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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 6,741 3,492 52.9 51.1-54.8 3,249 47.1 45.2-48.9
GENDER
Male 2,477 1,471 58.4 55.4-61.4 1,006 41.6 38.6-44.6
Female 4,264 2,021 47.9 45.7-50.1 2,243 52.1 49.9-54.3
RACE
White 5,435 2,877 56.0 54.0-57.9 2,558 44.0 42.1-46.0
African American 904 472 52.4 47.6-57.1 432 47.6 42.9-52.4
Other Minorities 382 134 34.6 28.3-41.5 248 65.4 58.5-71.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 291 97 30.9 24.2-38.6 194 69.1 61.4-75.8
Non-Hispanic 6,438 3,391 55.0 53.2-56.9 3,047 45.0 43.1-46.8
AGE
18-24 218 90 39.9 31.9-48.3 128 60.1 51.7-68.1
25-34 670 374 56.9 51.8-61.8 296 43.1 38.2-48.2
35-44 1,142 654 57.5 53.8-61.2 488 42.5 38.8-46.2
45-54 1,393 792 57.7 54.4-61.0 601 42.3 39.0-45.6
55-64 1,375 798 59.3 55.9-62.6 577 40.7 37.4-44.1
65-74 1,068 547 50.8 47.0-54.6 521 49.2 45.4-53.0
75+ 836 223 29.8 25.8-34.1 613 70.2 65.9-74.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 871 297 36.7 31.6-42.1 574 63.3 57.9-68.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,867 961 52.6 49.0-56.2 906 47.4 43.8-51.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,706 955 55.6 51.8-59.3 751 44.4 40.7-48.2
College Graduate 2,291 1,276 58.0 55.1-60.8 1,015 42.0 39.2-44.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 604 210 36.7 30.7-43.1 394 63.3 56.9-69.3
$15,000- 24,999 955 430 48.3 42.8-53.8 525 51.7 46.2-57.2
$25,000- 34,999 679 342 47.8 42.1-53.5 337 52.2 46.5-57.9
$35,000- 49,999 937 523 56.7 51.9-61.4 414 43.3 38.6-48.1
$50,000-74,999 1,001 616 62.5 58.1-66.8 385 37.5 33.2-41.9
$75,000+ 1,643 1,022 62.6 59.3-65.9 621 37.4 34.1-40.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,297 1,103 52.3 49.1-55.5 1,194 47.7 44.5-50.9
No 4,402 2,371 53.3 51.1-55.6 2,031 46.7 44.4-48.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 907 548 61.5 56.7-66.0 359 38.5 34.0-43.3
Non-Veteran 5,832 2,944 51.8 49.8-53.8 2,888 48.2 46.2-50.2

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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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