Pugh P, Webley P
School of Psychology, University of Exeter, UK.
J Adolesc. 2000 Feb;23(1):1-11. doi: 10.1006/jado.1999.0291.
This study investigated illegal participation in the two U.K. National Lottery games (on-line game and scratchcards) by children under the age of 16 years. The sample consisted of 256 children aged between 13 and 15 years from four mixed-sex comprehensive schools/colleges, which serve city, town, rural and coastal catchment areas in the county of Devon, U.K. Pupils completed a questionnaire in a controlled environment at their respective schools/colleges. The findings indicated that 56% of the sample had participated in the National Lottery on-line game and 54% in the National Lottery Instants scratchcards. Regression analysis revealed that the best predictors of participation in the on-line game were income, household participation, whether the TV show was watched and whether a retailer had ever refused to sell a child a lottery ticket. The same variables (minus watching of the TV show) were also the best predictors of buying scratchcards.
本研究调查了16岁以下儿童非法参与英国两种国家彩票游戏（在线游戏和刮刮乐）的情况。样本包括来自英国德文郡四个男女混合的综合学校/学院的256名年龄在13至15岁之间的儿童，这些学校/学院服务于城市、城镇、农村和沿海集水区。学生们在各自学校/学院的可控环境中完成了一份问卷。研究结果表明，56%的样本参与了国家彩票在线游戏，54%参与了国家彩票即时刮刮乐。回归分析显示，参与在线游戏的最佳预测因素是收入、家庭参与情况、是否观看过相关电视节目以及零售商是否曾拒绝向儿童出售彩票。相同的变量（不包括观看电视节目）也是购买刮刮乐的最佳预测因素。
