Date of Award

8-1999

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

Sociology

First Advisor

Dr. David J. Hartmann

Second Advisor

Dr. Ronald C. Kramer

Third Advisor

Dr. Subhash R. Sonnad

Access Setting

Masters Thesis-Open Access

Abstract

This study examines the effects of gender, socioeconomic status and age first gambled on rates of problem gambling among adult residents of Michigan and interprets those effects through the application of subculture theory. The data used in this study are from the 1997 Michigan prevalence survey on gambling. The data were collected to estimate the prevalence level of gambling among adult Michigan residents. Data obtained from 2,111 female and 1,776 males indicated that (1) males have a higher rate of pathology than females; (2) respondents who start gambling earlier will be more likely to be classified as pathological gamblers; (3) socioeconomic strata are not statistically related to pathological gambling.

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