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Current Prevalence. The data from Table 2
demonstrate that the prevalence of probable
pathological gambling over a 1-year period has
not significantly changed between pretest and
posttest for either region.
Impact of Casino. Nonparametric repeated
measures ANOVA (time; Proc CATMOD; 13) were
performed on categories of agreement with the
establishment of a casino at Hull (for Hull
respondents only). Results revealed a
significant time effect (c2 = 41.67, df 1, n =
421, P < 0.001). Hull respondents agree
significantly less with the establishment of the
casino 1 year after its opening than they did at
pretest immediately prior to its opening (Table
3).
Problem Gambling Among Others. Nonparametric
repeated measures ANOVAs (region × time; Proc
CATMOD; 13) were performed on a question
assessing the presence of a person within the
household, other than the respondent, who has a
gambling problem. Results revealed a significant
region effect (c2 = 4.90, df 1, n = 879, P <
0.05). At posttest, significantly more Hull
respondents reported the presence of a problem
gambler in their household (pretest 3.3%,
posttest 3.7%) than did Quebec respondents
(pretest 1.9%, posttest 1.2%).
A Bonferroni correction was used to decrease
Type I error, thus adjusting the level of
significance (0.05/12 = 0.004). Most respondents
(70.7%) reported that the opening of the casino
produced social changes, and 71.6% of these
respondents perceived negative effects.
Eighty-three percent of the Hull respondents
noticed economic changes following the
establishment of the casino. More Hull
respondents also considered these changes to be
negative, compared with Quebec respondents (c2 =
16.68, df 2, n = 718, P < 0.004) (recall that
for Quebec respondents, the questions are
hypothetical).
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