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. 2020 Dec 23;66(5):485–494. doi: 10.1177/0706743720980080

Table 4.

Gambling Categorizations among Adults (18+) in 2018 by Province (Weighted).

Nongamblers Nonproblem Gamblers (PGSI = 0) At-risk Gamblers (PGSI = 1 to 4) Problem Gamblers (PGSI = 5+)
NL N 99,223 302,060 50,166
2.7
(1.9 to 3.5)
10,239
0.6
(0.2 to 0.9)
% 23.9 72.9
95% CI (19.4 to 28.5) (68.1 to 77.7)
PE N 35,271 78,508
% 30.4 67.6
95% CI (25.4 to 35.3) (62.6 to 72.5)
NS N 236,541 481,369
% 31.9 65.0
95% CI (28.7 to 35.2) (61.6 to 68.4)
NB N 151,293 410,903
% 25.9 70.3
95% CI (20.6 to 31.2) (65.2 to 75.5)
QC N 1,931,176 4,476,902 146,373 45,317
% 29.3 67.8 2.2 0.7
95% CI (27.3 to 31.2) (65.8 to 69.9) (1.7 to 2.7) (0.3 to 1.0)
ON N 3,996,802 6,751,076 283,237 34,649
% 36.1 61.0 2.6 0.3
95% CI (33.9 to 38.4) (58.8 to 63.2) (1.8 to 3.3) (.04 to 0.6)
MB N 331,007 560,051 45,827 11,055
% 34.9 59.1 4.8 1.2
95% CI (31.0 to 38.8) (54.9 to 63.3) (3.0 to 6.6) (0.02 to 2.3)
SK N 221,985 563,544 38,245 7,060
% 26.7 67.8 4.6 0.8
95% CI (23.0 to 30.4) (64.0 to 71.6) (2.7 to 6.5) (0.1 to 1.6)
AB N 1076,810 2,061,860 80,782 35,629
% 33.1 63.3 2.5 1.1
95% CI (30.6 to 35.5) (60.9 to 65.8) (1.7 to 3.2) (0.4 to 1.8)
BC N 1,460,668 2,099,490 128,654 12,427
% 39.5 56.7 3.5 0.3
95% CI (36.6 to 42.3) (53.8 to 59.6) (2.4 to 4.6) (0.1 to 0.6)
Canada N 9,540,776 17,785,763 773,285 156,376
% 33.8 62.9 2.7 0.6
95% CI (32.7 to 34.9) (61.8 to 64.1) (2.4 to 3.1) (0.4 to 0.7)

Note. NL = Newfoundland and Labrador; PE = Prince Edward Island; NS = Nova Scotia; NB = New Brunswick; QC = Quebec; ON = Ontario; MB = Manitoba; SK = Saskatchewan; AB = Alberta; BC = British Columbia.