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2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

In the past 12 months, have you gambled or played any games for money?

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  Total
Respond.^		 1+ times per day 1+ times per week 1+ times per month 1+ times last 12 months Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 11,227 141 1.3 1.0- 1.6 763 7.1 6.4- 7.9 1,146 11.9 10.9-13.0 1,178 11.4 10.4-12.4 7,999 68.4 66.9-69.8
Have Health Insurance
Yes 9,850 122 1.3 1.0- 1.7 644 6.7 6.0- 7.5 969 11.5 10.4-12.6 1,020 11.2 10.2-12.3 7,095 69.4 67.9-70.9
No 1,349 19 1.3 0.7- 2.6 118 9.0 7.0-11.5 173 13.9 10.9-17.4 154 12.3 9.7-15.4 885 63.6 59.2-67.7
Body Mass Index
Underweight 187 2 1.7 0.4- 6.9 8 5.8 2.3-14.0 6 2.6 0.9- 7.7 10 8.0 3.4-17.9 161 81.8 71.5-89.0
Recommended Range 3,480 31 0.8 0.4- 1.4 200 5.1 4.2- 6.1 284 10.5 8.6-12.6 348 11.0 9.2-13.0 2,617 72.7 70.0-75.3
Overweight 3,980 59 1.6 1.1- 2.3 297 7.3 6.2- 8.5 438 13.1 11.3-15.1 431 12.1 10.5-13.9 2,755 66.0 63.5-68.3
Obese 3,063 40 1.3 0.8- 2.2 232 9.7 8.0-11.8 374 13.1 11.4-15.1 335 11.3 9.6-13.3 2,082 64.5 61.7-67.2
Current Smoker
No 9,325 94 1.0 0.7- 1.4 580 6.6 5.9- 7.5 875 10.6 9.7-11.6 946 10.6 9.6-11.6 6,830 71.2 69.7-72.6
Yes 1,852 46 2.4 1.5- 3.7 183 9.2 7.4-11.2 263 16.9 13.7-20.7 230 14.8 12.0-18.1 1,130 56.8 52.7-60.8
History of CVD**
Yes 1,484 21 1.4 0.6- 3.1 84 6.7 5.1- 8.8 116 10.2 8.1-12.8 125 8.8 7.0-11.1 1,138 72.9 69.4-76.1
No 9,631 118 1.3 1.0- 1.7 672 7.2 6.4- 8.0 1,022 12.1 11.0-13.3 1,043 11.6 10.6-12.8 6,776 67.8 66.2-69.4
Binge Drinker
No 10,226 119 1.2 0.9- 1.6 638 6.5 5.8- 7.3 964 10.8 9.8-11.8 1,007 10.5 9.5-11.5 7,498 71.1 69.6-72.5
Yes 879 18 1.7 0.8- 3.6 114 12.3 9.5-15.8 169 19.5 15.6-24.2 159 19.2 15.4-23.5 419 47.3 42.3-52.4
Heavy Drinker
No 10,668 131 1.3 1.0- 1.7 694 6.9 6.2- 7.7 1,067 11.5 10.5-12.5 1,101 11.2 10.2-12.3 7,675 69.2 67.7-70.6
Yes 376 8 1.7 0.8- 3.8 54 13.2 8.7-19.5 61 22.9 14.4-34.3 55 16.1 11.2-22.6 198 46.1 37.7-54.7
Poor Sleep***
Yes 1,296 22 2.3 1.3- 4.1 100 7.4 5.5- 9.9 135 13.1 9.8-17.3 120 8.9 6.9-11.4 919 68.2 63.7-72.4
No 9,684 115 1.1 0.9- 1.5 648 7.1 6.3- 7.9 1,001 11.8 10.8-13.0 1,045 11.8 10.7-12.9 6,875 68.2 66.6-69.7
Current Asthma
Yes 949 12 1.2 0.5- 2.7 60 8.3 5.3-12.7 98 12.4 9.2-16.5 96 10.2 7.1-14.5 683 67.9 62.4-73.0
No 10,219 128 1.3 1.0- 1.7 698 7.0 6.3- 7.8 1,044 11.9 10.8-13.0 1,072 11.4 10.4-12.5 7,277 68.4 66.9-69.9
Diabetes
Yes 1,581 29 2.5 1.5- 4.3 104 7.7 5.9-10.0 136 10.5 8.3-13.2 136 8.5 6.7-10.6 1,176 70.8 67.2-74.0
No 9,533 112 1.1 0.9- 1.5 651 7.0 6.3- 7.9 998 12.0 10.9-13.2 1,028 11.7 10.6-12.8 6,744 68.1 66.5-69.7
Disability
Yes 4,299 60 1.7 1.1- 2.5 271 6.6 5.7- 7.8 396 11.4 9.7-13.4 369 8.7 7.5-10.2 3,203 71.5 69.1-73.8
No 6,872 78 1.0 0.7- 1.4 486 7.3 6.4- 8.3 749 12.2 11.0-13.5 804 12.6 11.4-14.0 4,755 66.8 65.0-68.6

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**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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