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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC 291 6 1.3 0.6- 2.9 285 98.7 97.1-99.4
GENDER
Male 141 2 0.7 0.2- 2.8 139 99.3 97.2-99.8
Female 150 4 2.0 0.7- 5.4 146 98.0 94.6-99.3
RACE
White 264 5 1.2 0.5- 3.0 259 98.8 97.0-99.5
African American 10 1 2.9 0.3-20.4 9 97.1 79.6-99.7
Other Minorities 16 0 0.0 . - . 16 100 . - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic 2 0 0.0 . - . 2 100 . - .
Non-Hispanic 289 6 1.3 0.6- 2.9 283 98.7 97.1-99.4
AGE
18-24 8 0 0.0 . - . 8 100 . - .
25-34 24 0 0.0 . - . 24 100 . - .
35-44 38 0 0.0 . - . 38 100 . - .
45-54 57 2 2.4 0.6- 9.6 55 97.6 90.4-99.4
55-64 81 3 3.4 1.1-10.0 78 96.6 90.0-98.9
65+ 79 1 1.3 0.2- 8.8 78 98.7 91.2-99.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 17 0 0.0 . - . 17 100 . - .
H.S. or G.E.D. 94 4 2.0 0.7- 5.4 90 98.0 94.6-99.3
Some Post-H.S. 95 1 0.8 0.1- 5.7 94 99.2 94.3-99.9
College Graduate 85 1 0.9 0.1- 6.3 84 99.1 93.7-99.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 23 1 2.8 0.4-18.4 22 97.2 81.6-99.6
$15,000- 24,999 47 1 1.2 0.2- 8.2 46 98.8 91.8-99.8
$25,000- 34,999 51 0 0.0 . - . 51 100 . - .
$35,000- 49,999 44 0 0.0 . - . 44 100 . - .
$50,000-74,999 45 2 2.7 0.6-10.5 43 97.3 89.5-99.4
$75,000+ 55 2 2.2 0.5- 8.5 53 97.8 91.5-99.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 91 3 3.0 1.0- 9.3 88 97.0 90.7-99.0
No 199 3 0.8 0.2- 2.3 196 99.2 97.7-99.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 53 0 0.0 . - . 53 100 . - .
Non-Veteran 237 6 1.5 0.7- 3.4 231 98.5 96.6-99.3

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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.

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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