BRFSS 2010 - Western North Carolina**: (In the past 12 months, have you gambled or played any games for money?)

2010 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	11,227	141	1.3	1.0- 1.6	763	7.1	6.4- 7.9	1,146	11.9	10.9-13.0	1,178	11.4	10.4-12.4	7,999	68.4	66.9-69.8
-Western NC	1,838	12	0.6	0.3- 1.2	101	6.4	4.9- 8.1	162	10.5	8.6-12.7	173	10.5	8.7-12.7	1,390	72.1	69.1-74.9
GENDER
Male	708	5	0.4	0.1- 1.4	67	9.3	6.9-12.5	71	12.8	9.7-16.8	70	11.6	8.6-15.5	495	65.8	60.7-70.5
Female	1,130	7	0.7	0.3- 1.7	34	3.7	2.4- 5.8	91	8.3	6.4-10.8	103	9.5	7.4-12.1	895	77.7	74.1-80.8
RACE
White	1,698	12	0.7	0.3- 1.3	94	6.0	4.6- 7.7	143	10.2	8.3-12.5	160	10.4	8.5-12.7	1,289	72.8	69.7-75.6
African American	43	0	0.0	. - .	3	10.2	2.9-30.4	4	14.9	4.3-40.4	5	23.8	9.6-47.9	31	51.1	31.5-70.3
Other Minorities	84	0	0.0	. - .	3	6.6	1.4-26.1	14	13.4	5.2-30.4	7	7.7	2.5-21.3	60	72.3	53.2-85.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	36	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1	0	0.0	. - .	3	18.6	5.4-47.8	4	9.1	2.6-26.9	28	71.8	46.4-88.2
Non-Hispanic	1,799	11	0.6	0.3- 1.2	101	6.6	5.1- 8.4	159	10.2	8.4-12.3	169	10.6	8.7-12.8	1,359	72.0	69.0-74.9
AGE
18-24	39	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.7	0.2-11.5	3	6.3	1.9-18.9	5	13.3	4.7-32.4	30	78.7	59.9-90.1
25-34	116	1	0.8	0.1- 5.5	5	7.1	2.8-17.1	16	12.4	7.1-20.5	19	16.3	10.0-25.7	75	63.4	52.4-73.1
35-44	224	2	0.6	0.1- 2.6	13	5.9	3.3-10.3	32	14.7	9.9-21.2	24	11.7	7.4-18.0	153	67.2	59.5-74.0
45-54	292	2	0.9	0.2- 4.1	22	9.1	5.3-15.2	36	13.9	9.4-20.1	32	10.0	6.7-14.8	200	66.0	58.8-72.6
55-64	439	4	0.6	0.2- 2.1	33	7.9	5.4-11.4	38	8.1	5.6-11.6	38	8.5	6.0-11.9	326	74.9	69.9-79.2
65+	709	3	0.4	0.1- 1.4	25	4.5	2.8- 7.1	36	5.4	3.7- 7.9	53	7.4	5.5- 9.8	592	82.3	78.6-85.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	259	2	0.4	0.1- 2.6	14	7.2	3.9-13.0	22	12.0	7.2-19.3	9	5.8	2.5-12.7	212	74.6	66.1-81.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	559	5	1.1	0.4- 2.9	35	7.8	5.2-11.7	41	8.0	5.4-11.7	50	10.0	6.9-14.3	428	73.1	67.5-78.0
Some Post-H.S.	484	4	0.6	0.2- 1.8	27	5.7	3.5- 9.2	57	15.0	10.7-20.8	61	13.6	9.7-18.7	335	65.0	58.6-70.8
College Graduate	532	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5	25	4.8	2.7- 8.4	42	8.5	6.0-12.0	53	10.5	7.5-14.5	411	76.1	71.0-80.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	246	2	0.7	0.1- 3.0	9	3.6	1.7- 7.7	14	10.6	5.6-19.2	15	9.5	4.8-17.9	206	75.5	66.2-83.0
$15,000- 24,999	349	2	0.8	0.2- 3.6	20	6.1	3.2-11.1	36	15.8	10.4-23.2	32	7.9	4.9-12.4	259	69.5	61.8-76.2
$25,000- 34,999	229	2	0.4	0.1- 2.6	18	9.8	5.6-16.7	21	9.7	5.6-16.3	22	9.2	5.7-14.5	166	70.9	62.7-77.8
$35,000- 49,999	245	2	0.5	0.1- 2.1	16	8.1	4.5-14.0	20	10.6	6.2-17.7	30	14.8	9.2-23.1	177	65.9	57.1-73.8
$50,000-74,999	239	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4	18	10.4	5.7-18.4	28	12.1	7.7-18.6	27	9.7	6.1-15.0	165	67.1	58.7-74.5
$75,000+	238	2	0.5	0.1- 2.2	15	5.2	2.8- 9.3	21	6.2	3.6-10.4	23	11.3	7.1-17.6	177	76.8	69.7-82.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	798	9	1.4	0.6- 2.9	41	5.0	3.4- 7.3	67	10.9	8.0-14.7	64	7.7	5.6-10.4	617	75.1	70.6-79.0
No	1,031	3	0.1	0.0- 0.6	60	7.3	5.3- 9.9	95	10.2	8.0-13.1	108	12.3	9.7-15.6	765	70.0	65.9-73.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	264	2	0.6	0.1- 2.4	27	11.6	7.3-17.9	23	8.2	5.0-13.1	21	6.3	3.9-10.2	191	73.3	66.2-79.4
Non-Veteran	1,574	10	0.6	0.3- 1.3	74	5.6	4.2- 7.5	139	10.8	8.7-13.2	152	11.1	9.0-13.6	1,199	71.9	68.6-75.0

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

11,227

141

1.3

1.0- 1.6

763

7.1

6.4- 7.9

1,146

11.9

10.9-13.0

1,178

11.4

10.4-12.4

7,999

68.4

66.9-69.8

-Western NC

1,838

0.6

0.3- 1.2

101

6.4

4.9- 8.1

162

10.5

8.6-12.7

173

10.5

8.7-12.7

1,390

72.1

69.1-74.9

GENDER

Male

708

0.4

0.1- 1.4

9.3

6.9-12.5

12.8

9.7-16.8

11.6

8.6-15.5

495

65.8

60.7-70.5

Female

1,130

0.7

0.3- 1.7

3.7

2.4- 5.8

8.3

6.4-10.8

103

9.5

7.4-12.1

895

77.7

74.1-80.8

RACE

White

1,698

0.7

0.3- 1.3

6.0

4.6- 7.7

143

10.2

8.3-12.5

160

10.4

8.5-12.7

1,289

72.8

69.7-75.6

African American

0.0

. - .

10.2

2.9-30.4

14.9

4.3-40.4

23.8

9.6-47.9

51.1

31.5-70.3

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

6.6

1.4-26.1

13.4

5.2-30.4

7.7

2.5-21.3

72.3

53.2-85.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.6

0.1- 4.1

0.0

. - .

18.6

5.4-47.8

9.1

2.6-26.9

71.8

46.4-88.2

Non-Hispanic

1,799

0.6

0.3- 1.2

101

6.6

5.1- 8.4

159

10.2

8.4-12.3

169

10.6

8.7-12.8

1,359

72.0

69.0-74.9

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

1.7

0.2-11.5

6.3

1.9-18.9

13.3

4.7-32.4

78.7

59.9-90.1

25-34

116

0.8

0.1- 5.5

7.1

2.8-17.1

12.4

7.1-20.5

16.3

10.0-25.7

63.4

52.4-73.1

35-44

224

0.6

0.1- 2.6

5.9

3.3-10.3

14.7

9.9-21.2

11.7

7.4-18.0

153

67.2

59.5-74.0

45-54

292

0.9

0.2- 4.1

9.1

5.3-15.2

13.9

9.4-20.1

10.0

6.7-14.8

200

66.0

58.8-72.6

55-64

439

0.6

0.2- 2.1

7.9

5.4-11.4

8.1

5.6-11.6

8.5

6.0-11.9

326

74.9

69.9-79.2

65+

709

0.4

0.1- 1.4

4.5

2.8- 7.1

5.4

3.7- 7.9

7.4

5.5- 9.8

592

82.3

78.6-85.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

259

0.4

0.1- 2.6

7.2

3.9-13.0

12.0

7.2-19.3

5.8

2.5-12.7

212

74.6

66.1-81.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

559

1.1

0.4- 2.9

7.8

5.2-11.7

8.0

5.4-11.7

10.0

6.9-14.3

428

73.1

67.5-78.0

Some Post-H.S.

484

0.6

0.2- 1.8

5.7

3.5- 9.2

15.0

10.7-20.8

13.6

9.7-18.7

335

65.0

58.6-70.8

College Graduate

532

0.1

0.0- 0.5

4.8

2.7- 8.4

8.5

6.0-12.0

10.5

7.5-14.5

411

76.1

71.0-80.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

246

0.7

0.1- 3.0

3.6

1.7- 7.7

10.6

5.6-19.2

9.5

4.8-17.9

206

75.5

66.2-83.0

$15,000- 24,999

349

0.8

0.2- 3.6

6.1

3.2-11.1

15.8

10.4-23.2

7.9

4.9-12.4

259

69.5

61.8-76.2

$25,000- 34,999

229

0.4

0.1- 2.6

9.8

5.6-16.7

9.7

5.6-16.3

9.2

5.7-14.5

166

70.9

62.7-77.8

$35,000- 49,999

245

0.5

0.1- 2.1

8.1

4.5-14.0

10.6

6.2-17.7

14.8

9.2-23.1

177

65.9

57.1-73.8

$50,000-74,999

239

0.6

0.1- 4.4

10.4

5.7-18.4

12.1

7.7-18.6

9.7

6.1-15.0

165

67.1

58.7-74.5

$75,000+

238

0.5

0.1- 2.2

5.2

2.8- 9.3

6.2

3.6-10.4

11.3

7.1-17.6

177

76.8

69.7-82.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

798

1.4

0.6- 2.9

5.0

3.4- 7.3

10.9

8.0-14.7

7.7

5.6-10.4

617

75.1

70.6-79.0

1,031

0.1

0.0- 0.6

7.3

5.3- 9.9

10.2

8.0-13.1

108

12.3

9.7-15.6

765

70.0

65.9-73.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

264

0.6

0.1- 2.4

11.6

7.3-17.9

8.2

5.0-13.1

6.3

3.9-10.2

191

73.3

66.2-79.4

Non-Veteran

1,574

0.6

0.3- 1.3

5.6

4.2- 7.5

139

10.8

8.7-13.2

152

11.1

9.0-13.6

1,199

71.9

68.6-75.0

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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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