The exposure hypothesis vs the adaptation hypothesis of gambling
Description
The dataset is about some key gambling indicators of residents in Macao Special Administrative Region of China for the study of the exposure hypothesis of gambling vs. the adaptation hypothesis of gambling. It was collected through a questionnaire survey conducted between May 2018 and October 2019 both online and offline. Findings are that neither hypothesis is sufficiently realistic per se. Instead, both take turns to prevail over the gambling experience of gamblers. Some key indicators’ mapping to the data file headings is as follows: Timespastyear = the frequency of casino visits in the previous year for the sake of gambling (FREQ) PastYBudgeteachtime = the average gambling budget per casino visit in the previous year (BDGT) PastYofSalary = the average monthly gambling expenditure in the previous year as a proportion of the monthly income then (EXIC) FirstTYear = the first year to start gambling at casinos