BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (In the past 6 months, how often have you played any games for money?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	1+ times per day	1+ times per week	1+ times per month	1+ times last 6 months	Never
North Carolina	7,030	94	1.4	1.0- 1.8	839	11.9	10.8-13.0	510	7.9	7.0- 8.9	2,944	44.2	42.4-46.0	2,643	34.7	33.0-36.4
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	134	3	1.0	0.3- 3.4	16	8.2	4.6-14.3	6	5.0	1.8-13.2	64	54.5	41.9-66.6	45	31.3	21.7-42.8
Buncombe	164	0	0.0	. - .	17	9.4	5.6-15.4	10	5.1	2.5-10.0	65	42.2	32.9-52.2	72	43.3	33.8-53.3
Cabarrus	180	0	0.0	. - .	24	10.9	6.4-18.0	14	11.3	4.7-24.9	77	38.8	28.9-49.7	65	38.9	27.8-51.3
Catawba	190	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1	26	13.6	8.9-20.3	14	9.2	4.4-18.2	81	45.1	36.4-54.1	68	31.4	24.0-39.8
Cumberland	184	2	0.7	0.1- 3.2	24	11.9	7.5-18.4	16	11.7	5.8-22.2	79	41.9	33.1-51.2	63	33.8	25.1-43.7
Davidson	165	0	0.0	. - .	31	20.3	13.3-29.6	14	4.9	2.6- 9.1	70	48.1	37.0-59.4	50	26.7	17.9-37.9
Durham	155	2	1.3	0.3- 5.4	8	5.9	2.5-13.2	10	8.7	4.0-17.8	64	40.4	31.3-50.3	71	43.8	34.2-53.8
Forsyth	184	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7	16	9.3	5.2-16.2	19	10.6	6.5-16.9	74	39.7	31.0-49.0	74	40.1	31.1-49.8
Gaston	175	1	1.8	0.2-11.5	27	14.1	9.1-21.2	12	7.7	4.1-14.0	73	46.6	36.9-56.6	62	29.8	22.0-39.0
Guilford	206	4	2.1	0.7- 6.0	27	14.5	8.8-23.0	10	5.2	2.7-10.1	89	41.5	32.3-51.3	76	36.6	28.5-45.6
Iredell	220	2	1.4	0.3- 5.6	25	13.6	8.6-20.9	15	7.5	3.5-15.2	101	44.0	35.8-52.5	77	33.5	26.0-41.9
Johnston	228	6	2.5	1.0- 6.4	29	8.6	5.5-13.3	20	5.7	3.4- 9.4	99	46.1	35.7-56.9	74	37.0	26.1-49.5
Mecklenburg	363	4	0.9	0.3- 2.5	31	8.8	5.6-13.4	24	9.2	5.7-14.7	150	41.1	34.6-48.0	154	40.0	33.5-46.7
New Hanover	206	3	1.2	0.4- 4.0	24	9.7	5.8-15.8	13	4.3	2.1- 8.5	87	54.8	43.3-65.7	79	30.0	21.4-40.2
Onslow	195	4	1.5	0.5- 4.3	26	14.5	9.1-22.5	16	8.9	4.6-16.7	80	39.9	31.2-49.2	69	35.1	26.9-44.3
Orange	149	2	1.2	0.3- 4.7	11	5.6	2.6-11.7	7	5.2	2.2-11.7	61	46.7	35.4-58.3	68	41.3	31.1-52.3
Pitt	171	6	4.3	1.8-10.0	21	11.3	7.0-17.9	14	8.4	4.5-15.1	72	45.9	36.9-55.1	58	30.1	22.6-38.9
Randolph	192	1	0.4	0.0- 2.5	26	12.4	7.7-19.4	15	8.4	4.7-14.7	80	47.7	38.1-57.4	70	31.1	23.7-39.7
Robeson	165	2	0.8	0.2- 3.3	18	13.4	7.8-22.2	20	14.1	8.4-22.6	84	52.7	42.8-62.4	41	19.0	13.2-26.4
Rowan	225	4	2.9	0.8- 9.8	39	21.1	14.1-30.3	14	5.9	3.2-10.7	97	43.5	35.1-52.4	71	26.6	20.2-34.1
Union	179	2	0.7	0.2- 3.0	12	7.6	3.8-14.5	20	13.9	7.9-23.3	69	37.9	29.7-46.8	76	39.9	31.4-49.1
Wake	325	4	1.2	0.4- 3.8	37	9.8	6.7-13.9	24	8.5	5.3-13.5	124	40.6	33.5-48.1	136	39.8	32.9-47.2
Wayne	165	5	3.2	1.3- 7.7	28	14.5	8.9-22.8	10	5.6	2.7-11.5	60	41.6	31.2-52.8	62	35.1	25.9-45.5
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	2,274	44	1.7	1.2- 2.4	297	13.1	11.1-15.4	181	7.8	6.4- 9.6	958	44.5	41.6-47.6	794	32.8	30.1-35.7
Piedmont	3,453	41	1.4	0.9- 2.1	406	11.2	9.8-12.7	250	8.2	6.9- 9.7	1,465	44.6	42.0-47.1	1,291	34.7	32.4-37.1
Western NC	1,303	9	0.4	0.2- 0.8	136	12.6	10.3-15.3	79	6.4	4.9- 8.4	521	41.8	38.2-45.5	558	38.8	35.4-42.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	835	3	0.2	0.1- 0.8	75	10.3	7.8-13.4	49	5.8	4.1- 8.1	338	42.4	37.9-47.1	370	41.3	36.9-45.9
Northwest	1,504	15	0.9	0.5- 1.7	211	15.5	13.0-18.3	113	7.7	6.1- 9.8	626	43.8	39.8-47.8	539	32.1	28.6-35.8
Charlotte	987	8	1.0	0.4- 2.2	98	8.6	6.5-11.1	79	9.9	7.4-13.2	414	44.3	39.7-48.9	388	36.3	32.1-40.8
Greensboro	785	12	1.6	0.8- 3.4	88	11.1	8.1-14.9	45	6.6	4.4- 9.7	345	46.8	41.5-52.1	295	33.9	29.5-38.7
Southern Regional	606	8	1.2	0.5- 2.9	75	14.5	10.2-20.2	58	9.7	6.8-13.8	269	43.2	37.5-49.1	196	31.3	25.9-37.2
Coastal	394	7	1.3	0.6- 2.9	59	13.1	9.7-17.5	25	4.9	3.1- 7.7	165	51.6	44.2-58.9	138	29.1	23.5-35.4
Wake	811	16	1.9	0.9- 3.8	91	10.7	8.2-13.8	58	7.3	5.1-10.4	335	43.0	38.1-48.2	311	37.1	32.3-42.1
Area L	174	4	3.4	1.1-10.1	25	17.3	11.1-26.0	14	6.6	3.8-11.4	82	46.6	37.6-55.9	49	26.0	19.0-34.6
Eastern	934	21	2.0	1.2- 3.2	117	11.2	8.9-14.0	69	8.7	6.2-12.1	370	41.9	37.5-46.5	357	36.1	32.0-40.5

Total
Respond.^

1+ times per day

1+ times per week

1+ times per month

1+ times last 6 months

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,030

1.4

1.0- 1.8

839

11.9

10.8-13.0

510

7.9

7.0- 8.9

2,944

44.2

42.4-46.0

2,643

34.7

33.0-36.4

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

134

1.0

0.3- 3.4

8.2

4.6-14.3

5.0

1.8-13.2

54.5

41.9-66.6

31.3

21.7-42.8

Buncombe

164

0.0

. - .

9.4

5.6-15.4

5.1

2.5-10.0

42.2

32.9-52.2

43.3

33.8-53.3

Cabarrus

180

0.0

. - .

10.9

6.4-18.0

11.3

4.7-24.9

38.8

28.9-49.7

38.9

27.8-51.3

Catawba

190

0.7

0.1- 5.1

13.6

8.9-20.3

9.2

4.4-18.2

45.1

36.4-54.1

31.4

24.0-39.8

Cumberland

184

0.7

0.1- 3.2

11.9

7.5-18.4

11.7

5.8-22.2

41.9

33.1-51.2

33.8

25.1-43.7

Davidson

165

0.0

. - .

20.3

13.3-29.6

4.9

2.6- 9.1

48.1

37.0-59.4

26.7

17.9-37.9

Durham

155

1.3

0.3- 5.4

5.9

2.5-13.2

8.7

4.0-17.8

40.4

31.3-50.3

43.8

34.2-53.8

Forsyth

184

0.4

0.1- 2.7

9.3

5.2-16.2

10.6

6.5-16.9

39.7

31.0-49.0

40.1

31.1-49.8

Gaston

175

1.8

0.2-11.5

14.1

9.1-21.2

7.7

4.1-14.0

46.6

36.9-56.6

29.8

22.0-39.0

Guilford

206

2.1

0.7- 6.0

14.5

8.8-23.0

5.2

2.7-10.1

41.5

32.3-51.3

36.6

28.5-45.6

Iredell

220

1.4

0.3- 5.6

13.6

8.6-20.9

7.5

3.5-15.2

101

44.0

35.8-52.5

33.5

26.0-41.9

Johnston

228

2.5

1.0- 6.4

8.6

5.5-13.3

5.7

3.4- 9.4

46.1

35.7-56.9

37.0

26.1-49.5

Mecklenburg

363

0.9

0.3- 2.5

8.8

5.6-13.4

9.2

5.7-14.7

150

41.1

34.6-48.0

154

40.0

33.5-46.7

New Hanover

206

1.2

0.4- 4.0

9.7

5.8-15.8

4.3

2.1- 8.5

54.8

43.3-65.7

30.0

21.4-40.2

Onslow

195

1.5

0.5- 4.3

14.5

9.1-22.5

8.9

4.6-16.7

39.9

31.2-49.2

35.1

26.9-44.3

Orange

149

1.2

0.3- 4.7

5.6

2.6-11.7

5.2

2.2-11.7

46.7

35.4-58.3

41.3

31.1-52.3

Pitt

171

4.3

1.8-10.0

11.3

7.0-17.9

8.4

4.5-15.1

45.9

36.9-55.1

30.1

22.6-38.9

Randolph

192

0.4

0.0- 2.5

12.4

7.7-19.4

8.4

4.7-14.7

47.7

38.1-57.4

31.1

23.7-39.7

Robeson

165

0.8

0.2- 3.3

13.4

7.8-22.2

14.1

8.4-22.6

52.7

42.8-62.4

19.0

13.2-26.4

Rowan

225

2.9

0.8- 9.8

21.1

14.1-30.3

5.9

3.2-10.7

43.5

35.1-52.4

26.6

20.2-34.1

Union

179

0.7

0.2- 3.0

7.6

3.8-14.5

13.9

7.9-23.3

37.9

29.7-46.8

39.9

31.4-49.1

Wake

325

1.2

0.4- 3.8

9.8

6.7-13.9

8.5

5.3-13.5

124

40.6

33.5-48.1

136

39.8

32.9-47.2

Wayne

165

3.2

1.3- 7.7

14.5

8.9-22.8

5.6

2.7-11.5

41.6

31.2-52.8

35.1

25.9-45.5

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

2,274

1.7

1.2- 2.4

297

13.1

11.1-15.4

181

7.8

6.4- 9.6

958

44.5

41.6-47.6

794

32.8

30.1-35.7

Piedmont

3,453

1.4

0.9- 2.1

406

11.2

9.8-12.7

250

8.2

6.9- 9.7

1,465

44.6

42.0-47.1

1,291

34.7

32.4-37.1

Western NC

1,303

0.4

0.2- 0.8

136

12.6

10.3-15.3

6.4

4.9- 8.4

521

41.8

38.2-45.5

558

38.8

35.4-42.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

835

0.2

0.1- 0.8

10.3

7.8-13.4

5.8

4.1- 8.1

338

42.4

37.9-47.1

370

41.3

36.9-45.9

Northwest

1,504

0.9

0.5- 1.7

211

15.5

13.0-18.3

113

7.7

6.1- 9.8

626

43.8

39.8-47.8

539

32.1

28.6-35.8

Charlotte

987

1.0

0.4- 2.2

8.6

6.5-11.1

9.9

7.4-13.2

414

44.3

39.7-48.9

388

36.3

32.1-40.8

Greensboro

785

1.6

0.8- 3.4

11.1

8.1-14.9

6.6

4.4- 9.7

345

46.8

41.5-52.1

295

33.9

29.5-38.7

Southern Regional

606

1.2

0.5- 2.9

14.5

10.2-20.2

9.7

6.8-13.8

269

43.2

37.5-49.1

196

31.3

25.9-37.2

Coastal

394

1.3

0.6- 2.9

13.1

9.7-17.5

4.9

3.1- 7.7

165

51.6

44.2-58.9

138

29.1

23.5-35.4

Wake

811

1.9

0.9- 3.8

10.7

8.2-13.8

7.3

5.1-10.4

335

43.0

38.1-48.2

311

37.1

32.3-42.1

Area L

174

3.4

1.1-10.1

17.3

11.1-26.0

6.6

3.8-11.4

46.6

37.6-55.9

26.0

19.0-34.6

Eastern

934

2.0

1.2- 3.2

117

11.2

8.9-14.0

8.7

6.2-12.1

370

41.9

37.5-46.5

357

36.1

32.0-40.5

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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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