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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Gambling-FEMALES

In the past 6 months, how often have you played any games for money?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1+ times per day 1+ times per week 1+ times per month 1+ times last 6 months Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 8,364 172 2.3 1.9- 2.7 812 9.1 8.3-10.1 489 6.8 5.9- 7.9 3,235 41.6 40.0-43.2 3,656 40.2 38.6-41.8
-FEMALES 4,842 77 2.1 1.6- 2.9 343 6.5 5.5- 7.7 253 5.6 4.6- 6.8 1,892 42.6 40.5-44.8 2,277 43.2 41.1-45.2
RACE
White 3,842 47 1.5 1.0- 2.1 263 6.4 5.2- 7.8 173 4.2 3.4- 5.1 1,454 41.4 39.0-43.8 1,905 46.6 44.3-49.0
African American 769 20 3.3 1.9- 5.4 63 7.3 5.2-10.3 60 8.3 5.7-11.8 334 46.9 41.9-51.8 292 34.3 29.9-39.0
Other Minorities 217 10 7.8 3.5-16.5 16 5.6 2.7-11.2 18 16.2 8.1-29.9 97 45.4 35.1-56.0 76 25.1 18.4-33.2
AGE
18-24 102 3 2.9 0.9- 9.0 4 5.6 1.2-22.5 11 9.4 4.5-18.7 58 67.7 54.9-78.2 26 14.5 8.7-23.1
25-34 505 9 1.5 0.8- 3.1 17 3.1 1.7- 5.8 20 4.4 2.4- 8.0 242 45.2 39.8-50.6 217 45.8 40.3-51.3
35-44 843 13 1.7 0.9- 3.2 46 5.1 3.6- 7.2 47 6.9 4.7- 9.9 384 46.0 41.8-50.2 353 40.4 36.3-44.6
45-54 1,075 22 3.2 2.0- 5.1 89 7.7 6.0- 9.9 49 4.5 3.0- 6.7 440 41.2 37.5-45.0 475 43.3 39.7-47.1
55-64 1,089 16 1.7 0.8- 3.2 98 9.6 7.6-12.1 60 4.8 3.6- 6.5 428 37.7 34.2-41.3 487 46.2 42.5-49.9
65-74 781 11 1.3 0.7- 2.6 53 5.7 4.1- 7.8 40 5.2 3.7- 7.4 244 31.1 27.3-35.2 433 56.6 52.3-60.8
75+ 416 2 1.0 0.2- 4.0 34 12.3 7.9-18.6 23 5.7 3.4- 9.4 89 21.5 17.1-26.8 268 59.5 53.1-65.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 401 5 1.5 0.5- 3.9 42 8.2 5.6-11.8 23 14.2 7.4-25.7 152 39.8 32.6-47.5 179 36.3 29.7-43.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,315 22 2.3 1.4- 3.8 112 8.2 5.6-11.8 67 5.0 3.6- 6.8 537 46.6 42.1-51.2 577 37.8 33.9-42.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,521 30 3.1 1.9- 5.1 113 7.0 5.4- 9.1 98 6.0 4.6- 7.7 599 43.0 39.5-46.5 681 41.0 37.6-44.3
College Graduate 1,599 20 1.3 0.8- 2.2 75 4.3 3.3- 5.6 65 3.9 2.8- 5.5 604 39.9 36.4-43.5 835 50.6 47.1-54.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 489 9 3.8 1.7- 8.0 26 9.3 3.3-23.7 27 8.2 3.7-17.3 186 35.5 29.1-42.6 241 43.1 35.7-50.9
$15,000- 24,999 711 11 1.3 0.6- 2.7 50 5.4 3.5- 8.0 48 6.0 4.2- 8.5 287 47.1 41.4-52.9 315 40.3 34.9-45.9
$25,000- 34,999 497 6 1.7 0.7- 3.8 42 7.0 4.9-10.1 28 7.5 3.9-14.0 206 45.5 39.2-51.9 215 38.2 32.5-44.3
$35,000- 49,999 729 16 2.6 1.4- 4.6 66 8.4 6.3-11.0 35 6.1 3.7-10.0 309 45.1 40.2-50.1 303 37.8 33.1-42.8
$50,000-74,999 750 9 1.9 0.8- 4.7 55 7.0 5.0- 9.7 46 5.7 4.0- 8.2 316 42.2 37.6-46.9 324 43.2 38.6-47.9
$75,000+ 1,098 18 1.8 1.1- 3.1 71 5.6 4.0- 7.7 48 4.1 2.8- 6.0 391 39.9 35.5-44.5 570 48.6 44.3-52.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,733 23 1.6 1.0- 2.7 121 7.6 6.0- 9.7 100 6.2 4.8- 8.1 639 41.1 37.3-45.0 850 43.4 39.9-47.0
No 3,090 54 2.4 1.7- 3.4 221 6.0 4.7- 7.5 153 5.3 4.1- 6.9 1,246 43.3 40.8-45.9 1,416 43.0 40.5-45.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 136 1 0.8 0.1- 5.2 13 13.7 5.9-28.6 7 4.7 1.9-11.2 48 36.9 26.6-48.6 67 43.9 33.1-55.2
Non-Veteran 4,706 76 2.2 1.6- 2.9 330 6.3 5.3- 7.4 246 5.6 4.6- 6.8 1,844 42.8 40.6-45.0 2,210 43.1 41.1-45.2

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*Asked only of those who have ever gambled.

^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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