Ohio Gambling Prevalence Survey for DBH

1. MISSION & GUIDING PRINCIPLES

The mission of the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) is to provide statewide leadership of a high-quality mental health and addiction prevention, treatment and recovery system that is effective and valued by all Ohioans. DBH strives to be a national leader in implementing a comprehensive, accessible, and quality-focused system of addiction and mental health care and wellness for all Ohio citizens.

1. PURPOSE

The Ohio Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) is seeking proposals from qualified contractors to (develop and conduct the next iteration of the Ohio Gambling Survey, which will field and develop a data package showing the prevalence of gambling behaviors of Ohioans

1. BACKGROUND

The original Ohio Problem Gambling Survey took place in 2012, with additional surveys taking place in 2017 and 2022. This will be the fourth iteration of the survey, and the first-time sports betting will be included.

1. SCOPE OF WORK AND DELIVERABLES

1. Development and methodology:

• A preferred survey study design/data collection methodology is not required as part of this contract. Contractors should propose a survey design and associated methodology that ensures that the resulting data is fit-for-purpose, and which maximizes data quality while also being cost effective.
• Review of the survey instrument for the 2027 Ohio Gambling Survey to identify question wording issues or issues that could contribute measurement error to the survey data.
  • The contractor will undertake the following activities: i) Program the survey (if phone or web-based), ii) translate the survey instrument into Spanish, iii) collect data using best practices for proposed data collection modalities, iv) recruit a sample utilizing the American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) methodology/best practices, v) construct and maintain a dataset/database, vi) create a codebook, and vii) write a detailed methodology report.
  • The contractor will make recommendations for weighing methodologies based on the needs of the survey, specifying any differences between region-specific sampling and generalizability into state sample analysis.
  • The contractor shall identify statistically significant risk factors, high-risk profiles, and priority populations associated with problem gambling behaviors, with special call out for sports betting, to inform prevention, workforce, and policy development.
  • The contractor will calculate sample-based weights to ensure that survey data are generalizable to the sampling scenarios outlined in section 2 (Implementation below).
  • The contractor shall ensure that the survey design and weighted strategy allow for cross-tabulation of results by age, gender, race/ethnicity, income, Appalachian/rural/urban status, veteran status, and gambling modality (e.g., sports betting, online, casino

1. Implementation:
   • The contractor will develop or purchase a sampling frame appropriate for the proposed methodology that will enable generalization of survey results using a multi-stage cluster sample with probability sampling in each cluster for adults 18 and older. The contractor must develop and estimate costs for three sampling scenarios, two of which will be chosen depending on the final budget: 1) sampling plan for statewide estimates with a margin of error of +3% or lower and sufficient statistical power to conduct subgroup analyses by age, gender, race.), 2) sampling plan for Ohio's 51 county ADAMHS Boards with acceptable margin of errors (+3% or lower) using the full questionnaire, and 3) sampling plan for Ohio's 51 county ADAMHS Boards with acceptable margin of errors (+3% or lower) using an abbreviated questionnaire of the draft instrument for the 2027 Ohio Problem Gambling Survey. Statistical power should be sufficient to detect large to small to medium effects.
   • The contractor shall design the sampling approach to ensure sufficient representation of young adults, males, and other populations identified as at increased risk for gambling harm
   • The survey implementation plan will include field methods appropriate to the proposed survey methodology and data collection modalities. If telephone survey methods are proposed, the plan must include landlines and cell phones, text based, and other innovative approaches, especially to reach young adults, as determined applicable for a stratified random area probability sample of state of Ohio adults. The contractor will employ techniques to exclude people who have ported their phone numbers out of state and to avoid duplicate survey completions.
   • The contractor will complete survey data collection based upon sample frame agreed upon by the contractor and DBH.
   • The contractor will provide biweekly fieldwork reports that include key sample dispositions and running response rates and will join project review calls/meetings as requested by DBH.
   • Data collection will be completed by March 31, 2027, or by another time agreed upon by DBH and the contractor.
   • The contractor will clean a copy of the raw dataset by imputing missing values, designing an exclusion process to remove ineligible or incomplete cases, and creating a weighting variable.

1. Deliver to DBH
   • Final formatted and/or programmed survey instruments in English and Spanish, including codebooks.
   • Biweekly fieldwork status reports including number of surveys completed, key sample dispositions, and running response rates.
   • Raw data from total completed surveys in an DBH SPSS format, pre-programed with specifications for all labels, values, missing values, and measures.
   • Second, clean SPSS dataset with missing value replacement (ex. age, race, gender) that considers best techniques considering sampling strategy. Dataset should include a weighting variable(s). Dataset should only include eligible cases.
   • A technical report detailing the sampling methodology, field procedures and follow-up efforts, methodology to replace missing values, weighting methodology, exclusion criteria and data cleaning procedure, challenges that occurred during the field period, and response rates for geographic clusters calculated in accordance with AAPOR or CASRO guidelines.
   • Support materials for the survey, including (as appropriate for the methodology), advance letters, reminder postcards, language used by callers for the introduction to the survey prior to beginning the survey.
   • All programming code used for missing value replacement and weighting.
   • Standardized 2-3 page data briefs for each of Ohio's ADAMH board regions suitable for local planning.
   • Executive summary written for non-technical audiences
   • Slide deck suitable for presentation to partners and stakeholders
   • Data tables in Excel format for ease of use by DBH and partners
   • Final report and Data-to-Practice Translation Brief that includes:
     • Messaging recommendations
     • Prevention strategy recommendations
     • Workforce and policy implications
   • Final presentation to DBH leadership
   • Presentation to boards and other partners
   • Consultation sessions on "how to use the data"
   • Documentation sufficient for DBH to replicate the survey instrument and methodology in future years for trend comparison.

DBH shall retain ownership of the survey instrument, raw dataset, weighted dataset, codebook, programming syntax, and all analytic outputs for future use and replication. The contractor shall provide optional funding proposals for:

• Youth or college student oversampling
• Additional focus on sports betting behaviors, and
• A follow-up survey to be conducted within 5 years using the same instrument.