2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Gambling

How much money do you usually wager on a day when you play for money?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-5 dollars 6-10 dollars 11-20 dollars 21-50 dollars More than 50 dollars
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 892 496 55.1 50.9-59.1 166 18.4 15.6-21.7 111 13.4 10.7-16.6 64 7.6 5.7-10.1 55 5.5 4.0- 7.5
-MALES 473 240 49.9 44.2-55.6 88 17.9 14.2-22.4 64 15.1 11.2-19.9 39 9.0 6.2-12.8 42 8.1 5.7-11.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 347 182 51.6 45.0-58.2 65 18.7 14.3-24.0 51 16.5 12.0-22.2 25 6.5 4.1-10.2 24 6.7 4.2-10.7
Non-Hispanic Black 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 95 *** *** *** 12 13.3 7.2-23.2 *** *** *** 13 14.4 7.7-25.3 20 13.6 8.3-21.6
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 101 *** *** *** 26 23.8 15.1-35.5 14 13.6 7.2-24.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 102 *** *** *** 19 17.6 10.6-27.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 75 *** *** *** 12 16.6 9.0-28.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 114 *** *** *** 25 23.0 15.0-33.6 12 10.3 5.4-18.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 137 63 46.5 36.4-56.9 27 15.7 10.1-23.5 23 20.3 12.9-30.4 11 7.9 4.1-14.6 13 9.7 5.2-17.1
College Graduate 184 89 44.9 36.2-53.9 28 16.3 10.6-24.2 25 12.1 7.6-18.9 23 16.4 10.1-25.5 19 10.3 6.2-16.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 82 *** *** *** 12 13.4 7.1-23.9 12 14.2 7.5-25.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 173 77 43.3 34.4-52.6 33 17.9 12.2-25.5 27 17.2 11.0-25.9 18 13.7 8.3-21.9 18 7.9 4.7-12.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 123 *** *** *** 19 13.6 8.2-21.8 13 9.2 4.3-18.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 348 160 44.6 38.3-51.0 68 19.2 14.8-24.7 51 17.2 12.5-23.1 34 10.3 6.9-15.1 35 8.7 6.1-12.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 128 *** *** *** 18 11.4 6.5-19.1 18 13.7 7.9-22.8 *** *** *** 11 7.7 4.0-14.4
Non-Veteran 345 169 47.7 41.3-54.2 70 19.9 15.4-25.4 46 15.5 11.0-21.3 29 8.7 5.6-13.1 31 8.2 5.5-12.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 114 *** *** *** 18 17.1 10.5-26.4 19 16.1 10.2-24.7 13 14.1 7.9-23.9 11 8.2 4.4-14.7
Regional City or Suburban County 105 *** *** *** 21 15.6 9.7-24.1 16 16.1 8.7-28.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 254 135 52.1 44.0-60.1 49 19.9 14.4-26.9 29 13.7 8.5-21.3 19 5.4 3.2- 9.2 22 8.9 5.2-14.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 315 148 47.7 41.0-54.5 63 19.0 14.4-24.7 51 16.4 11.8-22.3 25 8.8 5.6-13.7 28 8.0 5.4-11.8
Unemployed 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 104 *** *** *** 20 21.6 13.2-33.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 312 149 47.3 40.5-54.3 58 18.4 13.9-24.1 45 15.0 10.6-20.7 30 11.0 7.3-16.4 30 8.2 5.5-12.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 12.0 6.1-22.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 206 104 50.7 42.2-59.1 39 17.1 12.0-23.7 32 16.2 10.6-23.9 13 7.4 3.9-13.4 18 8.6 5.1-14.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 169 90 51.2 42.0-60.3 27 15.2 10.0-22.5 24 16.1 10.3-24.3 16 11.5 6.7-19.1 12 6.0 3.2-10.9

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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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