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Problem Gambling Common Among Young Adults
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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 "As far as gender, it seems likely that females' gambling involvement tends to emerge in adulthood, while male involvement can be high in adolescence. We found identical problem gambling rates for adult males and young males (4 percent). We found adult females' gambling rates were much higher (3 percent) than that of young females (less than one-tenth of a percent). In other words, problem gambling is almost non-existent among female adolescents and young adults," Welte said.
Among the other findings:
- Black youth were less likely to have gambled than white youth. But if black youth gambled, they were more likely to be frequent gamblers -- 30 percent vs. 12 percent.
- Asians had the lowest gambling involvement.
- Native Americans were more likely than whites to be frequent gamblers (28 percent vs. 9 percent) and were more likely to score higher on measures of problem gambling. This may be a reflection of the rapid spread of legal gambling on Native American reservations.
- In general, young people with low socioeconomic status were less likely to gamble. However, if they did gamble, they were more likely to be problem gamblers.
- Young people in the highest socioeconomic groups had the lowest gambling involvement, the survey found.
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The American Academy of Family Physicians has more about problem gambling.
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Last updated 5/12/2008
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SOURCE: University at Buffalo, news release, May 2008
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