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Strategic Planning Survey Results

21/3/2017

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The results of our Strategic Planning Survey are now available.  The full document (PDF) can be downloaded here.  I would like to thank everybody who took the time to give their views.  It makes for very interesting reading and certainly challenged some of my own views on key topics.

As much as possible, I attempted to balance my own bias when creating the questions.  One example is Q14: "I am happy with the amount of gambling advertising on Irish media (including social media)".  This is not my position, but I did not want to "lead" survey respondents by posing the question, based on my own biased view.  It was interesting that, in the case of this question, over 92% of respondents either disagreed (24.29%) or strongly disagreed (68.57%) with the statement.  

Other interesting results include:  
  • "I feel that I have a problem with controlling my gambling" - 13% Agree
  • "I feel that a family member or friend may have a gambling problem" - 28% Agree
  • "Problem Gambling support services should be funded by a government levy on Gambling Industry income" - 78% Agree
  • "Regulation of the gambling industry in Ireland would be a 'Nanny State' approach" - 75% Disagree
  • "In Ireland, the positive aspects of gambling outweigh the negatives" - 87% Disagree

The survey was sent to addiction workers, listed on the www.drugs.ie website, was shared on social media and was available on our website.  While we are not claiming any statistical significance, the survey makes for interesting reading and has been invaluable in preparing our Strategic Planning for the next three years.  

Barry Grant, CEO & Founder, Problem Gambling Ireland.  
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Spelproblem link
6/8/2018 02:55:48 am

Thank you so much!
We will run a similar survey in Sweden.
I hope you do not mind, if we do that.
Will be interesting to see the differences in attitudes across our countries.
Regards
Anna from Spelproblem

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Barry Grant link
7/8/2018 10:24:54 am

Hej Anna! You are very welcome to use this type of survey. I hope it goes well for you. I lived in Sweden for 3 years (my wife is Swedish), so I'm always very interested in what's happening over there. Lycka till! Barry

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