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
-Non-Hispanic White 653 69 10.4 7.8-13.8 584 89.6 86.2-92.2
GENDER
Male 356 34 10.5 6.9-15.6 322 89.5 84.4-93.1
Female 297 35 10.3 6.9-15.1 262 89.7 84.9-93.1
AGE
18-34 97 15 15.6 9.1-25.3 82 84.4 74.7-90.9
35-44 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 141 23 13.8 8.4-21.9 118 86.2 78.1-91.6
Some Post-H.S. 213 22 10.3 6.4-16.1 191 89.7 83.9-93.6
College Graduate 262 21 6.9 4.1-11.4 241 93.1 88.6-95.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 232 16 5.7 3.2- 9.9 216 94.3 90.1-96.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 197 35 19.2 12.7-27.9 162 80.8 72.1-87.3
No 454 34 6.8 4.6-10.1 420 93.2 89.9-95.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 534 55 9.8 7.0-13.4 479 90.2 86.6-93.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 155 12 8.1 4.5-14.3 143 91.9 85.7-95.5
Rural 359 45 12.3 8.3-18.0 314 87.7 82.0-91.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 401 38 9.0 6.0-13.3 363 91.0 86.7-94.0
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 435 40 8.9 6.2-12.5 395 91.1 87.5-93.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 123 18 13.9 7.6-24.2 105 86.1 75.8-92.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 288 31 9.9 6.2-15.3 257 90.1 84.7-93.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 242 20 9.9 6.1-15.6 222 90.1 84.4-93.9

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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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