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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Union County

Gambling

Have you purchased a lottery ticket or scratch card since the establishment and operation of the
North Carolina State Lottery?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,704 4,271 90.9 89.4-92.1 433 9.1 7.9-10.6
-Union County 104 96 90.8 81.2-95.8 8 9.2 4.2-18.8
GENDER
Male 49 44 90.1 75.4-96.4 5 9.9 3.6-24.6
Female 55 52 92.2 78.5-97.5 3 7.8 2.5-21.5
RACE
White 90 84 90.5 78.6-96.1 6 9.5 3.9-21.4
Other 13 11 91.1 66.6-98.1 2 8.9 1.9-33.4
AGE
18-44 33 30 91.6 74.6-97.6 3 8.4 2.4-25.4
45+ 71 66 90.1 75.9-96.4 5 9.9 3.6-24.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 32 29 93.8 79.7-98.3 3 6.2 1.7-20.3
Some College + 72 67 89.2 75.1-95.7 5 10.8 4.3-24.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 37 35 96.9 85.5-99.4 2 3.1 0.6-14.5
$50,000+ 57 52 86.7 70.5-94.7 5 13.3 5.3-29.5

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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.

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