The impact of socio-economic factors on gambling expenditure
Layton, Allan P. & Worthington, Andrew C. (1999) The impact of socio-economic factors on gambling expenditure. International Journal of Social Economics, 26(1-3), pp. 430-440.
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Abstract
This paper examines the socio-economic determinants of gambling expenditure on
lotteries, Lotto and Instant Lotto, TAB/on-course betting, poker machines and casino-type games. Using a sample of 8,389 Australian households in 1993-1994, the impact of income source and level, sex, age, ethnicity, occupational status and family composition on the decision to gamble is assessed. The results indicate that these variables exert a significant influence on the probability of households gambling. Furthermore, the effect of these same variables is likely to vary across the large range of gambling products currently available.
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| ID Code: | 2795 |
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| Item Type: | Journal Article |
| Keywords: | Gambling, taxation incidence, regressivity, income elasticity |
| DOI: | 10.1108/03068299910230035 |
| ISSN: | 0306-8293 |
| Subjects: | Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > ECONOMICS (140000) > APPLIED ECONOMICS (140200) > Public Economics- Taxation and Revenue (140215) Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY (160000) > POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION (160500) > Public Policy (160510) Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > ECONOMICS (140000) > APPLIED ECONOMICS (140200) > Applied Economics not elsewhere classified (140299) |
| Divisions: | Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > QUT Business School |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 1999 Emerald |
| Copyright Statement: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
| Deposited On: | 06 Dec 2005 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Jan 2011 23:26 |
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