2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Gambling

Have you ever tried to cut down or control your gambling?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 913 146 16.0 13.2-19.3 767 84.0 80.7-86.8
-Eastern NC 360 62 16.0 11.6-21.6 298 84.0 78.4-88.4
GENDER
Male 177 27 16.2 9.8-25.6 150 83.8 74.4-90.2
Female 183 35 15.8 10.7-22.7 148 84.2 77.3-89.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 251 27 9.6 6.1-14.8 224 90.4 85.2-93.9
Non-Hispanic Black 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 120 18 14.9 8.1-25.9 102 85.1 74.1-91.9
College Graduate 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 123 29 18.3 11.7-27.4 94 81.7 72.6-88.3
No 237 33 14.9 9.6-22.5 204 85.1 77.5-90.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 282 49 15.7 10.8-22.2 233 84.3 77.8-89.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 78 14 17.4 9.8-29.0 64 82.6 71.0-90.2
Rural 254 47 16.7 11.3-24.1 207 83.3 75.9-88.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 215 35 15.9 10.4-23.5 180 84.1 76.5-89.6
Unemployed 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 103 16 15.7 9.1-25.7 87 84.3 74.3-90.9
Unable to Work 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 210 29 12.7 8.3-19.1 181 87.3 80.9-91.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 115 27 18.6 11.7-28.3 88 81.4 71.7-88.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 162 26 18.2 11.2-28.2 136 81.8 71.8-88.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked of respondents who reported they gambled or played any games for money.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^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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