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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Gambling

Have you ever lied to family members or friends about how much you gamble or how much
money you have lost gambling?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,632 33 3.9 2.0- 7.4 1,599 96.1 92.6-98.0
-Eastern NC 463 10 4.7 1.3-15.1 453 95.3 84.9-98.7
GENDER
Male 222 7 7.5 1.9-25.1 215 92.5 74.9-98.1
Female 241 3 1.1 0.2- 5.7 238 98.9 94.3-99.8
RACE
White 326 6 1.6 0.5- 4.9 320 98.4 95.1-99.5
African American 93 2 2.4 0.4-13.4 91 97.6 86.6-99.6
Other Minorities 43 2 24.6 4.6-69.1 41 75.4 30.9-95.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 22 2 33.6 6.7-78.2 20 66.4 21.8-93.3
Non-Hispanic 439 8 1.8 0.7- 4.5 431 98.2 95.5-99.3
AGE
18-24 20 0 0.0 . - . 20 100 . - .
25-34 49 1 12.6 1.9-51.9 48 87.4 48.1-98.1
35-44 87 2 3.1 0.6-14.1 85 96.9 85.9-99.4
45-54 100 2 1.0 0.2- 4.7 98 99.0 95.3-99.8
55-64 113 3 3.2 0.6-15.1 110 96.8 84.9-99.4
65+ 90 2 3.9 0.6-20.4 88 96.1 79.6-99.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 43 3 24.7 4.6-69.1 40 75.3 30.9-95.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 142 3 1.9 0.4- 7.9 139 98.1 92.1-99.6
Some Post-H.S. 153 4 3.1 0.9-10.5 149 96.9 89.5-99.1
College Graduate 125 0 0.0 . - . 125 100 . - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 46 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4 45 99.8 98.6- 100
$15,000- 24,999 64 2 24.6 4.7-68.5 62 75.4 31.5-95.3
$25,000- 34,999 46 0 0.0 . - . 46 100 . - .
$35,000- 49,999 67 5 10.3 3.4-27.0 62 89.7 73.0-96.6
$50,000-74,999 82 1 2.4 0.3-15.2 81 97.6 84.8-99.7
$75,000+ 119 0 0.0 . - . 119 100 . - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 164 4 9.9 2.0-37.6 160 90.1 62.4-98.0
No 294 6 1.9 0.7- 5.2 288 98.1 94.8-99.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 104 3 3.2 0.7-13.3 101 96.8 86.7-99.3
Non-Veteran 359 7 5.1 1.2-18.6 352 94.9 81.4-98.8

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*Results pertain only to those who have gambled and wagered money in the last 12 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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