A Model of Lottery Participation |
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| Authors: | Mary Herring Timothy Bledsoe |
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| Institution: | Mary Herring;is assistant professor of political science and a faculty associate in the College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs at Wayne State University. She has published widely on the politics of race and gender. Timothy Bledsoe;is associate professor of political science and a faculty associate of the College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs at Wayne State University. He has published extensively on urban politics and is the author of Careers in City Politics: The Case for Urban Democracy and co–author of Urban Reform and Its Consequences: A Study in Representation. |
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| Abstract: | With the spread of state–sponsored lotteries to all but 17 states, it is important to understand the circumstances and perspectives of those who contribute to lottery revenues. A multivariate model of percent of income spent on lottery tickets indicates that participation is a declining function of income and education, and that it is higher among black, male, and older respondents. In addition, participation is affected by the social context of the respondent and the respondent's attitudes regarding the lottery as enjoyable and an escape. Attitudes favorable to lottery play are concentrated disproportionately among less advantaged groups, particularly the least educated. |
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