Volberg R A, Abbott M W, Rönnberg S, Munck I M
Gemini Research Ltd, PO Box 628, Northampton, MA 01061, USA.
Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2001 Oct;104(4):250-6. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2001.00336.x.
This paper presents results from the first national survey of problem gambling completed in Sweden.
The Swedish survey is unique in its quality and representativeness, due to the use of multiple modes of data collection, recruitment of respondents from national registers rather than from households, and high response rate.
In spite of high rates of gambling participation in Sweden, the combined prevalence of problem and pathological gambling in Sweden is relatively low (3.9% lifetime and 2.0% current). Multivariate analysis shows that being male, under the age of 25 and born abroad are significant risk factors for lifetime gambling problems in Sweden. Additional risk factors are being single, living in big cities, and receiving social welfare payments.
The groups most at risk for gambling problems in Sweden are people disadvantaged and marginalized by international economic changes as well as the dismantling of the Swedish welfare system.
本文展示了瑞典首次全国性问题赌博调查的结果。
瑞典的这项调查在质量和代表性方面独具特色，这得益于采用了多种数据收集方式，从国家登记册而非家庭中招募受访者，以及高回应率。
尽管瑞典的赌博参与率很高，但瑞典问题赌博和病态赌博的综合患病率相对较低（终生患病率为3.9%，当前患病率为2.0%）。多变量分析表明，在瑞典，男性、25岁以下以及出生在国外是终生赌博问题的重要风险因素。其他风险因素包括单身、居住在大城市以及领取社会福利金。
在瑞典，最容易出现赌博问题的群体是那些因国际经济变化以及瑞典福利体系解体而处于不利地位和被边缘化的人群。
