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GSGB: Different survey, same story? (written by Professor Heather Wardle)
Detail from 2 academic reports used to assess whether the GSGB and HSE tell a coherent story about how gambling is distributed across groups, products, and contexts.
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These 2 reports provide valuable insights into the distribution and patterns of gambling behaviours across Great Britain. Notably, they demonstrate a high degree of consistency, identifying similar patterns in product-related risk and in the associations between Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) scores, with mental health and wellbeing. Although some differences in product risk were observed, the convergence of findings across different time periods, samples, and study designs strengthens confidence in the results where alignment is evident. While further work is needed to assess the extent to which different studies produce comparable findings, preliminary evidence from these reports suggests a strong level of consistency in the patterns and associations identified by the Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB) and the Health Survey series. Importantly, this work also aligns with the Office for Statistics Regulation recent recommendation for the GSGB, that work should be undertaken to assess its coherence and comparability with other relevant surveys.
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Last updated: 16 July 2026
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