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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Gambling

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%)
North Carolina 14,036 7,104 52.2 50.9-53.5 6,932 47.8 46.5-49.1
-Western NC 2,747 1,313 49.9 47.3-52.5 1,434 50.1 47.5-52.7
GENDER
Male 1,015 545 53.9 49.7-58.1 470 46.1 41.9-50.3
Female 1,732 768 46.2 43.1-49.2 964 53.8 50.8-56.9
RACE
White 2,546 1,224 51.4 48.7-54.0 1,322 48.6 46.0-51.3
African American 85 47 46.6 31.6-62.3 38 53.4 37.7-68.4
Other Minorities 109 41 28.6 18.6-41.3 68 71.4 58.7-81.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 65 17 16.7 9.1-28.7 48 83.3 71.3-90.9
Non-Hispanic 2,676 1,293 51.2 48.6-53.8 1,383 48.8 46.2-51.4
AGE
18-24 73 26 32.8 21.2-46.9 47 67.2 53.1-78.8
25-34 225 123 55.8 47.9-63.4 102 44.2 36.6-52.1
35-44 356 199 57.1 51.1-63.0 157 42.9 37.0-48.9
45-54 502 258 52.0 46.7-57.3 244 48.0 42.7-53.3
55-64 618 322 53.0 48.5-57.5 296 47.0 42.5-51.5
65-74 543 247 44.9 40.2-49.7 296 55.1 50.3-59.8
75+ 419 133 35.6 30.4-41.2 286 64.4 58.8-69.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 429 149 38.9 32.6-45.6 280 61.1 54.4-67.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 848 401 47.3 42.5-52.1 447 52.7 47.9-57.5
Some Post-H.S. 719 370 53.7 48.7-58.5 349 46.3 41.5-51.3
College Graduate 746 392 55.6 50.9-60.2 354 44.4 39.8-49.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 330 112 31.7 25.7-38.3 218 68.3 61.7-74.3
$15,000- 24,999 537 232 44.7 38.8-50.8 305 55.3 49.2-61.2
$25,000- 34,999 303 139 40.4 32.9-48.4 164 59.6 51.6-67.1
$35,000- 49,999 430 228 56.9 50.7-62.8 202 43.1 37.2-49.3
$50,000-74,999 381 215 63.9 57.9-69.5 166 36.1 30.5-42.1
$75,000+ 420 252 63.1 57.3-68.4 168 36.9 31.6-42.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,087 470 45.6 41.6-49.7 617 54.4 50.3-58.4
No 1,637 835 52.1 48.8-55.4 802 47.9 44.6-51.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 422 239 60.2 54.0-66.0 183 39.8 34.0-46.0
Non-Veteran 2,325 1,074 48.2 45.4-51.0 1,251 51.8 49.0-54.6

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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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