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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

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
-Mecklenburg County 255 2 0.4 0.1- 1.9 17 6.7 3.9-11.1 30 12.3 7.7-18.9 28 11.0 7.0-16.8 178 69.7 61.7-76.6
GENDER
Male 98 0 0.0 . - . 12 11.9 6.5-20.7 14 14.9 8.7-24.2 8 9.5 4.6-18.6 64 63.7 52.4-73.7
Female 157 2 0.8 0.2- 3.5 5 2.1 0.8- 5.5 16 10.0 4.4-21.1 20 12.3 6.9-20.9 114 74.8 63.5-83.6
RACE
White 186 1 0.5 0.1- 3.3 13 9.3 5.2-16.1 21 13.0 8.2-20.0 23 14.0 8.8-21.6 128 63.2 54.4-71.3
Other 67 1 0.4 0.1- 2.8 4 2.5 0.8- 7.2 9 11.3 4.1-27.4 5 6.3 2.1-17.6 48 79.5 63.9-89.5
AGE
18-44 80 0 0.0 . - . 4 4.5 1.7-11.7 11 13.4 6.4-25.8 12 14.0 7.5-24.6 53 68.1 54.6-79.1
45+ 172 2 0.9 0.2- 3.9 13 9.2 5.0-16.3 19 11.3 6.9-18.0 16 7.8 4.4-13.6 122 70.7 62.2-78.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 58 0 0.0 . - . 4 7.2 2.3-20.7 4 14.8 4.5-39.1 5 9.6 3.3-25.0 45 68.4 48.8-83.1
Some College + 196 2 0.6 0.1- 2.4 13 6.5 3.6-11.6 26 11.5 7.4-17.6 23 11.4 7.0-18.2 132 70.0 61.3-77.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 89 1 0.4 0.1- 2.9 7 5.9 2.3-14.7 9 13.5 5.3-30.3 11 11.5 5.0-24.1 61 68.7 52.2-81.5
$50,000+ 129 1 0.6 0.1- 4.1 7 6.3 2.9-13.2 16 12.2 7.1-20.0 14 12.8 7.4-21.4 91 68.1 58.3-76.6

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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.

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