BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you sometimes gamble (or play for money) more than you think you should?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,381	231	6.3	5.1- 7.6	4,150	93.7	92.4-94.9
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	89	4	4.4	1.4-12.9	85	95.6	87.1-98.6
Buncombe	92	7	7.5	3.3-15.8	85	92.5	84.2-96.7
Cabarrus	115	3	1.8	0.6- 5.6	112	98.2	94.4-99.4
Catawba	123	3	2.2	0.6- 8.3	120	97.8	91.7-99.4
Cumberland	121	7	5.8	2.4-13.5	114	94.2	86.5-97.6
Davidson	114	4	1.7	0.6- 5.0	110	98.3	95.0-99.4
Durham	84	2	3.1	0.6-13.6	82	96.9	86.4-99.4
Forsyth	110	4	2.2	0.7- 6.2	106	97.8	93.8-99.3
Gaston	113	9	5.8	2.5-12.6	104	94.2	87.4-97.5
Guilford	130	8	7.9	2.6-21.4	122	92.1	78.6-97.4
Iredell	143	7	7.6	3.2-17.0	136	92.4	83.0-96.8
Johnston	154	8	5.5	2.4-12.1	146	94.5	87.9-97.6
Mecklenburg	209	10	7.7	3.5-16.1	199	92.3	83.9-96.5
New Hanover	126	7	3.8	1.3-10.5	119	96.2	89.5-98.7
Onslow	126	6	6.8	2.7-16.3	120	93.2	83.7-97.3
Orange	80	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9	79	99.3	95.1-99.9
Pitt	112	8	8.9	3.9-19.1	104	91.1	80.9-96.1
Randolph	122	9	8.8	3.9-18.4	113	91.2	81.6-96.1
Robeson	123	7	6.5	2.0-19.4	116	93.5	80.6-98.0
Rowan	154	4	1.4	0.4- 4.5	150	98.6	95.5-99.6
Union	103	5	3.4	1.2- 8.8	98	96.6	91.2-98.8
Wake	189	6	3.3	1.4- 7.3	183	96.7	92.7-98.6
Wayne	103	8	11.7	4.9-25.5	95	88.3	74.5-95.1
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,477	94	7.6	5.7-10.1	1,383	92.4	89.9-94.3
Piedmont	2,161	97	5.8	4.3- 7.8	2,064	94.2	92.2-95.7
Western NC	743	40	5.1	3.6- 7.4	703	94.9	92.6-96.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	464	30	5.4	3.5- 8.2	434	94.6	91.8-96.5
Northwest	964	35	4.8	2.8- 8.3	929	95.2	91.7-97.2
Charlotte	599	29	5.7	3.2- 9.8	570	94.3	90.2-96.8
Greensboro	489	25	6.0	3.2-11.0	464	94.0	89.0-96.8
Southern Regional	409	21	5.4	2.9- 9.7	388	94.6	90.3-97.1
Coastal	256	19	10.9	5.3-21.0	237	89.1	79.0-94.7
Wake	500	25	7.1	4.3-11.5	475	92.9	88.5-95.7
Area L	125	12	9.7	5.2-17.5	113	90.3	82.5-94.8
Eastern	575	35	6.6	4.4- 9.8	540	93.4	90.2-95.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,381

231

6.3

5.1- 7.6

4,150

93.7

92.4-94.9

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

4.4

1.4-12.9

95.6

87.1-98.6

Buncombe

7.5

3.3-15.8

92.5

84.2-96.7

Cabarrus

115

1.8

0.6- 5.6

112

98.2

94.4-99.4

Catawba

123

2.2

0.6- 8.3

120

97.8

91.7-99.4

Cumberland

121

5.8

2.4-13.5

114

94.2

86.5-97.6

Davidson

114

1.7

0.6- 5.0

110

98.3

95.0-99.4

Durham

3.1

0.6-13.6

96.9

86.4-99.4

Forsyth

110

2.2

0.7- 6.2

106

97.8

93.8-99.3

Gaston

113

5.8

2.5-12.6

104

94.2

87.4-97.5

Guilford

130

7.9

2.6-21.4

122

92.1

78.6-97.4

Iredell

143

7.6

3.2-17.0

136

92.4

83.0-96.8

Johnston

154

5.5

2.4-12.1

146

94.5

87.9-97.6

Mecklenburg

209

7.7

3.5-16.1

199

92.3

83.9-96.5

New Hanover

126

3.8

1.3-10.5

119

96.2

89.5-98.7

Onslow

126

6.8

2.7-16.3

120

93.2

83.7-97.3

Orange

0.7

0.1- 4.9

99.3

95.1-99.9

Pitt

112

8.9

3.9-19.1

104

91.1

80.9-96.1

Randolph

122

8.8

3.9-18.4

113

91.2

81.6-96.1

Robeson

123

6.5

2.0-19.4

116

93.5

80.6-98.0

Rowan

154

1.4

0.4- 4.5

150

98.6

95.5-99.6

Union

103

3.4

1.2- 8.8

96.6

91.2-98.8

Wake

189

3.3

1.4- 7.3

183

96.7

92.7-98.6

Wayne

103

11.7

4.9-25.5

88.3

74.5-95.1

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,477

7.6

5.7-10.1

1,383

92.4

89.9-94.3

Piedmont

2,161

5.8

4.3- 7.8

2,064

94.2

92.2-95.7

Western NC

743

5.1

3.6- 7.4

703

94.9

92.6-96.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

464

5.4

3.5- 8.2

434

94.6

91.8-96.5

Northwest

964

4.8

2.8- 8.3

929

95.2

91.7-97.2

Charlotte

599

5.7

3.2- 9.8

570

94.3

90.2-96.8

Greensboro

489

6.0

3.2-11.0

464

94.0

89.0-96.8

Southern Regional

409

5.4

2.9- 9.7

388

94.6

90.3-97.1

Coastal

256

10.9

5.3-21.0

237

89.1

79.0-94.7

Wake

500

7.1

4.3-11.5

475

92.9

88.5-95.7

Area L

125

9.7

5.2-17.5

113

90.3

82.5-94.8

Eastern

575

6.6

4.4- 9.8

540

93.4

90.2-95.6

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*Asked only of those who have gambled in the last SIX months.

^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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