?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Socioeconoic+and+demographic+determinants+of+household+gambling+in+Australia.+Discussion+Paper+No.+156&rft.creator=Worthington%2C+Andrew+C.&rft.creator=Brown%2C+Kerry+A.&rft.creator=Crawford%2C+Mary+C.&rft.creator=Pickernell%2C+David&rft.subject=Gambling&rft.subject=age&rft.subject=cross&rft.subject=demographic+characteristics&rft.subject=ethnicity&rft.subject=expenditure&rft.subject=gender&rft.subject=sectional+analysis&rft.subject=socioeconomic+status&rft.subject=welfare&rft.description=Regression+modelling+is+used+to+predict+gambling+patterns+in+Australia+on+the+basis+of+the+unit+record+files+underlying+the+Australian+Bureau+of+Statistics%E2%80%99+Household+Expenditure+Survey+of+6%2C892+households.+Eight+categories+of+gambling+expenditure+are+examined%2C+namely%3A+lottery+tickets%2C+lotto+type+games+and+instant+lottery+(scratch+cards)%2C+TAB+and+related+on+course+betting%2C+poker+machines+and+ticket+machines%2C+blackjack%2C+roulette+and+other+casino-type+games%2C+TAB-betting+(excluding+animal+racing)%2C+club+and+casino+broadcast+gaming+and+gambling+not+elsewhere+classified.+Determining+factors+analysed+include+the+source+and+level+of+household+income%2C+family+composition+and+structure%2C+welfare+status%2C+gender%2C+age%2C+ethnicity+and+geographic+location.+Apart+from+the+determinants+of+expenditure+varying+widely+across+the+different+types+of+gambling+activity%2C+the+results+generally+indicate+that+the+source+of+household+income+is+more+important+than+the+level+of+income+and+that+household+composition+and+regional+location+are+likewise+significant+in+determining+gambling+expenditure.&rft.date=2003-09&rft.type=Working+Paper&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F329%2F1%2FDiscussion_Paper_Worthington%252C_Brown%252C_Crawford%252C_Pickernell_-_No_156.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=Worthington%2C+Andrew+C.%2C+Brown%2C+Kerry+A.%2C+Crawford%2C+Mary+C.%2C+%26+Pickernell%2C+David+(2003)+Socioeconoic+and+demographic+determinants+of+household+gambling+in+Australia.+Discussion+Paper+No.+156.+%5BWorking+Paper%5D+(Unpublished)&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F329%2F&rft.rights=Copyright+2003+(please+consult+author)&rft.rights=This+work+is+covered+by+copyright.+Unless+the+document+is+being+made+available+under+a+Creative+Commons+Licence%2C+you+must+assume+that+re-use+is+limited+to+personal+use+and+that+permission+from+the+copyright+owner+must+be+obtained+for+all+other+uses.+If+the+document+is+available+under+a+Creative+Commons+License+(or+other+specified+license)+then+refer+to+the+Licence+for+details+of+permitted+re-use.+It+is+a+condition+of+access+that+users+recognise+and+abide+by+the+legal+requirements+associated+with+these+rights.+If+you+believe+that+this+work+infringes+copyright+please+provide+details+by+email+to+qut.copyright%40qut.edu.au&rft.identifier=QUT+Business+School