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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,826 19 0.6 0.3- 1.1 217 8.6 7.0-10.6 329 11.8 10.2-13.6 312 12.5 10.5-14.9 1,949 66.5 63.6-69.4
GENDER
Male 1,070 9 0.6 0.2- 2.0 134 13.0 10.0-16.7 152 14.1 11.5-17.3 114 13.0 9.6-17.3 661 59.3 54.4-64.0
Female 1,756 10 0.5 0.3- 1.1 83 4.7 3.4- 6.4 177 9.6 7.9-11.7 198 12.1 9.9-14.7 1,288 73.1 69.8-76.1
RACE
White 2,309 16 0.7 0.3- 1.5 177 9.1 7.3-11.2 270 12.6 10.8-14.7 266 13.3 10.9-16.0 1,580 64.4 61.1-67.5
African American 375 2 0.2 0.1- 1.0 35 8.1 4.9-13.1 47 11.2 7.7-16.1 32 10.6 6.9-16.0 259 69.9 62.9-76.0
Other Minorities 125 1 0.3 0.0- 2.2 3 2.0 0.5- 8.1 9 5.0 1.7-13.5 12 12.0 4.7-27.3 100 80.7 66.4-89.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 88 1 0.3 0.0- 2.4 5 9.2 2.7-26.6 6 4.8 1.5-14.4 6 8.5 2.2-27.1 70 77.2 59.5-88.7
Non-Hispanic 2,730 18 0.6 0.3- 1.2 211 8.6 7.0-10.5 322 12.3 10.6-14.1 306 12.9 10.8-15.3 1,873 65.7 62.7-68.5
AGE
18-24 77 1 0.4 0.0- 2.5 3 3.3 0.8-13.1 8 6.1 2.7-13.3 6 9.7 3.3-25.6 59 80.5 66.4-89.6
25-34 252 0 0.0 . - . 15 7.9 3.9-15.7 50 17.5 12.6-23.8 41 18.9 12.9-26.9 146 55.6 47.1-63.8
35-44 432 0 0.0 . - . 31 9.1 5.8-14.0 62 14.1 10.3-19.1 61 13.0 9.4-17.7 278 63.8 57.4-69.8
45-54 547 5 0.7 0.2- 1.9 50 10.8 7.5-15.2 74 11.7 8.8-15.4 60 12.0 8.5-16.6 358 64.8 59.0-70.2
55-64 616 5 1.8 0.5- 6.2 65 12.9 9.1-17.9 68 11.2 8.3-14.9 76 13.2 9.9-17.4 402 61.0 55.3-66.3
65+ 873 8 0.7 0.3- 1.6 51 6.2 4.3- 8.9 64 7.5 5.4-10.4 67 7.1 5.2- 9.6 683 78.5 74.5-82.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 326 4 0.6 0.2- 2.0 25 6.6 3.6-11.8 16 5.2 2.4-10.8 25 17.8 9.1-32.0 256 69.8 57.4-79.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 763 7 1.0 0.3- 3.7 75 13.6 9.5-19.1 96 13.1 9.8-17.4 67 7.3 5.2-10.2 518 64.9 59.0-70.5
Some Post-H.S. 673 4 0.4 0.1- 1.3 59 8.9 6.0-12.8 91 12.2 9.2-16.0 85 13.2 9.8-17.5 434 65.4 59.6-70.7
College Graduate 1,061 4 0.3 0.1- 0.9 58 5.6 3.8- 8.0 126 12.8 10.3-15.8 135 14.0 11.3-17.3 738 67.3 63.2-71.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 261 4 0.5 0.2- 1.8 19 3.8 2.1- 6.7 16 4.9 2.4- 9.7 27 19.0 10.4-32.2 195 71.8 59.6-81.4
$15,000- 24,999 419 4 0.5 0.2- 1.5 32 10.5 5.6-18.7 46 13.1 8.6-19.4 43 12.0 7.8-17.8 294 63.9 55.4-71.7
$25,000- 34,999 256 1 0.5 0.1- 3.8 22 14.3 7.8-25.0 26 11.1 6.4-18.7 19 7.5 3.2-16.7 188 66.5 55.8-75.8
$35,000- 49,999 324 1 0.4 0.1- 2.8 32 10.3 6.2-16.5 55 15.7 11.1-21.6 33 12.8 7.9-20.2 203 60.9 52.4-68.7
$50,000-74,999 427 2 0.2 0.0- 0.8 37 10.4 6.4-16.4 58 12.4 9.0-16.9 41 8.3 5.3-12.7 289 68.8 61.8-74.9
$75,000+ 752 3 0.4 0.1- 1.3 48 7.1 4.8-10.5 101 15.2 11.8-19.2 114 17.1 12.7-22.5 486 60.2 54.7-65.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 937 7 1.0 0.3- 3.4 61 7.6 5.2-10.9 92 10.3 7.8-13.5 85 11.2 8.1-15.3 692 70.0 64.9-74.6
No 1,875 12 0.4 0.2- 0.8 155 9.0 7.0-11.5 236 12.3 10.3-14.5 226 13.1 10.6-16.1 1,246 65.2 61.6-68.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 362 7 2.5 0.7- 8.7 52 17.6 11.9-25.3 46 13.4 9.2-19.1 34 11.2 6.9-17.5 223 55.3 47.3-63.0
Non-Veteran 2,461 12 0.3 0.2- 0.6 164 7.1 5.7- 8.9 282 11.6 9.9-13.5 278 12.8 10.5-15.4 1,725 68.2 65.1-71.2

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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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