BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (Paticipation in the North Carolina Lottery*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Gambling--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

Paticipation in the North Carolina Lottery*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	15,171	4,271	31.0	29.8-32.1	10,900	69.0	67.9-70.2
Have Health Insurance
Yes	13,336	3,730	31.6	30.4-32.8	9,606	68.4	67.2-69.6
No	1,810	535	28.3	25.1-31.7	1,275	71.7	68.3-74.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight	224	40	22.4	14.1-33.7	184	77.6	66.3-85.9
Recommended Range	4,723	1,162	27.3	25.3-29.5	3,561	72.7	70.5-74.7
Overweight	5,391	1,582	31.2	29.4-33.0	3,809	68.8	67.0-70.6
Obese	4,200	1,365	36.2	33.9-38.6	2,835	63.8	61.4-66.1
Current Smoker
No	12,367	3,161	28.2	26.9-29.5	9,206	71.8	70.5-73.1
Yes	2,753	1,102	41.7	38.9-44.6	1,651	58.3	55.4-61.1
History of CVD**
Yes	1,881	452	27.2	24.4-30.1	1,429	72.8	69.9-75.6
No	13,143	3,784	31.3	30.1-32.6	9,359	68.7	67.4-69.9
Binge Drinker
No	13,726	3,625	28.7	27.5-29.8	10,101	71.3	70.2-72.5
Yes	1,302	594	45.7	41.5-50.0	708	54.3	50.0-58.5
Heavy Drinker
No	14,387	3,982	30.4	29.3-31.6	10,405	69.6	68.4-70.7
Yes	546	215	42.9	36.0-50.0	331	57.1	50.0-64.0
Current Asthma
Yes	1,250	349	31.0	27.0-35.3	901	69.0	64.7-73.0
No	13,852	3,902	31.0	29.8-32.2	9,950	69.0	67.8-70.2
Diabetes
Yes	1,878	484	28.9	26.0-32.0	1,394	71.1	68.0-74.0
No	13,287	3,784	31.1	29.9-32.4	9,503	68.9	67.6-70.1
Disability
Yes	5,684	1,456	30.4	28.5-32.3	4,228	69.6	67.7-71.5
No	9,391	2,795	31.3	29.8-32.7	6,596	68.7	67.3-70.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,171

4,271

31.0

29.8-32.1

10,900

69.0

67.9-70.2

Have Health Insurance

Yes

13,336

3,730

31.6

30.4-32.8

9,606

68.4

67.2-69.6

1,810

535

28.3

25.1-31.7

1,275

71.7

68.3-74.9

Body Mass Index

Underweight

224

22.4

14.1-33.7

184

77.6

66.3-85.9

Recommended Range

4,723

1,162

27.3

25.3-29.5

3,561

72.7

70.5-74.7

Overweight

5,391

1,582

31.2

29.4-33.0

3,809

68.8

67.0-70.6

Obese

4,200

1,365

36.2

33.9-38.6

2,835

63.8

61.4-66.1

Current Smoker

12,367

3,161

28.2

26.9-29.5

9,206

71.8

70.5-73.1

Yes

2,753

1,102

41.7

38.9-44.6

1,651

58.3

55.4-61.1

History of CVD**

Yes

1,881

452

27.2

24.4-30.1

1,429

72.8

69.9-75.6

13,143

3,784

31.3

30.1-32.6

9,359

68.7

67.4-69.9

Binge Drinker

13,726

3,625

28.7

27.5-29.8

10,101

71.3

70.2-72.5

Yes

1,302

594

45.7

41.5-50.0

708

54.3

50.0-58.5

Heavy Drinker

14,387

3,982

30.4

29.3-31.6

10,405

69.6

68.4-70.7

Yes

546

215

42.9

36.0-50.0

331

57.1

50.0-64.0

Current Asthma

Yes

1,250

349

31.0

27.0-35.3

901

69.0

64.7-73.0

13,852

3,902

31.0

29.8-32.2

9,950

69.0

67.8-70.2

Diabetes

Yes

1,878

484

28.9

26.0-32.0

1,394

71.1

68.0-74.0

13,287

3,784

31.1

29.9-32.4

9,503

68.9

67.6-70.1

Disability

Yes

5,684

1,456

30.4

28.5-32.3

4,228

69.6

67.7-71.5

9,391

2,795

31.3

29.8-32.7

6,596

68.7

67.3-70.2

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*Denominator includes respondents who have NEVER played games for money, such as casino gambling, scratch card games,
video poker, or the lottery.

**History of Cardiovascular Disease: includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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