 The results were entirely dependent on responses provided to the nine questions; no participants were assessed by qualified mental health professionals, or diagnosed as having gambling problems or disorders.The survey's results are an estimate of the possible number of adults in the province who are at risk of being problem gamblers.The estimation of possible problem gamblers from the prevalence studies are frequently mischaracterized in media and official reports as the actual number individuals in the province experiencing problem gambling behaviours, rather than estimates of the possible number of individuals at risk of having or developing problem behaviours.