2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-MALES 1,517 57 3.6 2.5- 5.1 127 8.0 6.5- 9.9 109 6.7 5.3- 8.4 182 13.7 11.6-16.2 1,042 68.0 64.9-70.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,047 43 3.7 2.5- 5.4 84 8.0 6.2-10.3 79 7.1 5.4- 9.3 143 16.0 13.2-19.2 698 65.3 61.5-68.9
Non-Hispanic Black 246 *** *** *** 27 10.0 6.3-15.5 15 6.1 3.4-10.8 15 7.3 4.1-12.9 182 73.3 66.0-79.5
Other 205 *** *** *** 13 4.2 2.2- 7.8 15 5.8 3.1-10.5 23 13.0 8.1-20.1 147 72.9 64.3-80.0
AGE
18-34 286 *** *** *** 24 7.7 4.9-11.9 26 8.1 5.2-12.4 42 14.3 10.2-19.6 187 67.4 60.7-73.3
35-44 182 *** *** *** 18 9.8 5.6-16.4 12 5.9 3.1-11.1 26 14.9 9.8-22.0 119 66.0 57.5-73.6
45-54 272 20 5.9 3.3-10.5 15 4.6 2.3- 9.2 29 9.9 6.4-15.0 35 14.9 10.1-21.6 173 64.6 57.1-71.4
55-64 281 *** *** *** 30 10.5 6.8-16.0 20 6.5 3.8-10.8 44 19.8 14.1-27.1 179 59.8 52.1-67.0
65-74 307 *** *** *** 25 7.9 5.0-12.3 16 3.4 1.8- 6.2 27 8.9 5.7-13.8 231 75.7 68.9-81.4
75+ 174 *** *** *** 14 7.6 3.9-14.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 139 83.9 76.5-89.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 183 *** *** *** 14 8.3 4.5-14.8 *** *** *** 12 8.9 4.6-16.4 146 76.8 68.1-83.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 391 17 3.6 2.0- 6.5 31 6.8 4.3-10.5 27 5.8 3.7- 9.1 38 12.5 8.9-17.3 278 71.3 65.5-76.5
Some Post-H.S. 419 15 4.2 2.2- 8.0 39 8.4 5.8-12.0 37 9.5 6.6-13.4 45 12.5 8.8-17.5 283 65.4 59.5-70.9
College Graduate 520 19 3.4 1.9- 6.0 43 8.8 6.0-12.6 39 5.8 4.0- 8.5 87 19.7 15.7-24.5 332 62.3 57.0-67.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 197 *** *** *** 13 5.0 2.6- 9.5 12 6.9 3.4-13.4 14 9.9 5.1-18.5 154 77.2 68.3-84.1
$25,000- 34,999 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 7.6 4.0-13.8 *** *** *** 95 79.4 70.3-86.2
$35,000- 49,999 183 *** *** *** 14 8.0 4.1-15.0 15 6.7 3.5-12.6 28 18.5 12.2-27.2 120 65.4 56.2-73.6
$50,000- 74,999 228 *** *** *** 23 10.7 6.8-16.4 20 8.6 5.1-14.1 27 14.4 9.0-22.2 148 62.7 54.1-70.5
$75,000+ 423 22 6.5 3.9-10.7 45 10.2 7.1-14.5 29 5.5 3.4- 8.6 79 19.6 15.4-24.6 248 58.2 52.3-63.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 485 14 3.4 1.5- 7.4 39 7.8 5.2-11.4 33 6.4 4.2- 9.7 35 9.7 6.2-14.6 364 72.8 66.9-77.9
No 1,024 42 3.6 2.4- 5.2 88 8.2 6.3-10.5 76 6.8 5.2- 8.9 146 15.4 12.9-18.4 672 66.0 62.3-69.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 402 15 5.0 2.4-10.0 39 9.8 6.6-14.4 32 7.1 4.6-10.8 39 12.2 8.1-18.1 277 65.8 59.2-72.0
Non-Veteran 1,115 42 3.2 2.2- 4.8 88 7.5 5.8- 9.6 77 6.6 5.0- 8.5 143 14.1 11.7-16.9 765 68.6 65.1-71.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 354 *** *** *** 27 7.2 4.7-10.9 25 6.9 4.5-10.5 53 16.5 12.3-21.8 240 66.8 60.8-72.3
Regional City or Suburban County 358 14 4.3 2.2- 8.2 30 9.7 6.4-14.5 19 4.6 2.6- 7.9 45 12.0 8.6-16.5 250 69.5 63.2-75.1
Rural 805 34 3.9 2.4- 6.3 70 7.5 5.6- 9.9 65 7.8 5.8-10.5 84 13.0 10.0-16.7 552 67.9 63.4-72.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 850 39 4.3 2.8- 6.4 81 8.7 6.7-11.2 72 7.5 5.7- 9.8 126 16.1 13.3-19.4 532 63.4 59.4-67.3
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 441 12 3.0 1.3- 7.0 35 7.9 5.3-11.8 23 4.2 2.6- 6.8 33 7.3 4.7-11.1 338 77.5 72.1-82.2
Unable to Work 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 75 80.8 69.1-88.8
101% to 150% 198 *** *** *** 16 6.2 3.0-12.4 17 8.2 4.5-14.4 15 10.3 5.4-18.8 145 73.7 64.7-81.1
151% to 200% 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 9.3 4.6-17.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 842 38 4.7 3.1- 7.1 81 9.8 7.6-12.7 59 6.0 4.4- 8.1 133 17.8 14.7-21.4 531 61.7 57.4-65.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 328 12 2.7 1.2- 5.6 30 8.3 5.4-12.7 22 6.6 3.9-11.1 34 12.4 8.2-18.4 230 70.0 62.9-76.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 632 31 4.8 3.0- 7.6 55 9.0 6.5-12.2 46 7.2 5.1-10.1 78 14.0 10.8-17.8 422 65.1 60.2-69.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 557 14 2.6 1.4- 4.9 42 6.8 4.7- 9.8 41 6.1 4.2- 8.7 70 13.9 10.7-18.0 390 70.5 65.7-74.9

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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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