NSW Longitudinal Youth Gambling Study - NSWLongitudinalYouthGamblingStudy

The purpose of this study is to better understand the causal factors that influence gambling transitions and gambling harm in the young people of NSW. This research will inform services, education, and awareness programs, as well as policy and regulatory advice. The successful supplier will need to design, implement, analyse, interpret and present the findings of a longitudinal survey of young people and gambling. The first survey wave has already been completed and published as part of a previous study – the NSW Youth Gambling Study 2020. 

The purpose and scope of this study will be informed by the NSW Youth Gambling Study 2020 – a copy of the final survey report can be found on the GambleAware website. The research sample will include as many of the 1530 possible respondents as possible (those from the 2020 study who agreed to be recontacted) to form the second wave of a longitudinal study. 

The key activities of the study are to design, implement, analyse, interpret, and present the findings of a longitudinal survey of young people and gambling. This will involve: 

• Designing a methodology for the conduct of a survey of young people, based on the survey methodology from the NSW Youth Gambling Study 2020 
• Developing the survey design, sampling strategy, survey questions, methodology and planned analyses in close consultation with the Office, informed by the latest best practice research methods. 
• Administering the survey to participants from the 2020 survey who agreed to be re-contacted (N = 1530), including a strategy to maximise the response rate. 
• Preparing data tables and data files in a usable format such as MS Excel and SPSS statistical software package.
• Data cleaning and manipulation followed by conducting a thorough analysis of the data. 
• Producing an easy-to-understand report of a publishable standard which reflects feedback and direction from the Office, and the findings of the independent peer reviews of the report.