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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Gambling

In the past 12 months, have you gambled or 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 12 months Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,439 47 0.9 0.6- 1.5 418 8.6 7.3-10.0 588 11.6 10.3-13.1 579 12.1 10.6-13.7 3,807 66.8 64.6-69.0
-Eastern NC 1,448 22 1.9 0.9- 3.9 126 9.4 6.9-12.5 165 12.4 9.6-15.9 150 11.4 8.8-14.7 985 64.9 60.3-69.3
GENDER
Male 548 12 2.0 0.9- 4.8 70 12.4 8.2-18.2 82 15.4 10.8-21.6 58 10.3 6.5-16.1 326 59.8 52.2-67.0
Female 900 10 1.8 0.5- 5.7 56 6.5 4.4- 9.5 83 9.5 6.6-13.3 92 12.4 9.3-16.4 659 69.9 64.6-74.7
RACE
White 1,018 13 1.3 0.5- 3.1 90 10.4 7.3-14.7 110 12.1 8.7-16.4 113 11.8 9.2-15.1 692 64.4 59.0-69.4
African American 288 7 4.5 1.3-14.0 22 7.1 3.8-12.9 36 13.5 7.7-22.6 28 9.6 5.2-17.0 195 65.3 55.1-74.3
Other Minorities 136 2 1.0 0.2- 5.1 14 7.9 3.1-18.4 19 12.6 6.4-23.5 8 12.0 3.4-34.6 93 66.5 49.7-80.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 65 1 0.3 0.0- 1.9 6 3.1 1.1- 7.9 9 15.2 6.4-32.0 6 17.8 5.1-46.7 43 63.7 41.3-81.4
Non-Hispanic 1,380 21 2.1 1.0- 4.3 120 10.0 7.4-13.4 155 12.0 9.1-15.6 143 10.7 8.5-13.5 941 65.2 60.6-69.5
AGE
18-24 52 0 0.0 . - . 4 5.8 1.5-19.4 9 19.5 6.8-44.5 7 10.1 4.0-22.9 32 64.6 42.9-81.7
25-34 154 2 3.0 0.6-14.1 6 5.6 1.3-21.0 24 16.8 9.4-28.1 17 12.1 5.3-25.0 105 62.6 49.0-74.4
35-44 226 3 2.2 0.4-10.5 26 11.8 6.8-19.9 25 8.4 5.1-13.8 33 12.3 7.3-20.0 139 65.2 54.9-74.3
45-54 265 2 0.5 0.1- 2.0 28 13.3 7.7-22.0 42 16.9 11.4-24.4 28 11.9 6.8-20.0 165 57.4 48.2-66.1
55-64 317 12 3.6 1.5- 8.1 34 10.5 6.3-17.1 37 10.3 6.5-16.0 30 13.3 8.4-20.3 204 62.3 54.0-69.9
65+ 423 3 1.1 0.3- 4.3 27 8.1 4.6-13.8 28 5.3 3.1- 9.1 32 8.0 5.0-12.7 333 77.5 70.7-83.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 195 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4 11 4.3 1.7-10.8 21 14.3 7.4-25.9 10 8.3 1.9-29.5 152 72.9 57.7-84.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 424 2 0.9 0.2- 4.7 44 13.0 7.4-22.0 47 14.1 8.0-23.6 49 14.4 9.6-21.0 282 57.6 48.2-66.4
Some Post-H.S. 417 11 4.1 1.5-10.6 42 9.0 5.8-13.6 49 8.6 5.9-12.4 51 12.8 8.8-18.1 264 65.6 58.1-72.4
College Graduate 411 8 1.4 0.6- 3.4 29 9.1 5.1-15.5 48 14.0 9.4-20.3 40 8.4 5.5-12.6 286 67.1 59.5-73.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 195 3 1.0 0.3- 3.5 11 4.2 1.9- 9.1 20 11.8 5.9-22.2 12 9.7 4.1-21.0 149 73.4 61.4-82.8
$15,000- 24,999 246 2 0.9 0.2- 4.1 19 7.1 3.4-14.0 22 7.4 4.1-12.8 21 12.0 4.3-29.2 182 72.7 59.1-83.1
$25,000- 34,999 136 0 0.0 . - . 12 17.5 6.5-39.5 24 27.3 13.3-47.7 10 5.1 2.1-11.9 90 50.1 33.7-66.5
$35,000- 49,999 202 4 0.8 0.3- 2.5 20 10.7 5.7-19.2 18 6.4 3.5-11.4 25 12.1 7.3-19.5 135 70.0 60.1-78.2
$50,000-74,999 214 9 6.4 2.2-17.0 27 12.2 6.6-21.2 21 5.8 3.4- 9.9 25 14.9 9.1-23.6 132 60.7 49.7-70.7
$75,000+ 285 4 2.3 0.5- 9.7 26 8.1 4.3-14.5 44 17.2 11.5-24.8 45 14.5 9.7-21.1 166 58.0 48.5-66.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 545 8 1.5 0.6- 3.9 50 12.3 8.1-18.3 56 10.9 7.3-15.9 50 12.7 7.3-21.2 381 62.6 54.4-70.2
No 892 14 2.1 0.8- 5.2 73 8.0 5.2-12.0 109 13.3 9.7-18.1 98 10.8 8.3-14.1 598 65.8 60.1-71.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 259 4 1.2 0.3- 3.8 41 19.1 12.0-28.9 29 8.9 5.5-14.0 30 9.7 5.8-15.6 155 61.2 51.5-70.1
Non-Veteran 1,189 18 2.1 0.9- 4.5 85 7.3 5.0-10.6 136 13.1 9.9-17.3 120 11.8 8.7-15.6 830 65.7 60.5-70.6

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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.

**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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