2012 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

Have you ever lied to family members or friends about how much you gamble or how much
money you have lost gambling?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,573 68 3.4 2.6- 4.5 2,505 96.6 95.5-97.4
GENDER
Male 1,273 42 4.3 3.1- 6.1 1,231 95.7 93.9-96.9
Female 1,300 26 2.2 1.4- 3.4 1,274 97.8 96.6-98.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,164 44 2.4 1.7- 3.5 2,120 97.6 96.5-98.3
No 405 24 7.7 5.0-11.6 381 92.3 88.4-95.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 652 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Overweight 923 22 3.3 2.0- 5.3 901 96.7 94.7-98.0
Obese 846 31 4.9 3.2- 7.3 815 95.1 92.7-96.8
Current Smoker
No 1,957 39 2.5 1.7- 3.6 1,918 97.5 96.4-98.3
Yes 606 28 6.0 3.9- 9.1 578 94.0 90.9-96.1
History of CVD**
Yes 269 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 2,287 61 3.5 2.6- 4.7 2,226 96.5 95.3-97.4
Binge Drinker
No 2,124 46 2.5 1.7- 3.5 2,078 97.5 96.5-98.3
Yes 379 21 7.7 4.8-12.0 358 92.3 88.0-95.2
Heavy Drinker
No 2,344 59 3.0 2.2- 4.1 2,285 97.0 95.9-97.8
Yes 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
COPD
Yes 226 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 2,338 59 3.2 2.4- 4.3 2,279 96.8 95.7-97.6
Current Asthma
Yes 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 2,366 61 3.4 2.5- 4.6 2,305 96.6 95.4-97.5
Diabetes
Yes 316 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 2,253 59 3.5 2.6- 4.7 2,194 96.5 95.3-97.4
Disability
Yes 630 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,938 52 3.6 2.6- 4.9 1,886 96.4 95.1-97.4
Housing Stress***
Yes 388 17 5.3 3.1- 9.0 371 94.7 91.0-96.9
No 2,185 51 3.1 2.2- 4.3 2,134 96.9 95.7-97.8

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*Asked only of respondents who have gambled or played any games for money.

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

***Housing stress includes those who report always or usually worried about rent or mortgage payment.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2012 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2012 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^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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