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<p>Public Health England is currently undertaking a major evidence review looking
at the prevalence of gambling health harms and their social and economic burden. Publication
of this study has been delayed by Covid 19 and is expected in early 2021.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>The government does not hold figures on the proportion of problem
gamblers who experience family break up, commit a crime, experience unemployment,
lose their homes, or have a lower than average life expectancy. However, the Health
Surveys for Scotland and England and the Gambling Commission’s survey of gambling
behaviour in Wales collect data on the differing incidence of problem gambling amongst
different demographic groups. The 2016 combined Health Survey and the 2018 Health
Survey for England estimated that the rate of problem gambling amongst those who are
unemployed is 1.9%. The 2016 Health Surveys for England and Scotland also give data
on the incidence of problem gambling amongst those who have probable mental ill health
(2.2%), a low well-being score (2.6%) and who consume alcohol at a level of increased
risk (0.8%).</p><p> </p>
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