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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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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
-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
GENDER
Male	539	6	0.6	0.3- 1.3	65	13.5	10.2-17.6	40	8.2	5.7-11.6	190	39.6	34.2-45.3	238	38.1	33.0-43.6
Female	764	3	0.2	0.1- 0.8	71	11.6	8.6-15.5	39	4.5	3.1- 6.5	331	44.1	39.6-48.7	320	39.5	35.2-44.0
RACE
White	1,216	8	0.4	0.2- 0.9	126	12.7	10.3-15.6	71	6.2	4.6- 8.2	480	41.5	37.8-45.3	531	39.2	35.6-42.8
African American	45	1	0.8	0.1- 5.7	3	8.4	2.7-23.7	6	19.3	8.4-38.3	23	41.4	26.5-58.1	12	30.1	16.0-49.2
Other Minorities	41	0	0.0	. - .	7	12.7	5.3-27.4	2	1.3	0.3- 6.2	18	50.5	30.1-70.8	14	35.5	18.4-57.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	17	0	0.0	. - .	2	8.6	1.5-36.7	0	0.0	. - .	9	48.9	23.5-74.9	6	42.5	18.3-71.0
Non-Hispanic	1,283	9	0.4	0.2- 0.8	132	12.6	10.3-15.3	79	6.5	4.9- 8.5	512	41.8	38.2-45.5	551	38.7	35.3-42.3
AGE
18-24	26	0	0.0	. - .	4	16.1	5.0-41.1	1	3.4	0.5-20.9	17	58.3	33.7-79.4	4	22.2	6.5-53.9
25-34	123	0	0.0	. - .	16	12.8	7.5-21.0	5	3.2	1.1- 9.0	62	51.4	41.3-61.4	40	32.6	24.0-42.6
35-44	198	0	0.0	. - .	23	12.1	7.9-18.1	17	12.5	7.6-20.0	91	38.9	31.5-46.8	67	36.5	29.0-44.9
45-54	258	3	0.7	0.2- 2.3	24	13.2	8.2-20.6	19	6.8	4.2-10.9	115	45.1	37.5-52.9	97	34.2	27.5-41.6
55-64	317	5	1.4	0.6- 3.5	29	11.3	7.6-16.3	17	5.7	3.3- 9.7	115	35.0	29.2-41.2	151	46.7	40.4-53.0
65-74	245	0	0.0	. - .	24	11.1	7.2-16.7	13	5.0	2.7- 9.2	84	32.5	26.2-39.4	124	51.4	44.3-58.4
75+	131	1	0.9	0.1- 5.9	16	15.1	8.7-24.7	7	4.2	1.9- 8.9	33	28.8	20.5-38.7	74	51.1	41.5-60.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	148	0	0.0	. - .	14	10.9	6.2-18.6	10	6.6	3.2-13.2	62	43.8	33.5-54.7	62	38.7	28.0-50.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	398	6	0.9	0.4- 2.1	54	16.1	11.7-21.8	29	8.5	5.3-13.4	156	40.9	34.6-47.5	153	33.6	27.8-39.9
Some Post-H.S.	366	2	0.4	0.1- 1.5	39	14.2	9.6-20.4	21	6.4	3.8-10.5	155	42.3	35.6-49.3	149	36.8	30.6-43.3
College Graduate	390	1	0.2	0.0- 1.1	29	8.2	5.4-12.1	19	4.2	2.5- 6.8	148	41.5	35.0-48.3	193	46.0	39.6-52.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	111	0	0.0	. - .	5	7.4	2.7-18.6	6	5.7	2.1-14.6	43	39.9	29.7-51.1	57	47.0	36.1-58.2
$15,000- 24,999	231	2	0.7	0.2- 2.8	31	12.0	7.9-17.9	18	8.6	4.7-15.2	80	34.7	26.6-43.8	100	44.0	35.0-53.4
$25,000- 34,999	138	0	0.0	. - .	17	15.4	9.2-24.8	7	4.9	2.1-10.7	53	38.6	28.5-49.9	61	41.1	30.7-52.3
$35,000- 49,999	228	4	0.9	0.3- 2.6	30	15.6	10.1-23.5	13	6.0	3.3-10.9	97	46.7	38.2-55.5	84	30.6	23.7-38.6
$50,000-74,999	213	1	0.1	0.0- 0.9	22	15.5	9.7-23.8	14	7.3	3.8-13.8	89	39.4	31.4-48.0	87	37.7	29.9-46.2
$75,000+	251	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5	20	9.5	5.6-15.6	14	6.1	3.4-10.8	103	43.9	36.3-51.9	113	40.3	33.0-48.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	463	5	0.9	0.4- 2.2	45	12.8	9.1-17.8	26	5.1	3.2- 7.9	159	35.3	29.7-41.3	228	45.9	39.8-52.1
No	833	4	0.2	0.1- 0.6	90	12.5	9.7-15.8	53	7.0	5.0- 9.6	361	44.7	40.3-49.3	325	35.6	31.5-39.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	236	3	0.8	0.2- 2.7	27	17.3	11.1-25.8	14	5.9	3.2-10.5	66	30.9	24.0-38.7	126	45.1	37.4-53.1
Non-Veteran	1,067	6	0.3	0.1- 0.8	109	11.6	9.3-14.5	65	6.5	4.8- 8.7	455	44.0	40.0-48.1	432	37.5	33.7-41.5

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

-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

GENDER

Male

539

0.6

0.3- 1.3

13.5

10.2-17.6

8.2

5.7-11.6

190

39.6

34.2-45.3

238

38.1

33.0-43.6

Female

764

0.2

0.1- 0.8

11.6

8.6-15.5

4.5

3.1- 6.5

331

44.1

39.6-48.7

320

39.5

35.2-44.0

RACE

White

1,216

0.4

0.2- 0.9

126

12.7

10.3-15.6

6.2

4.6- 8.2

480

41.5

37.8-45.3

531

39.2

35.6-42.8

African American

0.8

0.1- 5.7

8.4

2.7-23.7

19.3

8.4-38.3

41.4

26.5-58.1

30.1

16.0-49.2

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

12.7

5.3-27.4

1.3

0.3- 6.2

50.5

30.1-70.8

35.5

18.4-57.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

8.6

1.5-36.7

0.0

. - .

48.9

23.5-74.9

42.5

18.3-71.0

Non-Hispanic

1,283

0.4

0.2- 0.8

132

12.6

10.3-15.3

6.5

4.9- 8.5

512

41.8

38.2-45.5

551

38.7

35.3-42.3

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

16.1

5.0-41.1

3.4

0.5-20.9

58.3

33.7-79.4

22.2

6.5-53.9

25-34

123

0.0

. - .

12.8

7.5-21.0

3.2

1.1- 9.0

51.4

41.3-61.4

32.6

24.0-42.6

35-44

198

0.0

. - .

12.1

7.9-18.1

12.5

7.6-20.0

38.9

31.5-46.8

36.5

29.0-44.9

45-54

258

0.7

0.2- 2.3

13.2

8.2-20.6

6.8

4.2-10.9

115

45.1

37.5-52.9

34.2

27.5-41.6

55-64

317

1.4

0.6- 3.5

11.3

7.6-16.3

5.7

3.3- 9.7

115

35.0

29.2-41.2

151

46.7

40.4-53.0

65-74

245

0.0

. - .

11.1

7.2-16.7

5.0

2.7- 9.2

32.5

26.2-39.4

124

51.4

44.3-58.4

75+

131

0.9

0.1- 5.9

15.1

8.7-24.7

4.2

1.9- 8.9

28.8

20.5-38.7

51.1

41.5-60.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

148

0.0

. - .

10.9

6.2-18.6

6.6

3.2-13.2

43.8

33.5-54.7

38.7

28.0-50.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

398

0.9

0.4- 2.1

16.1

11.7-21.8

8.5

5.3-13.4

156

40.9

34.6-47.5

153

33.6

27.8-39.9

Some Post-H.S.

366

0.4

0.1- 1.5

14.2

9.6-20.4

6.4

3.8-10.5

155

42.3

35.6-49.3

149

36.8

30.6-43.3

College Graduate

390

0.2

0.0- 1.1

8.2

5.4-12.1

4.2

2.5- 6.8

148

41.5

35.0-48.3

193

46.0

39.6-52.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

111

0.0

. - .

7.4

2.7-18.6

5.7

2.1-14.6

39.9

29.7-51.1

47.0

36.1-58.2

$15,000- 24,999

231

0.7

0.2- 2.8

12.0

7.9-17.9

8.6

4.7-15.2

34.7

26.6-43.8

100

44.0

35.0-53.4

$25,000- 34,999

138

0.0

. - .

15.4

9.2-24.8

4.9

2.1-10.7

38.6

28.5-49.9

41.1

30.7-52.3

$35,000- 49,999

228

0.9

0.3- 2.6

15.6

10.1-23.5

6.0

3.3-10.9

46.7

38.2-55.5

30.6

23.7-38.6

$50,000-74,999

213

0.1

0.0- 0.9

15.5

9.7-23.8

7.3

3.8-13.8

39.4

31.4-48.0

37.7

29.9-46.2

$75,000+

251

0.2

0.0- 1.5

9.5

5.6-15.6

6.1

3.4-10.8

103

43.9

36.3-51.9

113

40.3

33.0-48.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

463

0.9

0.4- 2.2

12.8

9.1-17.8

5.1

3.2- 7.9

159

35.3

29.7-41.3

228

45.9

39.8-52.1

833

0.2

0.1- 0.6

12.5

9.7-15.8

7.0

5.0- 9.6

361

44.7

40.3-49.3

325

35.6

31.5-39.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

236

0.8

0.2- 2.7

17.3

11.1-25.8

5.9

3.2-10.5

30.9

24.0-38.7

126

45.1

37.4-53.1

Non-Veteran

1,067

0.3

0.1- 0.8

109

11.6

9.3-14.5

6.5

4.8- 8.7

455

44.0

40.0-48.1

432

37.5

33.7-41.5

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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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