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Gambling and Subjective Wellbeing of Older Australians

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In this chapter, the authors use data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey to examine the association between gambling and subjective wellbeing of older people. They focus on various measures of gambling behaviour including the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) and gambling risk spectrums based on PGSI scores. The results suggest a negative effect of gambling on subjective wellbeing.

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    https://aifs.gov.au/agrc/publications/gambling-activity-australia/export, accessed 27 June 19.

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    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-20/australians-worlds-biggest-gambling-losers/10495566, accessed 27 June 19.

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    https://www.yprl.vic.gov.au/libraries-after-dark/, accessed 27 June 19.

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Acknowledgements

This chapter uses unit record data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey. The HILDA Project was initiated and is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services (DSS) and is managed by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research (Melbourne Institute). The findings and views reported in this paper, however, are those of the authors and should not be attributed to either DSS or the Melbourne Institute.

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Table 6 Items used in the Problem Gambling Severity Index
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Table 7 Description and summary statistics of variables
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Awaworyi Churchill, S., Farrell, L. (2020). Gambling and Subjective Wellbeing of Older Australians. In: Awaworyi Churchill, S., Farrell, L., Appau, S. (eds) Measuring, Understanding and Improving Wellbeing Among Older People. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2353-3_5

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