2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-FEMALES 430 80 17.3 13.4-22.1 350 82.7 77.9-86.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 297 35 10.3 6.9-15.1 262 89.7 84.9-93.1
Non-Hispanic Black 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 57 *** *** *** 50 92.9 83.8-97.1
45-54 95 15 13.5 7.4-23.5 80 86.5 76.5-92.6
55-64 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 149 22 14.0 8.7-21.9 127 86.0 78.1-91.3
College Graduate 154 22 11.3 6.9-17.9 132 88.7 82.1-93.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 105 *** *** *** 96 92.2 83.5-96.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 148 39 26.3 18.4-36.0 109 73.7 64.0-81.6
No 281 41 13.5 9.4-19.0 240 86.5 81.0-90.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 401 74 17.3 13.3-22.3 327 82.7 77.7-86.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 97 15 19.5 11.6-30.9 82 80.5 69.1-88.4
Regional City or Suburban County 105 14 12.5 7.0-21.1 91 87.5 78.9-93.0
Rural 228 51 19.6 14.0-26.7 177 80.4 73.3-86.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 233 38 14.0 9.5-20.0 195 86.0 80.0-90.5
Unemployed 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 111 18 18.8 11.1-30.0 93 81.2 70.0-88.9
Unable to Work 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 241 37 14.1 9.6-20.2 204 85.9 79.8-90.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 177 32 14.8 9.9-21.5 145 85.2 78.5-90.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 159 23 18.2 11.8-26.9 136 81.8 73.1-88.2

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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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