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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,290 65 2.4 1.8- 3.3 134 5.8 4.7- 7.1 148 6.2 5.1- 7.6 296 14.4 12.6-16.4 1,647 71.1 68.7-73.4
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
AGE
18-34 321 *** *** *** 16 4.2 2.5- 7.2 27 8.0 5.3-11.9 47 15.9 11.6-21.4 223 70.0 63.9-75.4
35-44 250 *** *** *** 20 8.3 5.0-13.3 *** *** *** 37 15.1 10.6-21.2 168 67.5 60.1-74.1
45-54 373 *** *** *** 18 4.9 2.8- 8.6 36 9.2 6.2-13.6 66 19.4 14.8-24.9 237 63.8 57.5-69.6
55-64 456 *** *** *** 37 8.6 5.8-12.6 29 5.5 3.5- 8.5 78 17.8 13.6-23.0 304 66.1 60.3-71.4
65-74 521 *** *** *** 29 5.4 3.6- 8.2 31 4.2 2.8- 6.4 46 8.7 6.2-12.2 401 78.1 73.2-82.3
75+ 344 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 4.7 2.8- 7.8 294 88.1 83.6-91.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 133 77.2 68.0-84.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 520 17 3.3 1.8- 5.9 28 4.5 2.8- 7.2 32 5.7 3.7- 8.6 61 12.7 9.5-16.7 382 73.8 68.9-78.2
Some Post-H.S. 704 *** *** *** 52 7.3 5.3- 9.9 49 7.2 5.2-10.1 93 14.9 11.8-18.7 494 68.2 63.7-72.4
College Graduate 895 28 2.2 1.4- 3.4 43 4.8 3.3- 6.9 58 5.6 4.2- 7.5 130 17.3 14.4-20.6 636 70.1 66.4-73.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 172 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 143 82.8 73.5-89.3
$15,000- 24,999 268 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 13.3 8.1-21.1 209 76.3 68.4-82.8
$25,000- 34,999 195 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 6.0 3.4-10.5 23 11.3 6.6-18.6 146 78.5 70.6-84.7
$35,000- 49,999 272 *** *** *** 25 10.6 6.6-16.6 22 7.1 4.1-11.9 39 18.2 12.7-25.5 178 61.9 54.3-69.0
$50,000- 74,999 340 *** *** *** 22 6.8 4.3-10.5 20 5.8 3.5- 9.5 44 16.5 11.6-22.8 239 67.2 60.4-73.3
$75,000+ 647 23 3.5 2.1- 5.7 47 6.9 4.9- 9.7 47 7.4 5.1-10.5 114 18.3 15.0-22.2 416 63.9 59.3-68.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 773 *** *** *** 44 6.0 4.2- 8.6 50 5.5 3.9- 7.8 81 12.3 9.3-16.0 582 74.1 69.8-78.0
No 1,509 49 2.6 1.8- 3.8 90 5.7 4.5- 7.3 98 6.6 5.2- 8.4 213 15.4 13.2-17.8 1,059 69.7 66.7-72.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 334 *** *** *** 31 10.0 6.5-15.2 32 9.1 6.0-13.7 39 15.2 10.1-22.2 221 62.3 55.0-69.0
Non-Veteran 1,956 54 2.3 1.6- 3.3 103 5.3 4.2- 6.6 116 5.8 4.7- 7.3 257 14.3 12.4-16.4 1,426 72.3 69.7-74.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 456 *** *** *** 21 3.7 2.3- 6.0 27 5.8 3.7- 9.1 75 18.6 14.5-23.4 320 69.4 64.1-74.3
Regional City or Suburban County 555 *** *** *** 38 7.8 5.4-11.1 30 4.9 3.1- 7.5 73 14.1 10.9-18.1 399 71.0 66.1-75.4
Rural 1,279 37 2.6 1.6- 4.1 75 5.6 4.3- 7.4 91 7.3 5.6- 9.3 148 12.4 10.2-15.1 928 72.0 68.7-75.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,096 40 2.8 1.9- 4.1 84 7.6 5.9- 9.7 92 8.1 6.3-10.3 182 17.5 14.9-20.4 698 64.0 60.5-67.4
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 809 *** *** *** 37 4.0 2.7- 5.9 33 3.0 2.0- 4.5 66 8.0 6.0-10.7 654 82.3 78.7-85.4
Unable to Work 207 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 14.4 8.6-23.2 155 73.4 64.0-81.1
Other not in Labor Force 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 15.7 9.0-26.1 106 79.1 68.8-86.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 87 78.9 67.7-87.0
101% to 150% 275 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 7.7 4.5-12.7 19 8.7 4.8-15.3 221 77.7 70.3-83.7
151% to 200% 163 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 121 75.2 65.6-82.8
More than 200% 1,286 46 3.3 2.3- 4.7 92 7.3 5.8- 9.3 85 6.4 4.9- 8.3 205 18.2 15.6-21.1 858 64.8 61.4-68.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 439 *** *** *** 25 6.3 3.9-10.1 29 7.1 4.5-11.2 49 12.1 8.4-17.0 320 71.6 65.5-77.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 982 30 2.6 1.7- 4.2 63 6.5 4.8- 8.7 59 5.9 4.4- 8.0 134 15.2 12.5-18.4 696 69.7 66.0-73.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 869 19 2.1 1.2- 3.6 46 4.9 3.5- 6.9 60 6.3 4.5- 8.6 113 14.2 11.5-17.4 631 72.5 68.7-76.0

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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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