This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the share of people participating in lotteries and related products in Great Britain in 2016, by mental ill health. During the survey period, it was found that 39 percent of respondents with probable mental ill health as per the GHQ-12 score stated that they participated in the National Lottery draws during the past 12 months.
Share of people participating in lotteries and related products in Great Britain in 2016, by mental ill health as per GHQ-12 score*
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Share of people participating in lotteries and related products in Great Britain in 2016, by mental ill health as per GHQ-12 score*
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* The source adds the following information: "The GHQ-12 concentrates on the broader components of psychological ill health and consists of 12 items measuring characteristics such as general levels of happiness, depression, anxiety, sleep disturbance and self-confidence... GHQ-12 score of 0 is indicative of no evidence of probable mental ill health, a score of 1-3 is indicative of less than optimal mental health, a score of 4+ is indicative of probable mental ill health."
** Weighted base n (No evidence of mental ill health) = 5,658; n (Less than optimal mental ill health) = 2,874; n (Probable mental ill health) = 1,903
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Gambling Commission. (September 6, 2018). Share of people participating in lotteries and related products in Great Britain in 2016, by mental ill health as per GHQ-12 score* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/916206/participation-lotteries-great-britain-gb-mental-ill-health/
Gambling Commission. "Share of people participating in lotteries and related products in Great Britain in 2016, by mental ill health as per GHQ-12 score*." Chart. September 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916206/participation-lotteries-great-britain-gb-mental-ill-health/
Gambling Commission. (2018). Share of people participating in lotteries and related products in Great Britain in 2016, by mental ill health as per GHQ-12 score*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916206/participation-lotteries-great-britain-gb-mental-ill-health/
Gambling Commission. "Share of People Participating in Lotteries and Related Products in Great Britain in 2016, by Mental Ill Health as per Ghq-12 Score*." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916206/participation-lotteries-great-britain-gb-mental-ill-health/
Gambling Commission, Share of people participating in lotteries and related products in Great Britain in 2016, by mental ill health as per GHQ-12 score* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916206/participation-lotteries-great-britain-gb-mental-ill-health/ (last visited March 14, 2025)
Share of people participating in lotteries and related products in Great Britain in 2016, by mental ill health as per GHQ-12 score* [Graph], Gambling Commission, September 6, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/916206/participation-lotteries-great-britain-gb-mental-ill-health/
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