2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Gambling

In the past 12 months, have you gambled or played any games for money?

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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
-FEMALES 1,873 34 1.4 0.9- 2.1 83 4.0 3.1- 5.2 106 5.6 4.4- 7.0 203 11.3 9.6-13.3 1,447 77.7 75.3-80.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,243 22 1.4 0.8- 2.3 50 3.9 2.8- 5.4 69 5.4 4.0- 7.3 153 13.0 10.8-15.7 949 76.3 73.1-79.1
Non-Hispanic Black 400 *** *** *** 22 5.0 2.9- 8.2 26 6.6 4.2-10.3 35 9.1 6.2-13.2 309 77.9 72.5-82.5
Other 209 *** *** *** 11 3.3 1.5- 7.2 11 4.9 2.2-10.6 13 6.0 3.1-11.1 171 84.7 77.9-89.8
AGE
18-34 295 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 5.0 2.9- 8.6 31 11.2 7.5-16.5 239 80.5 74.6-85.2
35-44 238 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 6.8 3.4-13.2 29 11.8 7.7-17.6 182 76.3 68.9-82.4
45-54 312 *** *** *** 16 5.3 3.0- 9.2 27 8.8 5.6-13.6 44 15.6 11.4-21.0 217 68.9 62.4-74.8
55-64 365 *** *** *** 26 6.5 4.0-10.5 19 4.3 2.6- 7.2 50 12.9 9.3-17.7 264 74.9 69.2-79.9
65-74 380 *** *** *** 18 4.2 2.4- 7.1 25 5.3 3.2- 8.5 28 7.0 4.5-10.7 301 81.4 76.1-85.7
75+ 253 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 5.0 2.8- 8.8 222 89.7 84.4-93.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 192 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 6.7 3.5-12.4 12 6.6 3.2-13.4 160 83.3 75.5-88.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 440 *** *** *** 21 3.4 2.0- 5.8 24 4.4 2.7- 7.1 40 9.1 6.3-13.1 346 80.9 76.1-85.0
Some Post-H.S. 596 *** *** *** 37 5.8 3.9- 8.4 32 5.9 3.8- 8.9 71 12.6 9.7-16.4 450 74.9 70.3-79.0
College Graduate 644 18 2.0 1.2- 3.5 19 2.6 1.4- 4.6 37 5.6 3.8- 8.2 80 14.0 11.0-17.6 490 75.9 71.6-79.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 194 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 171 89.8 82.6-94.2
$15,000- 24,999 312 *** *** *** 14 4.7 2.5- 8.5 20 5.2 3.1- 8.7 24 7.6 4.4-12.8 251 82.1 76.0-86.9
$25,000- 34,999 166 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 6.4 3.4-12.0 25 15.6 9.4-24.6 120 73.3 63.7-81.1
$35,000- 49,999 220 *** *** *** 20 8.0 4.5-13.6 15 6.2 3.3-11.5 27 13.9 8.9-21.1 155 70.0 61.9-77.1
$50,000- 74,999 221 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 14.8 9.8-21.7 161 73.0 65.4-79.5
$75,000+ 372 *** *** *** 14 3.8 2.1- 7.1 27 8.8 5.6-13.8 56 14.8 11.1-19.5 267 70.6 64.6-76.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 662 *** *** *** 31 3.9 2.5- 6.0 41 5.3 3.6- 7.7 67 10.6 7.9-14.0 515 79.3 75.2-82.9
No 1,207 26 1.6 1.0- 2.5 52 4.1 2.9- 5.6 65 5.7 4.2- 7.7 135 11.7 9.6-14.2 929 76.9 73.8-79.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,812 32 1.3 0.8- 2.0 77 3.8 2.9- 5.0 96 5.3 4.1- 6.8 192 11.2 9.4-13.1 1,415 78.4 75.9-80.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 439 *** *** *** 14 2.2 1.2- 4.1 16 3.4 1.7- 6.5 56 12.4 9.3-16.4 343 80.1 75.4-84.1
Regional City or Suburban County 431 *** *** *** 22 5.5 3.4- 8.7 29 6.5 4.2-10.0 48 12.5 9.1-17.1 325 74.2 68.9-79.0
Rural 1,003 17 1.1 0.6- 2.1 47 4.3 3.0- 6.2 61 6.5 4.8- 8.7 99 9.8 7.7-12.4 779 78.3 74.9-81.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 806 19 1.4 0.8- 2.4 45 5.3 3.8- 7.5 55 7.3 5.3- 9.8 113 14.1 11.5-17.2 574 72.0 68.1-75.5
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 47 88.2 76.1-94.6
Retired 604 *** *** *** 24 3.1 1.9- 5.1 24 3.1 1.9- 5.1 51 8.1 5.9-11.2 495 83.8 79.9-87.0
Unable to Work 219 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 7.2 3.8-13.2 22 11.0 6.7-17.5 168 77.6 69.8-83.9
Other not in Labor Force 178 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 9.7 5.0-17.9 155 84.8 76.4-90.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 155 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 8.5 4.0-17.3 128 84.4 75.4-90.6
101% to 150% 295 *** *** *** 13 4.3 2.2- 8.4 23 7.5 4.7-11.8 17 6.8 3.9-11.6 239 80.9 74.8-85.9
151% to 200% 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 10.0 4.7-20.1 107 80.6 70.3-87.9
More than 200% 829 24 2.5 1.6- 4.0 44 5.0 3.4- 7.1 50 6.6 4.6- 9.2 122 15.6 12.7-18.9 589 70.4 66.4-74.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 404 *** *** *** 19 4.7 2.4- 8.8 27 6.8 4.1-10.9 35 9.7 6.2-14.8 313 77.0 70.7-82.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 808 13 1.0 0.5- 1.9 37 4.2 2.9- 6.2 40 5.4 3.7- 7.7 87 11.4 8.9-14.5 631 77.9 74.2-81.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 661 11 1.6 0.8- 3.2 27 3.5 2.2- 5.4 39 5.3 3.6- 7.9 81 11.8 9.2-15.0 503 77.8 73.8-81.3

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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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