Gambling on the Lottery: Sociodemographic Correlates Across the Lifespan

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 575-586

  Barnes, Grace M ^a   Welte, John W ^a   Tidwell, Marie Cecile O ^a   Hoffman, Joseph H ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Gambling; Lifespan; Lottery; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INCOME; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960989477     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-010-9228-7     Document Type: Article

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