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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Gambling

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,036 7,104 52.2 50.9-53.5 6,932 47.8 46.5-49.1
-Eastern NC 4,548 2,299 51.7 49.5-53.8 2,249 48.3 46.2-50.5
GENDER
Male 1,567 912 56.8 53.2-60.3 655 43.2 39.7-46.8
Female 2,981 1,387 46.7 44.3-49.2 1,594 53.3 50.8-55.7
RACE
White 3,095 1,632 56.9 54.3-59.5 1,463 43.1 40.5-45.7
African American 1,026 493 47.2 42.8-51.6 533 52.8 48.4-57.2
Other Minorities 409 163 31.9 25.8-38.6 246 68.1 61.4-74.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 199 60 22.7 15.5-31.9 139 77.3 68.1-84.5
Non-Hispanic 4,333 2,236 54.3 52.2-56.5 2,097 45.7 43.5-47.8
AGE
18-24 158 66 45.4 36.1-55.2 92 54.6 44.8-63.9
25-34 515 283 53.5 47.7-59.2 232 46.5 40.8-52.3
35-44 722 402 54.9 50.2-59.5 320 45.1 40.5-49.8
45-54 888 504 57.7 53.7-61.6 384 42.3 38.4-46.3
55-64 965 543 58.4 54.7-62.0 422 41.6 38.0-45.3
65-74 752 339 47.7 43.5-52.0 413 52.3 48.0-56.5
75+ 523 153 29.0 24.6-33.9 370 71.0 66.1-75.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 684 229 35.0 29.3-41.3 455 65.0 58.7-70.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,467 754 50.9 47.2-54.7 713 49.1 45.3-52.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,206 652 56.4 52.1-60.6 554 43.6 39.4-47.9
College Graduate 1,188 664 58.2 54.6-61.7 524 41.8 38.3-45.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 514 184 35.1 29.0-41.6 330 64.9 58.4-71.0
$15,000- 24,999 797 361 45.0 39.5-50.7 436 55.0 49.3-60.5
$25,000- 34,999 567 303 54.7 48.6-60.7 264 45.3 39.3-51.4
$35,000- 49,999 644 380 61.0 55.8-65.8 264 39.0 34.2-44.2
$50,000-74,999 635 389 61.3 56.0-66.3 246 38.7 33.7-44.0
$75,000+ 777 457 61.5 56.7-66.0 320 38.5 34.0-43.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,751 847 51.5 48.0-55.0 904 48.5 45.0-52.0
No 2,765 1,435 51.8 49.1-54.5 1,330 48.2 45.5-50.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 759 468 61.0 56.1-65.7 291 39.0 34.3-43.9
Non-Veteran 3,788 1,830 49.6 47.2-52.0 1,958 50.4 48.0-52.8

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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