‘How Much Money Do You Spend on Gambling?’ The Comparative Validity of Question Wordings Used to Assess Gambling Expenditure

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dc.contributor.authorWood, Robert T.
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Robert J.
dc.date.accessioned2009-08-25T16:22:01Z
dc.date.available2009-08-25T16:22:01Z
dc.date.issued2007-02
dc.descriptionSherpa Romeo green journal. Permission to archive accepted author manuscript.en
dc.description.abstractGambling expenditure is a commonly asked question in jurisdiction-wide surveys of gambling behaviour and in surveys of household spending. However, the validity of self-reported gambling expenditure is questionable due to the fact that these expenditures usually do not match up with actual gambling revenue. The present study asked about past month gambling expenditure, in 12 different ways, to a random sample of 2424 Ontario adult gamblers. The relative validity of each question format was subsequently established by the correspondence of reported gambling expenditures with actual Ontario gambling revenue, as well as with amounts obtained by prospective diaries. Slight variations in question wording resulted in significant variation in reported expenditure amounts. However, certain question wordings elicited amounts closer to actual revenues and are therefore recommended for use in future surveys.en
dc.description.peer-reviewYesen
dc.description.sponsorshipOntario Problem Gambling Research Centreen
dc.identifier.citationWood, R. T., & Williams, R. J. (2007). ‘How Much Money Do You Spend on Gambling?’ The Comparative Validity of Question Wordings Used to Assess Gambling Expenditure. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 10(1), 63-77. DOI:10.1080/13645570701211209en
dc.identifier.issn1364-5579
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/752
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherRoutledgeen
dc.publisher.departmentSociologyen
dc.publisher.facultyHealth Sciencesen
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Lethbridgeen
dc.publisher.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1080/13645570701211209
dc.subjectSocial surveys -- Methodologyen
dc.subjectGambling -- Economic Aspects -- Ontarioen
dc.title‘How Much Money Do You Spend on Gambling?’ The Comparative Validity of Question Wordings Used to Assess Gambling Expenditureen
dc.typeArticleen
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