2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Gambling

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

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  Total
Respond.^
Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly* Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,390 91 2.4 1.8- 3.2 210 5.9 5.0- 6.9 215 6.1 5.2- 7.1 385 12.4 11.1-14.0 2,489 73.2 71.3-75.1
GENDER
Male 1,517 57 3.6 2.5- 5.1 127 8.0 6.5- 9.9 109 6.7 5.3- 8.4 182 13.7 11.6-16.2 1,042 68.0 64.9-70.9
Female 1,873 34 1.4 0.9- 2.1 83 4.0 3.1- 5.2 106 5.6 4.4- 7.0 203 11.3 9.6-13.3 1,447 77.7 75.3-80.0
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,966 82 2.6 1.9- 3.5 179 5.8 4.8- 6.9 190 6.3 5.3- 7.4 357 13.3 11.8-15.0 2,158 72.1 70.0-74.1
No 421 *** *** *** 31 6.6 4.4- 9.7 25 5.0 3.1- 8.2 27 7.1 4.4-11.2 329 80.1 75.0-84.3
Body Mass Index
Underweight 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 888 17 1.2 0.7- 2.1 44 5.9 4.1- 8.4 47 5.3 3.8- 7.5 111 13.3 10.7-16.4 669 74.3 70.5-77.8
Overweight 1,126 33 2.8 1.8- 4.3 77 5.7 4.3- 7.5 54 4.6 3.4- 6.4 129 12.9 10.5-15.7 833 74.0 70.7-77.1
Obese 1,095 38 3.5 2.3- 5.4 77 6.5 5.0- 8.5 100 8.7 6.8-11.1 127 11.9 9.7-14.6 753 69.3 65.7-72.7
Current Smoker
Yes 554 22 2.8 1.7- 4.7 51 9.4 6.8-12.9 54 8.0 5.9-10.8 72 12.3 9.2-16.1 355 67.5 62.5-72.2
No 2,807 69 2.3 1.7- 3.2 158 5.1 4.2- 6.2 161 5.7 4.7- 6.9 307 12.4 10.9-14.0 2,112 74.4 72.3-76.4
History of CVD**
Yes 483 *** *** *** 26 3.9 2.5- 6.2 31 5.8 3.9- 8.6 38 9.3 6.0-14.1 377 77.7 72.3-82.4
No 2,888 80 2.3 1.7- 3.1 182 6.1 5.1- 7.3 182 6.1 5.1- 7.3 347 12.9 11.5-14.6 2,097 72.6 70.5-74.6
Binge Drinker
Yes 372 25 6.3 3.8-10.4 45 13.0 9.4-17.8 29 7.4 4.7-11.4 54 15.8 11.6-21.0 219 57.5 51.2-63.6
No 2,939 66 1.9 1.4- 2.6 156 4.6 3.8- 5.6 177 5.8 4.8- 6.9 319 12.0 10.6-13.6 2,221 75.7 73.7-77.6
Heavy Drinker
Yes 175 15 9.5 5.5-15.9 22 14.4 9.0-22.3 *** *** *** 24 12.0 7.5-18.7 105 59.5 50.3-68.1
No 3,130 74 2.0 1.4- 2.7 178 5.1 4.3- 6.2 198 6.1 5.2- 7.2 347 12.5 11.1-14.1 2,333 74.3 72.3-76.2
COPD
Yes 339 *** *** *** 18 5.4 3.2- 9.0 30 7.2 4.8-10.7 40 10.8 7.4-15.4 245 75.0 69.2-80.1
No 3,043 85 2.5 1.9- 3.3 190 5.8 4.9- 7.0 185 6.0 5.0- 7.1 345 12.6 11.2-14.3 2,238 73.0 71.0-75.0
Current Asthma
Yes 321 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 7.2 4.1-12.5 37 12.1 8.3-17.3 237 74.5 67.9-80.1
No 3,056 81 2.5 1.8- 3.3 192 6.0 5.0- 7.1 195 6.0 5.0- 7.1 346 12.5 11.0-14.1 2,242 73.1 71.0-75.0
Diabetes
Yes 544 *** *** *** 31 4.5 3.0- 6.9 34 5.3 3.5- 8.0 42 8.9 5.9-13.2 422 78.3 73.3-82.6
No 2,848 76 2.3 1.7- 3.1 179 6.1 5.1- 7.2 181 6.2 5.2- 7.4 343 13.0 11.5-14.7 2,069 72.4 70.3-74.4
Functional Disability
Yes 1,148 *** *** *** 70 5.6 4.2- 7.5 74 5.8 4.3- 7.6 102 10.2 8.0-12.9 880 76.5 73.0-79.6
No 2,232 68 2.5 1.9- 3.4 140 6.0 4.9- 7.3 141 6.2 5.1- 7.6 281 13.5 11.8-15.3 1,602 71.8 69.4-74.0
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,242 36 2.9 1.8- 4.8 73 5.4 4.1- 7.1 77 5.3 4.0- 7.1 123 10.4 8.3-12.9 933 76.0 72.7-79.0
No 2,150 55 2.1 1.6- 3.0 137 6.1 4.9- 7.4 138 6.4 5.3- 7.8 262 13.4 11.7-15.3 1,558 72.0 69.6-74.3

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*Yearly equals less than once per month.

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

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 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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