The Centre for Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI) and the Centre for Welfare and Wellbeing (V&V), Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden.
Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2011;6(2). doi: 10.3402/qhw.v6i2.7207. Epub 2011 May 20.
Gambling has become quite common in Sweden. The Swedish National Institute of Public Health (2010) has reported that about 70% of the Swedish population has gambled at least once during the last 12 months. Half of the population had gambled with money by 18 years of age and about 11% had gambled for the first time when they were 12-years-old or younger. In the report from the Swedish National Institute of Public Health, gambling problems are related to health problems and risky alcohol consumption. The highest problem rate is found among men aged 18 to 24; almost 1 in 10 had some gambling problems. The share of problem gamblers is found to be twice as high among the under-age gamblers as it is among the population as a whole. Young people gamble less but develop gambling problems to a larger extent than adult gamblers. In this article young people's gambling and their gambling careers are analysed as a natural part of their internalisation of other adult habits.
赌博在瑞典已经相当普遍。瑞典国家公共卫生研究所（2010 年）报告称，大约 70%的瑞典人口在过去 12 个月中至少赌博过一次。一半的人在 18 岁之前用钱赌博，大约 11%的人在 12 岁或更小时第一次赌博。在瑞典国家公共卫生研究所的报告中，赌博问题与健康问题和危险的酒精消费有关。问题发生率最高的是 18 至 24 岁的男性；几乎十分之一的人有一些赌博问题。在未成年赌手中，问题赌徒的比例是整个人口的两倍。年轻人赌博较少，但比成年赌徒更容易出现赌博问题。在本文中，年轻人的赌博及其赌博生涯被分析为他们内化其他成年习惯的自然部分。
