BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (Have you ever tried to cut down or control your gambling?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

Have you ever tried to cut down or control your gambling?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,617	226	15.5	12.6-18.9	1,391	84.5	81.1-87.4
Have Health Insurance
Yes	1,392	179	13.9	11.1-17.3	1,213	86.1	82.7-88.9
No	223	47	23.1	14.3-35.1	176	76.9	64.9-85.7
Body Mass Index
Underweight	18	7	24.6	9.9-49.2	11	75.4	50.8-90.1
Recommended Range	418	53	16.4	11.5-22.9	365	83.6	77.1-88.5
Overweight	607	83	13.9	9.6-19.7	524	86.1	80.3-90.4
Obese	519	78	17.1	11.8-24.1	441	82.9	75.9-88.2
Current Smoker
No	1,234	150	12.8	10.0-16.1	1,084	87.2	83.9-90.0
Yes	374	75	23.9	16.5-33.3	299	76.1	66.7-83.5
History of CVD**
Yes	165	25	20.0	11.6-32.2	140	80.0	67.8-88.4
No	1,437	196	15.0	12.0-18.6	1,241	85.0	81.4-88.0
Binge Drinker
No	1,353	196	16.0	12.8-19.8	1,157	84.0	80.2-87.2
Yes	246	28	13.2	7.1-23.0	218	86.8	77.0-92.9
Heavy Drinker
No	1,499	216	15.2	12.4-18.5	1,283	84.8	81.5-87.6
Yes	88	6	17.7	4.7-48.3	82	82.3	51.7-95.3
Poor Sleep***
Yes	176	35	19.3	12.4-28.9	141	80.7	71.1-87.6
No	1,418	189	14.9	11.8-18.6	1,229	85.1	81.4-88.2
Current Asthma
Yes	127	16	12.5	6.3-23.5	111	87.5	76.5-93.7
No	1,480	209	15.7	12.6-19.4	1,271	84.3	80.6-87.4
Diabetes
Yes	197	30	19.1	11.5-30.2	167	80.9	69.8-88.5
No	1,419	196	15.1	12.0-18.8	1,223	84.9	81.2-88.0
Disability
Yes	494	85	20.4	14.3-28.4	409	79.6	71.6-85.7
No	1,114	140	13.6	10.5-17.4	974	86.4	82.6-89.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,617

226

15.5

12.6-18.9

1,391

84.5

81.1-87.4

Have Health Insurance

Yes

1,392

179

13.9

11.1-17.3

1,213

86.1

82.7-88.9

223

23.1

14.3-35.1

176

76.9

64.9-85.7

Body Mass Index

Underweight

24.6

9.9-49.2

75.4

50.8-90.1

Recommended Range

418

16.4

11.5-22.9

365

83.6

77.1-88.5

Overweight

607

13.9

9.6-19.7

524

86.1

80.3-90.4

Obese

519

17.1

11.8-24.1

441

82.9

75.9-88.2

Current Smoker

1,234

150

12.8

10.0-16.1

1,084

87.2

83.9-90.0

Yes

374

23.9

16.5-33.3

299

76.1

66.7-83.5

History of CVD**

Yes

165

20.0

11.6-32.2

140

80.0

67.8-88.4

1,437

196

15.0

12.0-18.6

1,241

85.0

81.4-88.0

Binge Drinker

1,353

196

16.0

12.8-19.8

1,157

84.0

80.2-87.2

Yes

246

13.2

7.1-23.0

218

86.8

77.0-92.9

Heavy Drinker

1,499

216

15.2

12.4-18.5

1,283

84.8

81.5-87.6

Yes

17.7

4.7-48.3

82.3

51.7-95.3

Poor Sleep***

Yes

176

19.3

12.4-28.9

141

80.7

71.1-87.6

1,418

189

14.9

11.8-18.6

1,229

85.1

81.4-88.2

Current Asthma

Yes

127

12.5

6.3-23.5

111

87.5

76.5-93.7

1,480

209

15.7

12.6-19.4

1,271

84.3

80.6-87.4

Diabetes

Yes

197

19.1

11.5-30.2

167

80.9

69.8-88.5

1,419

196

15.1

12.0-18.8

1,223

84.9

81.2-88.0

Disability

Yes

494

20.4

14.3-28.4

409

79.6

71.6-85.7

1,114

140

13.6

10.5-17.4

974

86.4

82.6-89.5

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*Results pertain only to those who have gambled and wagered money in the last 12 months.

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

***Poor sleep defined as not getting enough rest or sleep for all 30 days out of the past 30 days.

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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