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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Gambling-AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES

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 15,183 8,470 57.9 56.6-59.1 6,713 42.1 40.9-43.4
-AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES 670 422 63.4 57.7-68.8 248 36.6 31.2-42.3
AGE
18-24 26 14 45.9 24.9-68.5 12 54.1 31.5-75.1
25-34 64 46 73.3 59.2-83.9 18 26.7 16.1-40.8
35-44 124 85 72.3 61.9-80.8 39 27.7 19.2-38.1
45-54 169 116 66.7 56.5-75.5 53 33.3 24.5-43.5
55-64 140 80 58.4 47.3-68.6 60 41.6 31.4-52.7
65-74 87 55 68.4 56.4-78.4 32 31.6 21.6-43.6
75+ 56 23 36.4 22.5-52.9 33 63.6 47.1-77.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 114 56 54.0 39.6-67.8 58 46.0 32.2-60.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 268 161 57.4 47.8-66.5 107 42.6 33.5-52.2
Some Post-H.S. 164 121 74.5 64.8-82.2 43 25.5 17.8-35.2
College Graduate 122 83 68.9 57.4-78.4 39 31.1 21.6-42.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 95 41 43.5 30.1-58.0 54 56.5 42.0-69.9
$15,000- 24,999 122 82 65.2 49.1-78.5 40 34.8 21.5-50.9
$25,000- 34,999 82 54 58.8 39.3-75.8 28 41.2 24.2-60.7
$35,000- 49,999 125 78 66.3 55.6-75.6 47 33.7 24.4-44.4
$50,000-74,999 85 58 65.8 51.0-78.1 27 34.2 21.9-49.0
$75,000+ 96 78 85.1 75.9-91.2 18 14.9 8.8-24.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 278 167 62.5 53.5-70.7 111 37.5 29.3-46.5
No 383 248 63.7 56.2-70.6 135 36.3 29.4-43.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 231 157 64.9 54.5-74.1 74 35.1 25.9-45.5
Non-Veteran 439 265 62.8 55.8-69.2 174 37.2 30.8-44.2

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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.

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