TY - JOUR
T1 - The prevalence and types of gambling among undocumented mexican immigrants in New York City
AU - Momper, Sandra L.
AU - Nandi, Vijay
AU - Ompad, Danielle C.
AU - Delva, Jorge
AU - Galea, Sandro
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments Funding for this project came from the National Institutes of Health award # DA 017642.
PY - 2009/3
Y1 - 2009/3
N2 - Objectives To examine the prevalence of gambling and types of gambling activities in a sample of undocumented Mexican immigrants. Design Non-probability cross-sectional design. Setting New York City. Sample The 431 respondents ranged in age from 18 to 80 (mean age 32), 69.7% were male. Results More than half (53.8%) reported gambling in their lifetime and of those most (43.9%) played scratch and win tickets or the lottery. In multivariate analyses men reported gambling more than women [2.13, 95% CI = (1.03, 4.38)]. The odds of gambling in their lifetime were higher among those reporting sending money to family or friends in the home country [2.65, 95% CI = 1.10, 6.38)], and those who reported 1-5 days as compared to no days of poor mental health in the past 30 days [2.44, 95% CI = 1.22, 4.89)]. Conversely, those who reported entering the U.S. to live after 1996 were less likely to report gambling [0.44, 95% CI = (0.22, 0.89)] as compared to those who had lived in the U.S. longer. Conclusion There is a need to further explore both the prevalence and the severity of gambling amongst the growing population of undocumented Mexican immigrants in the U.S.
AB - Objectives To examine the prevalence of gambling and types of gambling activities in a sample of undocumented Mexican immigrants. Design Non-probability cross-sectional design. Setting New York City. Sample The 431 respondents ranged in age from 18 to 80 (mean age 32), 69.7% were male. Results More than half (53.8%) reported gambling in their lifetime and of those most (43.9%) played scratch and win tickets or the lottery. In multivariate analyses men reported gambling more than women [2.13, 95% CI = (1.03, 4.38)]. The odds of gambling in their lifetime were higher among those reporting sending money to family or friends in the home country [2.65, 95% CI = 1.10, 6.38)], and those who reported 1-5 days as compared to no days of poor mental health in the past 30 days [2.44, 95% CI = 1.22, 4.89)]. Conversely, those who reported entering the U.S. to live after 1996 were less likely to report gambling [0.44, 95% CI = (0.22, 0.89)] as compared to those who had lived in the U.S. longer. Conclusion There is a need to further explore both the prevalence and the severity of gambling amongst the growing population of undocumented Mexican immigrants in the U.S.
KW - Illegal immigrants
KW - Minorities
KW - Prevalence and types of gambling
KW - Problem gambling
KW - Undocumented Mexicans
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U2 - 10.1007/s10899-008-9105-9
DO - 10.1007/s10899-008-9105-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 18704662
AN - SCOPUS:59949085845
SN - 1050-5350
VL - 25
SP - 49
EP - 65
JO - Journal of Gambling Studies
JF - Journal of Gambling Studies
IS - 1
ER -