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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Gambling-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Have you ever played games for money, such as casino gambling, scratch card games,
video poker, or the lottery?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,015 1,012 50.3 46.9-53.6 1,003 49.7 46.4-53.1
GENDER
Male 627 377 57.4 51.7-62.9 250 42.6 37.1-48.3
Female 1,388 635 43.8 40.2-47.4 753 56.2 52.6-59.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 19 12 50.3 23.9-76.4 7 49.7 23.6-76.1
-English Speaking 19 12 50.3 23.9-76.4 7 49.7 23.6-76.1
Non-Hispanic 1,987 999 50.4 47.1-53.8 988 49.6 46.2-52.9
AGE
18-24 90 31 28.2 18.8-40.0 59 71.8 60.0-81.2
25-34 241 137 62.3 53.3-70.5 104 37.7 29.5-46.7
35-44 345 182 52.7 45.8-59.6 163 47.3 40.4-54.2
45-54 434 250 59.0 52.7-64.9 184 41.0 35.1-47.3
55-64 422 229 57.7 51.2-64.0 193 42.3 36.0-48.8
65-74 302 135 46.4 39.1-53.8 167 53.6 46.2-60.9
75+ 167 43 22.9 15.5-32.5 124 77.1 67.5-84.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 404 143 39.0 31.5-47.0 261 61.0 53.0-68.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 678 336 47.9 42.3-53.5 342 52.1 46.5-57.7
Some Post-H.S. 541 300 52.7 46.1-59.2 241 47.3 40.8-53.9
College Graduate 391 233 61.6 54.8-68.0 158 38.4 32.0-45.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 337 120 38.0 30.2-46.4 217 62.0 53.6-69.8
$15,000- 24,999 448 232 53.8 46.3-61.1 216 46.2 38.9-53.7
$25,000- 34,999 295 155 43.5 35.3-52.2 140 56.5 47.8-64.7
$35,000- 49,999 276 166 63.0 55.2-70.2 110 37.0 29.8-44.8
$50,000-74,999 201 135 63.8 53.7-72.9 66 36.2 27.1-46.3
$75,000+ 161 97 62.5 51.7-72.1 64 37.5 27.9-48.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 772 365 51.1 45.5-56.6 407 48.9 43.4-54.5
No 1,230 643 49.9 45.8-54.0 587 50.1 46.0-54.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 264 170 60.1 51.1-68.4 94 39.9 31.6-48.9
Non-Veteran 1,751 842 48.7 45.1-52.3 909 51.3 47.7-54.9

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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.

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