2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 752 102 14.1 10.8-18.2 650 85.9 81.8-89.2
Eastern NC 276 46 13.4 9.1-19.4 230 86.6 80.6-90.9
GENDER
Male 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 147 27 17.2 10.5-26.8 120 82.8 73.2-89.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 145 15 10.1 5.7-17.1 130 89.9 82.9-94.3
Non-Hispanic Black 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 170 26 11.7 6.9-19.1 144 88.3 80.9-93.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 227 39 14.0 9.1-21.0 188 86.0 79.0-90.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 160 27 13.3 8.1-21.2 133 86.7 78.8-91.9
Unemployed 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 216 35 12.2 7.7-18.7 181 87.8 81.3-92.3
Rent 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 188 36 16.6 10.4-25.5 152 83.4 74.5-89.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 182 37 15.2 9.4-23.7 145 84.8 76.3-90.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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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