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
-Non-Hispanic White 635 362 56.6 51.7-61.3 119 18.9 15.5-22.8 83 14.4 11.2-18.3 38 5.5 3.8- 7.9 33 4.7 3.1- 7.1
GENDER
Male 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
Female 288 180 63.1 56.0-69.7 54 19.1 14.2-25.3 32 11.6 7.7-17.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 17.2 10.0-28.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 80 *** *** *** 13 16.3 9.0-27.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 136 70 53.7 43.3-63.7 36 26.2 18.3-36.0 20 13.7 8.2-21.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 151 96 62.5 52.2-71.7 29 20.4 13.5-29.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 117 *** *** *** 23 20.0 12.8-30.0 16 15.1 8.5-25.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 137 86 62.6 52.5-71.8 30 24.2 16.5-33.9 14 9.6 5.3-16.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 207 112 51.4 43.0-59.7 42 19.3 13.8-26.2 31 18.2 12.5-25.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 255 143 56.9 49.5-64.0 39 14.9 10.4-20.9 33 12.1 8.0-17.7 21 9.1 5.5-14.6 19 7.1 4.2-11.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 95 *** *** *** 14 16.8 9.4-28.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 99 *** *** *** 21 20.6 12.8-31.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 228 115 49.2 41.3-57.1 44 18.9 13.7-25.6 35 17.4 11.8-24.8 15 7.8 4.5-13.3 19 6.7 4.1-10.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 192 119 60.2 50.9-68.7 34 18.2 12.5-25.7 25 13.4 8.3-20.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 441 242 55.2 49.5-60.9 84 19.0 15.0-23.7 58 14.8 11.0-19.6 29 5.9 3.8- 9.0 28 5.1 3.3- 7.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 115 *** *** *** 18 13.1 7.6-21.7 15 15.9 9.1-26.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 520 297 56.4 51.0-61.6 101 19.9 16.1-24.4 68 14.1 10.6-18.4 29 5.0 3.3- 7.6 25 4.6 2.8- 7.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 134 69 49.5 39.5-59.7 22 17.2 11.0-25.9 25 19.6 12.9-28.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 151 83 57.6 48.0-66.6 35 21.6 15.2-29.7 17 11.9 6.6-20.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 350 210 59.9 53.1-66.3 62 18.1 13.5-23.8 41 13.0 9.0-18.4 20 3.9 2.3- 6.4 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 391 211 55.3 49.3-61.2 77 20.4 16.0-25.6 62 15.3 11.4-20.1 18 4.0 2.3- 6.8 23 5.0 3.2- 7.8
Unemployed 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 153 *** *** *** 25 17.9 11.5-26.6 14 11.5 6.4-19.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 425 234 54.9 49.0-60.7 82 20.0 15.8-24.9 56 14.0 10.3-18.7 26 6.0 3.8- 9.2 27 5.1 3.3- 7.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 279 156 57.2 50.0-64.2 52 18.2 13.5-24.0 41 14.9 10.4-20.8 *** *** *** 17 5.9 3.3-10.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 238 135 55.0 47.2-62.6 45 18.5 13.4-25.0 32 16.0 10.9-23.0 15 7.1 4.1-12.0 *** *** ***

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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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