Black and White College Students Equally Bitten by the Gambling Bug

Discusses various survey findings regarding college student pathological gambling tendencies for blacks compared to nonblack students. Findings indicate a wide range of student difficulties associated with problem gambling, both academic and personal. The article reveals no appreciable differences i...

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Published in:The Journal of blacks in higher education 1995-07 (8), p.83-83
Main Author: Lesieur, Henry R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African American Students
American Indians
Betting
Black colleges
Black people
Black Students
College sports
College Students
Comparative Analysis
Family Income
Gambling
Games
Higher Education
Hispanics
Lotteries
Pathology
Polls & surveys
Postsecondary Education
Protestants
Racial Distribution
Recreation
Research Needs
Sample Size
Sports
Statistics
Student Surveys
Undergraduate Study
White people
White Students
Whites
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Summary:Discusses various survey findings regarding college student pathological gambling tendencies for blacks compared to nonblack students. Findings indicate a wide range of student difficulties associated with problem gambling, both academic and personal. The article reveals no appreciable differences in gambling habits between black and nonblack students. (GR)
ISSN:1077-3711
2326-6023
DOI:10.2307/2963060