Lai Daniel W L
The University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
J Gambl Stud. 2006 Spring;22(1):121-41. doi: 10.1007/s10899-005-9006-0.
In Canada, there is a lack of research on gambling among the older adults from ethnic minority groups, especially the older Chinese. In this study, two research questions were used to examine gambling among the older Chinese: (1) What is the pattern of gambling among the older Chinese in Canada? (2) What are the predictors associated with gambling among the older Chinese in Canada? The data for this study were collected as part of a multi-site study on health and well-being of 2272 older Chinese in Canada. Four main questions related to gambling were used in this study. Among the 2257 participants who answered the questions on gambling, 26.6% of them reported that they gambled. Results of the hierarchical logistic regression analysis showed that being male, having lived in Canada longer, having a higher level of social support, having more service barriers, and having a stronger level of Chinese ethnic identity would increase the probability for an older Chinese to participate in gambling. Conversely, having a post-secondary and above level of education and having a higher level of life satisfaction would reduce one's probability of gambling. Although city of residency was also significant in predicting gambling, further analysis showed that its effect was actually caused by other factors including services barriers, social support, life satisfaction, Chinese ethnic identity, and education.
在加拿大，针对少数族裔老年人，尤其是华裔老年人的赌博问题研究匮乏。在本研究中，运用了两个研究问题来考察华裔老年人的赌博情况：（1）加拿大华裔老年人的赌博模式是怎样的？（2）与加拿大华裔老年人赌博相关的预测因素有哪些？本研究的数据是作为一项关于加拿大2272名华裔老年人健康与幸福的多地点研究的一部分收集的。本研究使用了四个与赌博相关的主要问题。在2257名回答了赌博问题的参与者中，26.6%的人报告称自己参与赌博。分层逻辑回归分析结果表明，男性、在加拿大居住时间更长、社会支持水平更高、服务障碍更多以及华裔身份认同感更强，会增加华裔老年人参与赌博的可能性。相反，拥有大专及以上学历以及生活满意度更高会降低一个人赌博的可能性。尽管居住城市在预测赌博方面也具有显著性，但进一步分析表明，其影响实际上是由其他因素导致的，包括服务障碍、社会支持、生活满意度、华裔身份认同感和教育程度。
