BRFSS 2009 - Western North Carolina**: (In the past 12 months, have you gambled or played any games for money?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	1+ times per day	1+ times per week	1+ times per month	1+ times last 12 months	Never
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
-Western NC	1,164	6	0.5	0.2- 1.2	75	6.6	5.0- 8.6	93	9.0	6.5-12.2	117	11.5	9.2-14.2	873	72.5	68.6-76.1
GENDER
Male	449	3	0.6	0.1- 2.1	40	7.9	5.3-11.6	46	9.8	6.7-14.1	52	14.3	10.4-19.4	308	67.4	61.4-72.8
Female	715	3	0.4	0.1- 1.4	35	5.4	3.7- 7.9	47	8.3	4.9-13.6	65	9.0	6.6-12.1	565	76.9	71.7-81.4
RACE
White	1,065	5	0.5	0.2- 1.3	67	6.5	4.8- 8.6	84	9.0	6.4-12.4	108	11.1	8.9-13.8	801	73.0	69.0-76.6
African American	33	1	1.3	0.2- 9.3	1	1.5	0.2-10.2	3	10.6	2.0-40.4	5	30.6	11.8-59.4	23	56.0	31.4-77.9
Other Minorities	62	0	0.0	. - .	7	12.7	4.9-29.4	5	8.0	2.5-23.0	4	2.9	0.9- 9.2	46	76.4	59.1-87.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	22	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	10.0	1.4-47.1	1	1.8	0.2-12.4	20	88.2	54.5-97.9
Non-Hispanic	1,140	6	0.5	0.2- 1.2	75	6.7	5.1- 8.8	92	9.0	6.5-12.3	116	11.7	9.3-14.5	851	72.2	68.2-75.8
AGE
18-24	41	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.6	0.4-16.4	5	13.8	5.7-29.6	2	3.8	0.7-17.5	33	79.9	63.4-90.1
25-34	79	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	6	8.5	3.7-18.2	3	2.4	0.7- 7.6	14	22.1	13.0-35.1	55	66.6	53.6-77.4
35-44	128	0	0.0	. - .	9	6.4	3.0-12.9	11	15.4	6.6-31.8	18	12.3	7.2-20.1	90	65.9	53.0-76.8
45-54	188	2	1.5	0.4- 5.9	16	8.1	4.5-14.0	16	8.5	5.0-14.3	23	11.8	7.3-18.6	131	70.1	61.7-77.3
55-64	276	2	0.8	0.2- 3.0	17	5.6	3.3- 9.3	29	10.4	6.6-15.9	33	12.3	8.6-17.4	195	70.9	64.3-76.8
65+	441	1	0.1	0.0- 0.9	24	6.4	4.0-10.0	28	5.5	3.6- 8.2	26	6.8	4.3-10.6	362	81.2	76.3-85.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	152	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8	8	5.2	2.2-11.5	2	0.3	0.1- 1.6	6	3.4	1.2- 9.6	135	90.8	83.5-95.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	372	2	0.7	0.1- 3.0	27	9.5	6.1-14.6	37	11.8	8.0-17.1	28	10.3	6.6-15.7	278	67.7	60.8-74.0
Some Post-H.S.	299	2	0.7	0.2- 2.7	26	7.5	4.7-11.6	25	11.3	5.6-21.6	42	14.8	10.4-20.6	204	65.8	57.1-73.5
College Graduate	338	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5	14	2.8	1.5- 5.5	29	7.0	4.5-10.9	41	13.0	8.6-19.2	253	76.9	70.4-82.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	156	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1	6	5.3	1.8-15.0	7	2.5	1.1- 5.5	9	9.8	4.3-20.8	133	82.1	70.7-89.7
$15,000- 24,999	220	2	0.9	0.2- 4.0	15	7.8	4.3-14.0	22	16.0	7.6-30.7	8	2.3	1.0- 5.2	173	72.9	60.5-82.5
$25,000- 34,999	142	0	0.0	. - .	13	12.1	6.8-20.6	15	8.3	4.8-13.9	23	21.9	13.7-33.0	91	57.8	47.2-67.7
$35,000- 49,999	158	2	0.9	0.2- 3.4	16	9.8	5.3-17.4	13	8.6	4.3-16.4	13	8.0	4.0-15.2	114	72.8	62.9-80.8
$50,000-74,999	155	1	1.0	0.1- 6.8	8	4.7	2.2-10.1	12	9.9	5.2-18.1	24	16.3	10.3-24.9	110	68.0	58.3-76.5
$75,000+	163	0	0.0	. - .	9	2.6	1.2- 5.5	19	10.5	5.8-18.1	27	17.0	10.5-26.3	108	69.9	60.1-78.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	442	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7	26	6.4	4.0-10.0	33	6.6	4.4- 9.8	31	7.3	4.7-11.2	351	79.6	74.4-84.0
No	714	5	0.7	0.3- 1.7	49	6.7	4.7- 9.4	59	10.1	6.8-14.7	86	13.3	10.3-17.1	515	69.2	64.2-73.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	166	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9	17	9.3	5.3-15.8	19	11.8	6.8-19.9	16	12.9	7.5-21.3	113	65.7	56.2-74.1
Non-Veteran	995	5	0.5	0.2- 1.3	57	5.9	4.3- 8.1	74	8.6	6.0-12.3	101	11.3	8.8-14.4	758	73.6	69.4-77.4

Total
Respond.^

1+ times per day

1+ times per week

1+ times per month

1+ times last 12 months

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,439

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

-Western NC

1,164

0.5

0.2- 1.2

6.6

5.0- 8.6

9.0

6.5-12.2

117

11.5

9.2-14.2

873

72.5

68.6-76.1

GENDER

Male

449

0.6

0.1- 2.1

7.9

5.3-11.6

9.8

6.7-14.1

14.3

10.4-19.4

308

67.4

61.4-72.8

Female

715

0.4

0.1- 1.4

5.4

3.7- 7.9

8.3

4.9-13.6

9.0

6.6-12.1

565

76.9

71.7-81.4

RACE

White

1,065

0.5

0.2- 1.3

6.5

4.8- 8.6

9.0

6.4-12.4

108

11.1

8.9-13.8

801

73.0

69.0-76.6

African American

1.3

0.2- 9.3

1.5

0.2-10.2

10.6

2.0-40.4

30.6

11.8-59.4

56.0

31.4-77.9

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

12.7

4.9-29.4

8.0

2.5-23.0

2.9

0.9- 9.2

76.4

59.1-87.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

10.0

1.4-47.1

1.8

0.2-12.4

88.2

54.5-97.9

Non-Hispanic

1,140

0.5

0.2- 1.2

6.7

5.1- 8.8

9.0

6.5-12.3

116

11.7

9.3-14.5

851

72.2

68.2-75.8

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

2.6

0.4-16.4

13.8

5.7-29.6

3.8

0.7-17.5

79.9

63.4-90.1

25-34

0.4

0.1- 2.6

8.5

3.7-18.2

2.4

0.7- 7.6

22.1

13.0-35.1

66.6

53.6-77.4

35-44

128

0.0

. - .

6.4

3.0-12.9

15.4

6.6-31.8

12.3

7.2-20.1

65.9

53.0-76.8

45-54

188

1.5

0.4- 5.9

8.1

4.5-14.0

8.5

5.0-14.3

11.8

7.3-18.6

131

70.1

61.7-77.3

55-64

276

0.8

0.2- 3.0

5.6

3.3- 9.3

10.4

6.6-15.9

12.3

8.6-17.4

195

70.9

64.3-76.8

65+

441

0.1

0.0- 0.9

6.4

4.0-10.0

5.5

3.6- 8.2

6.8

4.3-10.6

362

81.2

76.3-85.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

152

0.3

0.0- 1.8

5.2

2.2-11.5

0.3

0.1- 1.6

3.4

1.2- 9.6

135

90.8

83.5-95.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

372

0.7

0.1- 3.0

9.5

6.1-14.6

11.8

8.0-17.1

10.3

6.6-15.7

278

67.7

60.8-74.0

Some Post-H.S.

299

0.7

0.2- 2.7

7.5

4.7-11.6

11.3

5.6-21.6

14.8

10.4-20.6

204

65.8

57.1-73.5

College Graduate

338

0.2

0.0- 1.5

2.8

1.5- 5.5

7.0

4.5-10.9

13.0

8.6-19.2

253

76.9

70.4-82.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

156

0.3

0.0- 2.1

5.3

1.8-15.0

2.5

1.1- 5.5

9.8

4.3-20.8

133

82.1

70.7-89.7

$15,000- 24,999

220

0.9

0.2- 4.0

7.8

4.3-14.0

16.0

7.6-30.7

2.3

1.0- 5.2

173

72.9

60.5-82.5

$25,000- 34,999

142

0.0

. - .

12.1

6.8-20.6

8.3

4.8-13.9

21.9

13.7-33.0

57.8

47.2-67.7

$35,000- 49,999

158

0.9

0.2- 3.4

9.8

5.3-17.4

8.6

4.3-16.4

8.0

4.0-15.2

114

72.8

62.9-80.8

$50,000-74,999

155

1.0

0.1- 6.8

4.7

2.2-10.1

9.9

5.2-18.1

16.3

10.3-24.9

110

68.0

58.3-76.5

$75,000+

163

0.0

. - .

2.6

1.2- 5.5

10.5

5.8-18.1

17.0

10.5-26.3

108

69.9

60.1-78.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

442

0.1

0.0- 0.7

6.4

4.0-10.0

6.6

4.4- 9.8

7.3

4.7-11.2

351

79.6

74.4-84.0

714

0.7

0.3- 1.7

6.7

4.7- 9.4

10.1

6.8-14.7

13.3

10.3-17.1

515

69.2

64.2-73.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

166

0.3

0.0- 1.9

9.3

5.3-15.8

11.8

6.8-19.9

12.9

7.5-21.3

113

65.7

56.2-74.1

Non-Veteran

995

0.5

0.2- 1.3

5.9

4.3- 8.1

8.6

6.0-12.3

101

11.3

8.8-14.4

758

73.6

69.4-77.4

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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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