2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Gambling

Gambling Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Gambling Low-Risk Gambling Problem Gambling
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,010 2,261 75.3 73.0-77.4 611 19.7 17.8-21.7 138 5.0 3.9- 6.4
GENDER
Male 1,249 881 71.1 67.4-74.5 297 22.2 19.3-25.5 71 6.7 4.8- 9.3
Female 1,761 1,380 78.7 75.9-81.3 314 17.6 15.2-20.3 67 3.7 2.6- 5.1
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,756 2,053 74.5 72.1-76.7 574 20.2 18.2-22.4 129 5.3 4.1- 6.8
No 219 178 82.0 73.7-88.0 33 15.3 9.6-23.6 *** *** ***
Body Mass Index
Underweight 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 704 550 79.2 74.9-82.9 132 18.1 14.7-22.1 *** *** ***
Overweight 995 726 73.2 68.9-77.1 223 21.7 18.2-25.6 46 5.1 3.3- 7.9
Obese 1,063 771 72.2 68.2-75.9 231 21.0 17.9-24.6 61 6.7 4.7- 9.6
Current Smoker
Yes 370 254 65.2 57.0-72.6 83 22.5 16.5-29.8 33 12.3 7.5-19.6
No 2,618 1,989 76.8 74.6-78.9 524 19.3 17.3-21.4 105 3.9 3.0- 5.1
History of CVD**
Yes 358 258 71.3 63.5-77.9 67 18.4 13.4-24.7 33 10.4 5.9-17.5
No 2,632 1,985 75.7 73.3-77.9 542 20.0 17.9-22.2 105 4.4 3.3- 5.7
Binge Drinker
Yes 313 188 61.5 54.3-68.3 98 30.0 24.0-36.8 27 8.5 5.3-13.4
No 2,636 2,044 77.8 75.5-80.0 487 17.7 15.7-19.8 105 4.5 3.3- 6.0
Heavy Drinker
Yes 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 2,818 2,153 76.7 74.4-78.8 542 18.3 16.4-20.4 123 5.0 3.8- 6.4
COPD
Yes 256 192 69.7 59.2-78.4 44 21.8 13.8-32.7 *** *** ***
No 2,746 2,063 75.7 73.4-77.8 566 19.6 17.7-21.6 117 4.7 3.6- 6.2
Current Asthma
Yes 333 257 74.9 67.4-81.2 59 19.6 14.0-26.7 *** *** ***
No 2,666 1,998 75.3 72.9-77.5 547 19.7 17.7-21.9 121 5.0 3.9- 6.5
Diabetes
Yes 446 343 76.0 69.0-81.8 78 17.7 12.9-23.7 *** *** ***
No 2,562 1,917 75.1 72.7-77.4 532 20.0 18.0-22.2 113 4.8 3.8- 6.2
Functional Disability
Yes 1,029 790 77.9 73.9-81.4 185 16.2 13.4-19.5 54 5.9 3.7- 9.1
No 1,957 1,456 74.1 71.3-76.8 418 21.2 18.8-23.8 83 4.7 3.5- 6.2
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 901 687 75.0 70.2-79.2 162 18.1 14.5-22.3 52 7.0 4.5-10.6
No 2,108 1,573 75.3 72.7-77.7 449 20.3 18.1-22.7 86 4.4 3.3- 5.8

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*Those who report no gambling in the past 12 months form the first category No Gambling.
Gamblers who answer No to Q2 and Q3 and Q4 of the Gambling module are in the Low-Risk Gambling category.
The remainder are gamblers who answer Yes to Q2 or Q3 or Q4 of the Gambling module and are in the Problem Gambling category.

**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 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 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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