Research & Data

Try the Focus Population Page or the Integrated Projects Page

Oregon Research

Youth Gambling Focus Groups

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Oregon Research

2022 Student Health Survey

This link will take you to the data portal where you can see the statewide results. Each year students are asked several questions on gambling behaviors. For some counties there was enough school data to create a county specific report. You can find those HERE. You can also find reports from previous years.

2020 Student Health Survey Supplemental Report on Youth Gambling

NEW!! 2022 & 2024 Student Health Survey Data on Gambling Related Questions - Full Report - Research Brief - 2025

NEW!! Oregon Adult Gambling Attitudes, Behaviors & Health - OCPG - 2024

NEW!! Gambling in Oregon, 2023 BRFSS Research Brief

NEW!! 2023 Oregon Adult BRFSS Health Survey - Gambling Report

Oregon Lottery: Early Support Options Research - 2024

Problematic Gambling Among Oregon Youth House in Correctional Facilities (2024)

Oregon Student Gambling Survey Preliminary Findings Portland State Pilot (2023)

Problem Gambling Among Incarcerated Adults Entering Oregon Prisons (2021)

COVID-19 Impact Survey of Adult Oregonians Gambling, Gaming, Alcohol Use, and Cannabis Use (2021)

Oregon Adolescent Preliminary Results Gambling Behavior Study (2016)

Oregon Council PG Research Center - Currently Funded Projects as of June 2023

Archive Folder with Older Research

Youth Gambling Focus Groups

5 counties in Oregon participated in youth and/or parent focus groups on the topic of Youth Gambling. This project was conducted in partnership with OHA PGS and the Oregon Council on Problem Gambling.

Two-Page Summary

Youth Gambling Focus Group & Survey Findings from Youths in Oregon

Youth Gambling Focus Group & Survey Findings from Parents in Oregon

OREO Presentation of findings - August 2025 - Slide Deck

Quotes from Youth Gambling Focus Groups - Please note that the document containing quotes from the focus groups is intended specifically for OHA and OCPG - affiliated prevention efforts. While the document itself should not be posted or disseminated, you are welcome to use individual quotes in your work. When doing so, please ensure you provide appropriate context for your audience and reference the corresponding reports.

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Youth Participatory Action Research project begun in 2021 with mixed method studies using surveys and focus groups to better understand how, where, when and with whom youth in Multnomah County gamble.

Use reports as learning resource only - do not share or adapt.
Adapt survey/ interview questions

Phase 1 - Preliminary Findings Report

Phase 1 - Survey Interview

Phase 2 - Report

Phase 2 - Focus Group Questions

NCPG Conference Presentation - Youth Participatory Action Research project begun in 2021

Local Data

Unfortunately we are often very limited in how much local problem gambling data we have. Most of the data we have is Oregon-wide. We are getting several new sources of data in 2025.

For local data:

The 2022 Student Health Survey Data – See info above under Oregon Research
Your county’s 2019 Community Readiness Assessment results. These would be in your county files. Contact Roxann if you can't find your results. We will be doing this assessment again in the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
Oregon Lottery Density in your county – Roxann may have sent you an excel spreadsheet about a year ago with a list of retailers in your county. You can also find it here and filter by zip codes.
Any local data that your county may have gathered. You may find that there is some data available from a community survey, the Tobacco and Alcohol Retail Assessment supplemental gambling questions, or focus groups.

Crypto Currency

A review of responsible gambling features offered by crypto-based gambling sites (2023) Full Text

The Interrelations of cryptocurrency and gambling: Results from a representative survey (2023)

Cryptocurrency trading, gambling and problem gambling (2021)

Finances/Debt

Negative financial impacts of gambling: Experiences of gamblers & affected others (2023) Full Text

Gambling & Financial Stress (2022, Koomson, et al.)

Gambling Harms

Conceptual Framwork of Harmful Gambling (2013)

Gambling Harm Experienced by Children Exposed to Parental Gambling: An Online Survey of Australians (2024)

Understanding gambling related harm: a proposed definition, conceptual framework, and taxonomy of harms (2016)

The Impact of Speed of Play in Gambling on Psychological and Behavioural Factors: A Critical Review (2018)

Perceived stigma and self-stigma of problem gambling: perspectives of people with gambling problems (2015)

Suicide

Suicidal Behaviors and Associated Factors Among Individuals with Gambling Disorders: A Meta-Analysis - (Armoon et al, 2023) "Among individuals with Gambling Disorder, the findings indicated a life-time pooled prevalence rate of 31% for suicide ideations (95% CI, 23–39%), 17% for suicide plans (95% CI, 0–34%), and 16% for suicide attempts (95% CI, 12–20%). "