BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you sometimes gamble (or play for money) more than you think you should?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,706	279	6.4	5.4- 7.5	4,427	93.6	92.5-94.6
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	121	7	6.6	2.5-16.3	114	93.4	83.7-97.5
Buncombe	80	3	5.4	1.3-19.4	77	94.6	80.6-98.7
Cabarrus	110	1	0.4	0.0- 2.5	109	99.6	97.5- 100
Catawba	159	9	6.4	2.9-13.2	150	93.6	86.8-97.1
Cumberland	155	8	5.9	2.7-12.5	147	94.1	87.5-97.3
Davidson	123	4	6.1	1.7-19.5	119	93.9	80.5-98.3
Durham	119	13	20.2	9.1-38.9	106	79.8	61.1-90.9
Forsyth	140	7	4.2	1.9- 9.3	133	95.8	90.7-98.1
Gaston	128	5	6.8	1.7-23.1	123	93.2	76.9-98.3
Guilford	151	6	3.7	1.0-13.0	145	96.3	87.0-99.0
Iredell	153	10	5.7	2.8-11.1	143	94.3	88.9-97.2
Johnston	165	11	8.0	3.7-16.2	154	92.0	83.8-96.3
Mecklenburg	201	14	7.7	4.3-13.4	187	92.3	86.6-95.7
New Hanover	140	9	7.7	3.3-16.7	131	92.3	83.3-96.7
Onslow	159	9	6.3	2.8-13.8	150	93.7	86.2-97.2
Orange	82	7	9.7	4.2-20.8	75	90.3	79.2-95.8
Pitt	113	8	9.6	3.8-22.0	105	90.4	78.0-96.2
Randolph	104	4	2.6	0.9- 7.5	100	97.4	92.5-99.1
Robeson	114	8	5.7	1.9-15.7	106	94.3	84.3-98.1
Rowan	144	10	9.6	4.5-19.1	134	90.4	80.9-95.5
Union	104	5	6.3	2.1-17.1	99	93.7	82.9-97.9
Wake	199	9	4.8	2.2-10.2	190	95.2	89.8-97.8
Wayne	124	6	4.3	1.8-10.0	118	95.7	90.0-98.2
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,630	108	7.9	6.0-10.3	1,522	92.1	89.7-94.0
Piedmont	2,342	128	5.8	4.6- 7.4	2,214	94.2	92.6-95.4
Western NC	734	43	5.3	3.6- 7.8	691	94.7	92.2-96.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	481	35	6.9	4.5-10.6	446	93.1	89.4-95.5
Northwest	1,022	51	5.2	3.7- 7.2	971	94.8	92.8-96.3
Charlotte	605	27	5.8	3.6- 9.1	578	94.2	90.9-96.4
Greensboro	517	27	4.4	2.4- 8.0	490	95.6	92.0-97.6
Southern Regional	466	31	7.5	4.5-12.3	435	92.5	87.7-95.5
Coastal	262	18	8.7	4.5-16.1	244	91.3	83.9-95.5
Wake	576	41	7.4	4.8-11.2	535	92.6	88.8-95.2
Area L	136	10	9.5	4.1-20.7	126	90.5	79.3-95.9
Eastern	641	39	6.1	4.1- 8.9	602	93.9	91.1-95.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,706

279

6.4

5.4- 7.5

4,427

93.6

92.5-94.6

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

121

6.6

2.5-16.3

114

93.4

83.7-97.5

Buncombe

5.4

1.3-19.4

94.6

80.6-98.7

Cabarrus

110

0.4

0.0- 2.5

109

99.6

97.5- 100

Catawba

159

6.4

2.9-13.2

150

93.6

86.8-97.1

Cumberland

155

5.9

2.7-12.5

147

94.1

87.5-97.3

Davidson

123

6.1

1.7-19.5

119

93.9

80.5-98.3

Durham

119

20.2

9.1-38.9

106

79.8

61.1-90.9

Forsyth

140

4.2

1.9- 9.3

133

95.8

90.7-98.1

Gaston

128

6.8

1.7-23.1

123

93.2

76.9-98.3

Guilford

151

3.7

1.0-13.0

145

96.3

87.0-99.0

Iredell

153

5.7

2.8-11.1

143

94.3

88.9-97.2

Johnston

165

8.0

3.7-16.2

154

92.0

83.8-96.3

Mecklenburg

201

7.7

4.3-13.4

187

92.3

86.6-95.7

New Hanover

140

7.7

3.3-16.7

131

92.3

83.3-96.7

Onslow

159

6.3

2.8-13.8

150

93.7

86.2-97.2

Orange

9.7

4.2-20.8

90.3

79.2-95.8

Pitt

113

9.6

3.8-22.0

105

90.4

78.0-96.2

Randolph

104

2.6

0.9- 7.5

100

97.4

92.5-99.1

Robeson

114

5.7

1.9-15.7

106

94.3

84.3-98.1

Rowan

144

9.6

4.5-19.1

134

90.4

80.9-95.5

Union

104

6.3

2.1-17.1

93.7

82.9-97.9

Wake

199

4.8

2.2-10.2

190

95.2

89.8-97.8

Wayne

124

4.3

1.8-10.0

118

95.7

90.0-98.2

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,630

108

7.9

6.0-10.3

1,522

92.1

89.7-94.0

Piedmont

2,342

128

5.8

4.6- 7.4

2,214

94.2

92.6-95.4

Western NC

734

5.3

3.6- 7.8

691

94.7

92.2-96.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

481

6.9

4.5-10.6

446

93.1

89.4-95.5

Northwest

1,022

5.2

3.7- 7.2

971

94.8

92.8-96.3

Charlotte

605

5.8

3.6- 9.1

578

94.2

90.9-96.4

Greensboro

517

4.4

2.4- 8.0

490

95.6

92.0-97.6

Southern Regional

466

7.5

4.5-12.3

435

92.5

87.7-95.5

Coastal

262

8.7

4.5-16.1

244

91.3

83.9-95.5

Wake

576

7.4

4.8-11.2

535

92.6

88.8-95.2

Area L

136

9.5

4.1-20.7

126

90.5

79.3-95.9

Eastern

641

6.1

4.1- 8.9

602

93.9

91.1-95.9

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*Asked only of those who have gambled in the last SIX months.

^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.

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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