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
-MALES 483 66 15.0 11.2-19.8 417 85.0 80.2-88.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 356 34 10.5 6.9-15.6 322 89.5 84.4-93.1
Non-Hispanic Black 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 65 *** *** *** 56 88.4 76.9-94.6
45-54 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 104 15 12.8 7.0-22.1 89 87.2 77.9-93.0
65-74 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 117 24 17.0 10.6-26.1 93 83.0 73.9-89.4
Some Post-H.S. 138 18 15.0 8.8-24.5 120 85.0 75.5-91.2
College Graduate 189 16 10.7 5.7-19.2 173 89.3 80.8-94.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 83 *** *** *** 76 91.7 82.6-96.2
$75,000+ 175 15 8.7 4.7-15.5 160 91.3 84.5-95.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 356 35 10.4 6.9-15.4 321 89.6 84.6-93.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 131 21 19.6 12.0-30.2 110 80.4 69.8-88.0
Non-Veteran 352 45 13.6 9.5-19.3 307 86.4 80.7-90.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 116 19 18.2 11.1-28.3 97 81.8 71.7-88.9
Regional City or Suburban County 107 *** *** *** 99 93.1 86.0-96.7
Rural 260 39 17.5 11.6-25.5 221 82.5 74.5-88.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 322 39 12.6 8.5-18.3 283 87.4 81.7-91.5
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 107 12 13.5 6.7-25.2 95 86.5 74.8-93.3
Unable to Work 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 317 32 11.0 7.4-16.1 285 89.0 83.9-92.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 17 18.0 10.2-29.7 85 82.0 70.3-89.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 211 28 15.0 9.4-23.1 183 85.0 76.9-90.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 170 21 13.8 8.5-21.6 149 86.2 78.4-91.5

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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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