Australia's Gambling Industries - Productivity Commission

Cultural and ethnic background
Table Q.4
Culture and ethnicity of problem gamblers
Study Born overseas? Other aspects of
ethnicity
Nature of group
Location and time
period
Jackson et
al.(1997)
Jackson et al.
(1999b)
Abbott and
Volberg (1991)
Problem
Gambling
Committee (1998)
Elliot Stanford
and Associates
(1998)
Walker (1998a)
Dickerson,
Allcock,
Blaszczynski,
Nicholls, Williams
and Maddern
(1996a)
Relationships
Australia
Queensland
(sub. 62)
LADIS (1998)
23.1% born
overseas
24.4 % born
overseas
Pacific islanders
and Maoris had,
respectively, a
prevalence 6 and
3 times higher
than the NZ
European rate.
15.5% of problem
gamblers were
from NESB.
25.1% had a
father and 23.8%
had a mother
from a NESB.
14.9% NESB
non-Asian; 3.2%
Asian
35.5% of
SOGS5+ and
57.1% of
SOGS10+
28% born
overseas, Asians
were 2.5% of
clients
23% non-Dutch
born (much higher
than for alcohol
dependency)
This is consistent
with the
demographics of
Victoria as a whole
Marked
overrepresentation
of NZ Maori clients
and minor
overrepresentation
of Pacific Nations
clients
4.8 % of problem
gamblers were
Aboriginal and
Torres Strait
Islanders, though
comprising 1.4%
of the general
population.
No ATSI
Clients of
problem gambling
counselling
services
Clients of Break
Even services
Population
Clients of
problem gambling
counselling
services
Clients of
problem gambling
counselling
services
Clients of
problem gambling
counselling
services
General
population survey
Clients of
gambling
counselling
services
Clients of
counselling
services
Victoria,
1996-97
Victoria,
1997-98
New Zealand
New Zealand,
1998
South Australia ,
November 1996 to
May 1998
NSW August-Sept
1998
NSW 1995
Break Even Gold
Coast May 1993 -
Oct 1998
Netherlands
Note: NESB denotes non-English speaking background
Source: See column 1 for sources.
WHO ARE THE
PROBLEM
GAMBLERS?
Q.7