2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Gambling

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  Total
Respond.^
Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly* Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,390 91 2.4 1.8- 3.2 210 5.9 5.0- 6.9 215 6.1 5.2- 7.1 385 12.4 11.1-14.0 2,489 73.2 71.3-75.1
-Eastern NC 1,248 46 3.0 1.9- 4.7 83 6.6 5.0- 8.5 91 7.8 6.1- 9.9 133 12.0 9.8-14.7 895 70.6 67.2-73.8
GENDER
Male 549 *** *** *** 48 8.7 6.1-12.2 42 8.2 5.8-11.5 55 11.9 8.6-16.3 376 67.0 61.5-72.0
Female 699 18 2.0 1.1- 3.4 35 4.7 3.1- 7.1 49 7.5 5.3-10.5 78 12.1 9.3-15.6 519 73.7 69.3-77.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 767 29 2.4 1.5- 3.7 53 7.8 5.6-10.7 61 8.9 6.6-11.8 104 15.2 12.2-18.8 520 65.8 61.4-69.9
Non-Hispanic Black 314 *** *** *** 23 5.6 3.3- 9.2 18 6.4 3.7-10.9 *** *** *** 246 77.5 70.6-83.1
Other 167 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 129 79.3 68.4-87.1
AGE
18-34 196 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 8.6 5.2-14.1 25 12.4 7.8-19.4 140 70.9 62.6-78.0
35-44 161 *** *** *** 14 9.7 5.3-17.0 *** *** *** 21 15.9 9.9-24.7 113 65.8 56.3-74.1
45-54 225 20 7.3 4.1-12.7 *** *** *** 24 13.2 8.1-20.7 18 11.4 6.8-18.6 155 64.4 55.7-72.1
55-64 233 *** *** *** 21 9.1 5.3-15.2 17 7.3 4.4-12.1 31 13.9 9.1-20.7 158 67.5 59.4-74.7
65-74 256 *** *** *** 20 6.6 3.9-10.8 *** *** *** 24 9.8 6.2-15.1 190 76.2 69.3-82.0
75+ 163 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 127 82.4 74.0-88.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 158 *** *** *** 12 11.0 6.0-19.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 127 75.3 65.3-83.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 332 *** *** *** 19 3.5 2.0- 6.0 21 5.0 2.9- 8.6 30 12.8 8.4-19.0 248 75.8 69.2-81.3
Some Post-H.S. 384 *** *** *** 29 7.6 5.0-11.5 32 10.5 7.2-15.1 44 12.2 8.5-17.3 268 66.6 60.2-72.4
College Graduate 373 18 3.5 2.1- 5.9 23 5.5 3.2- 9.5 31 8.7 5.9-12.6 50 14.6 10.8-19.5 251 67.6 61.7-73.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 112 83.7 72.4-90.9
$15,000- 24,999 214 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 8.1 4.5-14.0 163 77.3 69.7-83.5
$25,000- 34,999 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 13.4 7.6-22.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 157 *** *** *** 18 10.1 5.5-17.6 *** *** *** 19 11.0 6.2-18.8 104 69.3 59.5-77.6
$50,000- 74,999 160 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 12.4 7.1-20.7 106 64.3 54.3-73.3
$75,000+ 235 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 8.4 5.0-13.8 40 19.4 13.7-26.7 146 59.6 51.3-67.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 472 *** *** *** 39 8.0 5.4-11.8 35 7.7 5.1-11.5 37 8.2 5.6-11.9 351 73.3 67.6-78.4
No 775 36 3.2 2.1- 4.8 44 5.8 4.0- 8.2 56 7.9 5.8-10.6 96 14.1 11.1-17.8 543 69.0 64.7-73.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 219 *** *** *** 22 8.0 4.7-13.3 19 8.7 5.0-14.5 21 10.5 6.5-16.6 145 65.9 57.1-73.8
Non-Veteran 1,029 34 2.3 1.4- 3.5 61 6.3 4.6- 8.5 72 7.6 5.8-10.0 112 12.3 9.8-15.3 750 71.5 67.8-75.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 252 *** *** *** 15 7.3 4.0-12.8 21 9.1 5.5-14.8 31 11.5 7.8-16.8 173 67.1 59.4-73.9
Rural 920 29 2.2 1.3- 3.6 66 6.7 5.0- 9.0 62 7.3 5.4- 9.7 89 11.6 8.9-14.9 674 72.2 68.2-75.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 579 34 4.6 2.8- 7.6 46 8.3 5.9-11.5 50 9.2 6.7-12.5 81 16.0 12.4-20.5 368 61.8 56.6-66.8
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 388 *** *** *** 29 6.3 3.9-10.1 21 4.5 2.7- 7.4 38 9.8 6.9-13.8 289 77.3 71.9-81.9
Unable to Work 169 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 143 82.6 73.1-89.3
Other not in Labor Force 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 85 82.3 70.6-90.0
101% to 150% 196 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 10.1 5.8-16.9 *** *** *** 147 76.4 68.4-83.0
151% to 200% 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 565 33 5.4 3.2- 8.9 42 7.6 5.2-10.9 46 8.4 5.9-11.8 86 16.2 12.7-20.6 358 62.4 57.1-67.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 435 *** *** *** 33 7.0 4.5-10.6 29 7.9 5.0-12.3 34 9.4 6.0-14.4 325 73.7 67.5-79.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 583 *** *** *** 37 6.9 4.7-10.2 37 6.6 4.4- 9.6 65 12.1 8.9-16.1 422 71.3 66.2-75.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 230 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 10.7 7.0-16.0 34 15.4 10.6-21.8 148 64.8 57.3-71.7

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*Yearly equals less than once per month.

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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