Has there been a "feminization" of gambling and problem gambling in the United States?
Has there been a "feminization" of gambling and problem gambling in the United States?
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美国的赌博和问题赌博是否已经“女性化”？
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2003
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R. Volberg
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R. Volberg
本文探讨了美国是否存在赌博女性化和问题赌博的问题。女性化指的是与过去相比，更多的女性正在赌博，发展问题，并为与赌博有关的问题寻求帮助。从理论上得出的四个州的样本数据进行了检验，以确定赌博参与率的分布模式和问题赌博在普通人群中的流行度。尽管赌博女性化和问题赌博的概念被广泛接受，但男性仍然比女性更有可能定期参与大多数类型的赌博。大多数赌博活动仍然是高度性别的；然而，在美国，游戏机的广泛引入与赌博和女性赌博问题的增加有关。本分析强调，在考虑赌博和问题赌博在一般人口中的分布时，除考虑性别外，还必须考虑到社会人口特征。
This paper examines the question of whether there has been a "feminization" of gambling and problem gambling in the United States. Feminization refers to the idea that more women are gambling, developing problems and seeking help for problems related to gambling than in the past. Data from a theoretically derived sample of four states are examined to identify patterns in the distribution of gambling participation and the prevalence of problem gambling in the general population. Despite widespread acceptance of the notion of the feminization of gambling and problem gambling, men remain significantly more likely than women to participate regularly in most types of gambling. Most gambling activities remain highly gendered; however, in the United States, the widespread introduction of gaming machines is associated with increases in gambling and problem gambling among women. The present analysis highlights the importance of taking socio-demographic characteristics besides gender into account when considering the distribution of gambling and problem gambling in the general population.