In the past year % of Canadians have: Purchased a lottery ticket, Visited a casino, Made a wager for money with a friend or colleague, Played an electronic gaming device or VLT, Bet on the outcome of a sports event through a government run lottery, Placed a bet through the internet, None of the above

Personal situation compared to pre-recession

Project areas of spending over the next year - % expect to spend more on groceries, gasoline prices, paying down household debt (consumer), fitness [fitness centre], clothes, TV, Internet, vacations/travel, cell phone, eating out, books, home renovations, cosmetics, lottery tickets, music, alcohol, live sports, bars/clubs/live music, DVDs, movies, home furnishings, sporting equipment, eating out) Compared by consumer segmentation: "runners, walkers and spectators"

% of Canadians are feeling positive about: home value, credit card debt, job security, mortgage, investments, retirement income, interest rates

Level of pressure felt by cost of food, gas, taxes, electricity, healthcare/drugs, mortgage/rent, cable TV/satellite TV, cell phones, children's post secondary education, parents needs/care)

How often do you use coupons when making purchases? (by gender, age group, income, consumer segmentation) What is your primary source for coupons? (flyers, Internet, direct mail, in-store, newspapers, online discount codes, magazines) % use group discount sites such as Groupon [group buying sites], How often do you check a coupon website? Would an increase income reduce your use of coupon websites? % likely to join such a site in the future, Overall attitudes towards coupons & group discount websites

If you had 5,000 dollars to invest, what would you buy

Public opinion of Canadian banks in general & personal bank as compared to prior to the recession.

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% reporting any gambling activity, multi-gambling activity, indicating a gambling problem by grade, % of problem gamblers and non-problem gamblers reporting substance use problems

% of problem gamblers and non-problem gamblers reporting internalizing problems (suicide ideation, suicide attempt, low self-esteem, elevated psychological distress)

Problem gambling and non-violent delinquent behaviour, violent delinquent behaviour