The Link Between UK Gambling Premises, Deprivation and National Socio-Economic Class

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Findings

Gambling premises are positioned near those who:

Have never worked, faced long-term unemployment.
Are engaged in full-time education.
Are more at risk of local criminal victimization (Crime).
Have experienced income deprivation (Income).
Are involuntarily excluded from the labor market (Employment).
Are more at risk of premature death and impairment of the quality of life through poor physical or mental health (Health).

Evidence and Insights

It was discovered that as gambling premises increase, the percentage of individuals grouped as ‘Never Worked / Long-Term Unemployment’ by national socio-economic class (NSEC) increases. Conversely, as the percentage of individuals grouped as ‘Intermediate Occupations’ and ‘Managerial, Administrative, and Professional Occupations’ by NSEC decreases. Also, as gambling premises increase, the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD 2019) Rank decreases - where 1 represents the most deprived areas. This is particularly true for ‘Crime’, ‘Income’, ‘Employment’, and ‘Health’ but also for domains ‘Education, Skills and Training’ and ‘Living Environment’.

Methodology

This was achieved by examining the correlations between ‘Total Gambling Premises,’ ‘National Socio-Economic Class’ groups, and the ‘Indices of Deprivation (IMD 2019)’ groups by Constituency. This statistical evidence corroborates the relationships that are readily discernible when visualized on scatter-plot charts (refer to pages 2-4 in the dashboard).

Code

The code (Python) that prepares the data for this dashboard is here.

Navigating the dashboard!

Page One:

How many gambling premises are there?
How many gambling premises per capita in the selected constituency?
How does this rank against other constituencies?
Where are these gambling premises positioned on a map?
What types of gambling premises are these?
What are the brand/companies of these gambling premises?
What is the percentage breakdown per national socio-economic class (NSEC) by the selected constituency?
Which NSEC group is highest for the selected constituency?
What is the breakdown of deprivation measures by domain for the selected constituency?
What is the worst scored deprivation domain for the selected constituency?

Page Two:

What is the correlation between Total Gambling Premises and the National Socio-Economic Class Groupings?
What is the degree of association between these two variables (coefficients / strength of relationship)?
What can we deduce from this statistical evidence?

Page Three:

What is the correlation between Total Gambling Premises and the Indices of Deprivation (IMD 2019) Groupings?
What is the degree of association between these two variables (coefficients / strength of relationship)?
What can we deduce from this statistical evidence?

Page Four:

What is the correlation between Total Gambling Premises, Index of Deprivation Rank, and Population size?
What is the degree of association between these variables (coefficients / strength of relationship)?
What can we deduce from this statistical evidence?

Nathan H. Gayle