Accessing the data

To access these data collections, visit UK Data Service (opens in a new tab) and search ‘Gambling Commission’ in the data catalogue. The Data Collection is available to users registered with the UK Data Service.

Sharing your analysis with us

To share your analysis get in contact with us.

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Last updated: 13 July 2023

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