Study title

Youth Gambling Survey 2006: Test Shopping

Dataset ID Number

FSD2252

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2252

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

Abstract

The study charted how well the gambling age limit (15 years) was controlled in various Finnish establishments that offer gambling activities. The term gambling is used here as an umbrella term for lotteries, slot machines, and betting pools. The respondents were mystery shoppers, who were instructed to play a certain gambling game at a certain establishment, after which they responded to a set of questions. Some questions pertained to whether the staff in the establishment had asked about their age or had not allowed them to gamble. If the respondents had not been allowed to gamble, they were asked who had intervened first and who had forbidden them from gambling.

Further questions covered the age structure of the group with which the respondents had gambled and the number of other gamblers at the establishment. The respondents gave their opinions on whether there had been other people gambling who had been or seemed to be under 15 years old and whether these people had gambled without adult company, had been asked about their age or had not been allowed to gamble. Finally, the respondents were asked whether the gambling area was within the sight of the staff of the establishment.

Background variables included respondent's age, gender, time and date of test shopping, and region (NUTS3) and province of gambling venue.

Keywords

adolescents; friends; gambling; gaming machines; legal age; lotteries; supervision; youth

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Youth (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Taloustutkimus

Data Producers

• Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

Time Period Covered

2006

Collection Dates

2006-10-09 – 2006-11-15

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Event/Process/Activity

Universe

Gambling locations in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Information not available

The respondents who were over 15 years old, but looked like under 15 years old, played various gambling games at different establishments offering gambling games in different regions according to the predetermined sample frame. FSD does not have more information on the sampling procedure used in the study.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

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Data Version

2.0

Related Datasets

FSD2251 Youth Gambling Survey 2006

FSD2253 Youth Gambling Survey 2006: Age Limit Enforcement

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Variable indicating municipality (bv5) has been removed from the data.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Ministry of Social Affairs and Health: Youth Gambling Survey 2006: Test Shopping [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-24). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2252

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Materials

Aho, Pauliina & Ilkas, Hannu (2006). Nuorten rahapelaaminen. Ikärajan valvonta - koeostot ja havainnointi. Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö/Taloustutkimus. http://neuvoa-antavat.stakes.fi/NR/rdonlyres/CB20F6B5-55FB-4373-BC67-1DD8871790F3/0/nuorten_rahapelaaminen_havainnointi_2007.pdf [viitattu 22.05.2007]

Related Publications

Aho, Pauliina & Ilkas, Hannu (2006). Nuorten rahapelaaminen. Ikärajan valvonta - koeostot ja havainnointi. Helsinki: Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö/Taloustutkimus.