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ArticleJournal of gambling studies2020

Australia's Gambling Epidemic: The Role of Neighbourhood Ethnic Diversity.

Sefa Awaworyi Churchill, Lisa Farrell

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Article in Journal of gambling studies, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sefa Awaworyi ChurchillSchool of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia. sefa.churchill@rmit.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1930-9177
Lisa FarrellSchool of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia.
MIT University · MKRMIT University · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gambling is a popular leisure activity but also a significant public health issue in Australia. The severity of gambling in Australia is characterised by unprecedented gambling expenditures and losses representing the highest gambling rates in the world, which has led to renewed interests in understanding the factors influencing gambling behaviours. We contribute to the debate on the determinants of gambling by providing the first study that examines the impact of ethnic diversity on gambling. Using data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey, we find that ethnic diversity is positively associated with gambling. This result is robust to alternative estimation approaches, alternative ways of measuring ethnic diversity and irrespective of whether gambling is measured using the Problem Gambling Severity Index, gambling expenditures or number of gambling activities. Our results also suggest stronger effects of ethnic diversity for problem gamblers compared to gamblers in other risk categories. These results support the need for policies that promote social capital in diverse communities to reduce the risks of social isolation, which is an important motivator of gambling behaviour.

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AdultAustraliaBehavior, AddictiveEthnicityFemaleGamblingHumansMaleMiddle AgedPublic HealthResidence CharacteristicsRisk FactorsRisk-TakingSocial ProblemsSurveys and QuestionnairesAustraliaEthnic diversityGamblingPGSI

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PMID31165959
PMCPMC7222045
OpenAlexW2954009082

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