Prevalence of excessive gambling before and after introduction of a national lottery in the United Kingdom: another example of the single distribution theory.

Abstract

According to the single distribution theory advocated by Rose, the prevalence of a deviant condition such as excessive alcohol consumption depends upon the average level of the corresponding characteristic in the population. The objective of this study was to establish whether the single distribution theory applies to gambling behaviour.

Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Addiction

Title: Addiction (Abingdon, England)

ISSN: 0965-2140

ISSN (Print): 0965-2140

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 2000

Volume: 95

Issue: 6

Affiliations

[1 ] Epidemiology Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.

Article

PubMed ID: 10946444