BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (Have you ever tried to cut down or control your gambling?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Gambling

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,617	226	15.5	12.6-18.9	1,391	84.5	81.1-87.4
GENDER
Male	768	101	15.1	10.9-20.5	667	84.9	79.5-89.1
Female	849	125	16.0	12.5-20.1	724	84.0	79.9-87.5
RACE
White	1,312	140	11.3	8.7-14.7	1,172	88.7	85.3-91.3
African American	214	65	27.8	19.8-37.6	149	72.2	62.4-80.2
Asian	8	3	57.8	21.5-87.3	5	42.2	12.7-78.5
Native American	33	5	15.3	4.8-39.2	28	84.7	60.8-95.2
Other Minorities	41	12	32.9	11.5-64.8	29	67.1	35.2-88.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	41	10	23.6	7.2-55.0	31	76.4	45.0-92.8
-English Speaking	27	6	14.5	5.6-32.6	21	85.5	67.4-94.4
-Spanish Speaking	14	4	27.9	6.2-69.3	10	72.1	30.7-93.8
Non-Hispanic	1,572	216	15.0	12.3-18.2	1,356	85.0	81.8-87.7
AGE
18-24	46	9	10.3	4.5-21.9	37	89.7	78.1-95.5
25-34	178	33	22.3	13.5-34.4	145	77.7	65.6-86.5
35-44	279	33	10.6	6.8-16.3	246	89.4	83.7-93.2
45-54	339	45	13.5	9.3-19.2	294	86.5	80.8-90.7
55-64	404	62	18.9	13.6-25.7	342	81.1	74.3-86.4
65-74	243	32	12.6	8.1-18.9	211	87.4	81.1-91.9
75+	115	10	9.7	4.2-20.8	105	90.3	79.2-95.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	129	38	31.5	17.6-49.7	91	68.5	50.3-82.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	476	86	19.2	13.3-26.7	390	80.8	73.3-86.7
Some Post-H.S.	484	57	11.9	8.6-16.2	427	88.1	83.8-91.4
College Graduate	528	45	9.6	6.5-13.9	483	90.4	86.1-93.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	135	33	22.7	13.5-35.6	102	77.3	64.4-86.5
$15,000- 24,999	236	46	22.4	13.1-35.5	190	77.6	64.5-86.9
$25,000- 34,999	163	28	24.7	12.9-42.2	135	75.3	57.8-87.1
$35,000- 49,999	230	33	13.2	8.6-19.8	197	86.8	80.2-91.4
$50,000-74,999	262	27	9.4	5.8-14.9	235	90.6	85.1-94.2
$75,000+	436	35	8.9	5.8-13.2	401	91.1	86.8-94.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	494	85	20.4	14.3-28.4	409	79.6	71.6-85.7
No	1,114	140	13.6	10.5-17.4	974	86.4	82.6-89.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	294	25	8.0	4.4-14.2	269	92.0	85.8-95.6
Non-Veteran	1,320	201	17.0	13.7-21.0	1,119	83.0	79.0-86.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,617

226

15.5

12.6-18.9

1,391

84.5

81.1-87.4

GENDER

Male

768

101

15.1

10.9-20.5

667

84.9

79.5-89.1

Female

849

125

16.0

12.5-20.1

724

84.0

79.9-87.5

RACE

White

1,312

140

11.3

8.7-14.7

1,172

88.7

85.3-91.3

African American

214

27.8

19.8-37.6

149

72.2

62.4-80.2

Asian

57.8

21.5-87.3

42.2

12.7-78.5

Native American

15.3

4.8-39.2

84.7

60.8-95.2

Other Minorities

32.9

11.5-64.8

67.1

35.2-88.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

23.6

7.2-55.0

76.4

45.0-92.8

-English Speaking

14.5

5.6-32.6

85.5

67.4-94.4

-Spanish Speaking

27.9

6.2-69.3

72.1

30.7-93.8

Non-Hispanic

1,572

216

15.0

12.3-18.2

1,356

85.0

81.8-87.7

AGE

18-24

10.3

4.5-21.9

89.7

78.1-95.5

25-34

178

22.3

13.5-34.4

145

77.7

65.6-86.5

35-44

279

10.6

6.8-16.3

246

89.4

83.7-93.2

45-54

339

13.5

9.3-19.2

294

86.5

80.8-90.7

55-64

404

18.9

13.6-25.7

342

81.1

74.3-86.4

65-74

243

12.6

8.1-18.9

211

87.4

81.1-91.9

75+

115

9.7

4.2-20.8

105

90.3

79.2-95.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

129

31.5

17.6-49.7

68.5

50.3-82.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

476

19.2

13.3-26.7

390

80.8

73.3-86.7

Some Post-H.S.

484

11.9

8.6-16.2

427

88.1

83.8-91.4

College Graduate

528

9.6

6.5-13.9

483

90.4

86.1-93.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

135

22.7

13.5-35.6

102

77.3

64.4-86.5

$15,000- 24,999

236

22.4

13.1-35.5

190

77.6

64.5-86.9

$25,000- 34,999

163

24.7

12.9-42.2

135

75.3

57.8-87.1

$35,000- 49,999

230

13.2

8.6-19.8

197

86.8

80.2-91.4

$50,000-74,999

262

9.4

5.8-14.9

235

90.6

85.1-94.2

$75,000+

436

8.9

5.8-13.2

401

91.1

86.8-94.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

494

20.4

14.3-28.4

409

79.6

71.6-85.7

1,114

140

13.6

10.5-17.4

974

86.4

82.6-89.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

294

8.0

4.4-14.2

269

92.0

85.8-95.6

Non-Veteran

1,320

201

17.0

13.7-21.0

1,119

83.0

79.0-86.3

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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.

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