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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 7.
Published in final edited form as: Annu Rev Clin Psychol. 2018 May 7;14:399–423. doi: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-032816-045120

Table 1.

Prevalence rates of DSM-based gambling disorder in nationally representative general population surveys of over 3,000 respondents

First author (or study), year Country N Ages Instrument %
Bonke, 2006 Denmark 8,153 18-74 National Opinion Research Center Screen 0.1
TNS EMNID, 2011 Germany 15,002 ≥ 18 Diagnostic Interview Schedule-IV 0.2
Sproston, 2000 Great Britain 7,680 ≥ 16 DSM-IV 0.2
National Council on Problem Gambling, 2015 Singapore 3,000 ≥ 18 DSM-IV 0.2
Petry, 2005 USA 42,989 ≥ 18 NIAAA Alcohol Use Disorder and Associated Interview Schedule-DSM-IV (AUDADIS-IV) 0.2
Kessler, 2008 USA 3,435 ≥ 18 Composite International Diagnostic Interview 0.3
Wardle, 2011 Great Britain 7,756 ≥ 16 DSM-IV 0.4
Ólason, 2005 Iceland 5,000 18-70 Diagnostic Interview for Gambling Screen 0.5
Ferris, 2001 Canada 3,120 ≥ 18 DSM-IV 0.7