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| ID | Label | CPES | NLAAS | NSAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM1 | # of times in life made bet of any kind | V04950 | GM1 | |
| GM1_1A | # times in life bet on sports w/ friends or office pool | V04951 | ||
| GM1_1B | # times in life bet on sports w/ bookie or parlay cards | V04952 | ||
| GM1_1C | # times in life played cards/dice/chess/mental skill for money | V04953 | ||
| GM1_1D | # times in life played games of physical skill for money | V04954 | ||
| GM1_1E | # times in life specul on high risk stocks/real estate/futures | V04955 | ||
| GM1_1F | # times in life playing #s/lotto/video lottery/inst lotto | V04956 | ||
| GM1_1G | # times in life gambling on internet | V04957 | ||
| GM1_1H | # times in life playing video poker/other gambling machines | V04958 | ||
| GM1_1I | # times in life playing slot machines/bingo/pull tabs | V04959 | ||
| GM1_1J | # times in life betting on horse/dog races or dog/cock fights | V04960 | ||
| GM1_1K | # times in life gambling at casino | V04961 | ||
| GM2 | Age 1st placed bet or gambled with money | V04962 | GM2 | |
| GM4 | Gambled at least weekly for 6 months or more in a row | V04963 | GM4 | |
| GM5 | Age 1st started gambling weekly for 6 months in a row | V04964 | GM5 | |
| GM6 | Largest amount of money lost in single year | V04965 | GM6 | |
| GM8A | Gambling interfered with work/school/home | V04966 | ||
| GM8B | Gambling caused argument/probs w/ family/friends/coworkers | V04967 | ||
| GM8C | Tried to keep family/friends from knowing how much gambled | V04968 | ||
| GM8D | Sometimes claimed to be winning when actually losing | V04969 | ||
| GM10A | Spend lots of time thinking about gambling when shouldn't | V04970 | ||
| GM10B | Lots of time planning bets or studying odds when shouldn't | V04971 | ||
| GM10C | Increased amt of bets over time to keep it exciting | V04972 | ||
| GM10D | Often used betting/gambling to improve mood | V04973 | ||
| GM10E | Gamble to escape or stop thinking about personal problems | V04974 | ||
| GM10F | After losing money would return soon to win back losses | V04975 | ||
| GM10G | Gambled more in hope of winning back big gambling debt | V04976 | ||
| GM10H | Try to raise gambling money by writing bad checks/steal/illegal | V04977 | ||
| GM10I | Repeatedly borrow from family/friends to support gambling | V04978 | ||
| GM10J | Strong irrestistable desire to bet/gamble | V04979 | ||
| GM10K | Gambled when promised self not to/bet more than intended | V04980 | ||
| GM10L | # of serious attempts to cut down/stop gambling | V04981 | ||
| GM13 | Trying to cut down gambling make you feel restless/irritable | V04982 | ||
| GM14A | Since 1st tried to stop, longest time not gambled | V04983 | ||
| GM14B | Unit of time longest period of not gambling, GM14 | V04984 | ||
| GM16 | Remember exact age of very 1st gambling problem | V04985 | ||
| GM16B | Estimate age 1st problem because of gambling | V04989 | ||
| GM16A1 | Age 1st problem because of gambling before teens | V04987 | ||
| GM16A2 | Age 1st problem because of gambling before 20s | V04988 | ||
| GM16A | Exact age of 1st problem because of gambling | V04986 | ||
| GM17 | Recent problem because of gambling in past months | V04990 | ||
| GM18 | Age of last problem because of gambling | V04991 | ||
| GM19 | # of diff years in life ever had problem because of gambling | V04992 | ||
| GM20 | Remember exact age 1st gambling problem | V04993 | ||
| GM20A | Exact age 1st gambling problem | V04994 | ||
| GM20B | Estimate age 1st problems because of gambling | V04995 | ||
| GM20B1 | Age 1st problems because of gambling before teens | V04996 | ||
| GM20B2 | Age 1st problems because of gambling before 20s | V04997 | ||
| GM21 | Recent problems because of gambling in past months | V04998 | ||
| GM22 | Age last time any problems because of gambling | V04999 | ||
| GM22A1 | Age last time problems because of gambling before teens | V05000 | ||
| GM22A2 | Age last time problems because of gambling before 20s | V05001 | ||
| GM23 | # of different years in life at least 1 gambling problem | V05002 | ||
| GM24 | Had 5 or more gambling problems in same year | V05003 | ||
| GM25 | Age 1st had 5 or more of gambling problems in same year | V05004 | ||
| GM25A1 | Age 1st had 5 or more of gamb probs same year before teens | V05005 | ||
| GM25A2 | Age 1st had 5 or more of gamb probs same year before 20s | V05006 | ||
| GM27 | # of days made any sort of bet in past year | V05007 | ||
| GM29 | Overall ahead or behind in all losses and wins over past year | V05008 | ||
| GM29A | How much ahead/behind over past year | V05009 | ||
| GM30 | Year in life when gambled more frequently than in past year | V05010 | ||
| GM31 | Prefer to gamble alone or with friends | V05011 | ||
| GM32 | If same payoff, would pick instant ticket or wait to hear ticket | V05012 | ||
| GM33 | Age last bet or gambled | V05013 | ||
| GM34 | In year gambled most-# days bet or gambled | V05014 | ||
| GM35 | In year gambled most-prefer to gamble alone or w/ friends | V05015 | ||
| GM36 | During gambl pick instant/wait to hear ticket for same payoff | V05016 | ||
| GM37A | Extent gambled for excitement | V05017 | ||
| GM37B | Extent gambled to relax/have fun | V05018 | ||
| GM37C | Extent gambled to win money | V05019 | ||
| GM37D | Extent gambled to be with/make new friends | V05020 | ||
| GM38A | Lost track of time when gambling | V05021 | ||
| GM38B | In trance-like state when gambling | V05022 | ||
| GM38C | Feel you are watching yourself gamble | V05023 | ||
| GM40 | Talked to professional about problems with gambling | V05024 | ||
| GM40A | Age 1st talked toprofessional about gambling problems | V05025 | ||
| GM40B | # of visits to professional about gambling probs in past year | V05026 | ||
| GM41 | Went to self-help group for people w/ gambling problems | V05027 | ||
| GM41A | Age 1st went to self-help group for gambling problems | V05028 | ||
| GM41B | # of self-help group phone calls/mtgs attended in past year | V05029 | ||
| GM43 | Received helpful/effective trmt/cousel for gambling problem | V05030 | ||
| GM43A | Age 1st helpful treatment/counsel for gambling problem | V05031 | ||
| GM43B | # of different profs seen for gambling incl helpful trmt doc | V05032 | ||
| GM43C | # of different profs or self-help groups seen for gambling probs | V05033 |
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