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Peer Influence, Socio-Economic Status And Unemployment As Predictors Of Youth Engagement In Sport Betting In Ilorin Metropolis

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The study examined peer influence, socio-economic status and unemployment as predictors of youth engagement in sport betting in Ilorin Metropolis. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 8 major betting centres in the area of study and simple random sampling technique was used to select 312 correspondents in the selected betting centres. Asemistructured questionnaire titled, “Peer Influence Socio-Economic Status Unemployment and Sport Betting Questionnaire (PISEFUSBQ)” was used for gathering data for the study. The data collected were analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and Multiple Regression. Three hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significant. The findings revealed that there was positive significant relationship between peer influence and sport betting (r = .640, P

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  • ABDULHAMEED, Abdussalam & Sanusi YUSUF, Mohammed & Olamide ARINDE-SEMEON, Titilayo, 2020. "Peer Influence, Socio-Economic Status And Unemployment As Predictors Of Youth Engagement In Sport Betting In Ilorin Metropolis," Ilorin Journal of Business and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ilorin, vol. 22(1), pages 28-42, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:ilojbs:0053
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    1. Ahaibwe, Gemma & Lakuma, Corti Paul & Katunze, Miriam & Mawejje, Joseph, 2016. "Socio Economic Effects of Gambling: Evidence from Kampala City, Uganda," Research Series 234554, Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC).
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