2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Gambling

Gambling Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Gambling Low-Risk Gambling Problem Gambling
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,010 2,261 75.3 73.0-77.4 611 19.7 17.8-21.7 138 5.0 3.9- 6.4
Eastern NC 1,150 875 77.2 73.5-80.5 217 18.0 15.1-21.4 58 4.7 3.2- 6.9
GENDER
Male 453 324 74.0 67.9-79.3 105 20.9 16.2-26.6 *** *** ***
Female 697 551 79.9 75.4-83.8 112 15.6 12.1-19.9 34 4.5 2.9- 7.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 537 392 74.0 69.0-78.4 127 22.1 18.0-26.9 18 3.9 2.3- 6.5
Non-Hispanic Black 235 179 76.8 68.7-83.3 39 15.8 10.5-23.1 *** *** ***
Other 366 294 89.8 82.8-94.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 161 135 87.9 81.0-92.5 20 9.6 5.6-16.1 *** *** ***
35-44 176 129 76.0 65.9-83.8 38 21.4 14.0-31.3 *** *** ***
45-54 177 123 71.5 61.7-79.7 40 17.1 11.0-25.6 14 11.4 6.2-19.9
55-64 256 183 65.8 56.0-74.5 57 29.6 21.2-39.6 *** *** ***
65-74 216 169 76.5 67.3-83.8 39 20.0 13.3-29.1 *** *** ***
75+ 154 *** *** *** 20 10.6 6.2-17.7 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 268 210 78.6 70.0-85.2 40 15.1 9.7-22.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 382 281 72.6 65.9-78.4 82 22.9 17.5-29.4 19 4.5 2.5- 8.0
College Graduate 403 300 76.5 70.7-81.4 87 19.3 15.0-24.5 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 420 317 77.5 71.1-82.9 78 15.8 11.5-21.2 *** *** ***
No 720 551 76.8 72.2-80.9 137 19.5 15.7-24.0 32 3.7 2.3- 5.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 159 109 66.8 56.1-76.1 42 26.4 18.4-36.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 989 764 79.1 75.2-82.5 175 16.6 13.5-20.2 50 4.4 2.9- 6.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 587 428 76.3 71.3-80.7 125 19.1 15.1-23.9 34 4.5 2.8- 7.1
Unemployed 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 335 262 76.6 69.2-82.7 59 19.9 14.2-27.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 160 *** *** *** 25 21.3 12.9-32.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 159 122 79.2 70.1-86.0 28 16.1 10.0-24.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 328 220 70.8 63.5-77.1 96 26.2 20.1-33.3 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 245 208 85.6 78.6-90.6 29 11.1 6.9-17.3 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 591 425 72.7 67.3-77.5 141 22.8 18.5-27.9 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 245 208 85.6 78.6-90.6 29 11.1 6.9-17.3 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 822 607 74.0 69.4-78.2 170 20.8 17.1-25.2 45 5.1 3.3- 8.0
Rent 236 193 85.8 79.7-90.2 34 10.9 7.1-16.3 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 264 203 78.8 72.3-84.1 50 18.3 13.3-24.6 *** *** ***
Rural 816 629 78.6 73.8-82.7 143 16.0 12.5-20.3 44 5.4 3.4- 8.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 803 623 79.6 75.0-83.6 137 16.4 12.8-20.9 43 3.9 2.5- 6.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 133 103 74.5 63.2-83.2 24 17.2 10.8-26.2 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 214 149 72.8 65.0-79.5 56 22.5 16.5-30.0 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 162 108 68.0 58.6-76.2 47 26.7 19.3-35.8 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 118 87 77.5 67.3-85.3 25 18.4 11.3-28.6 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 335 262 77.5 71.1-82.8 59 17.6 13.0-23.4 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 535 418 81.8 75.3-86.8 86 13.5 9.1-19.6 *** *** ***

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*Those who report no gambling in the past 12 months form the first category No Gambling.
Gamblers who answer No to Q2 and Q3 and Q4 of the Gambling module are in the Low-Risk Gambling category.
The remainder are gamblers who answer Yes to Q2 or Q3 or Q4 of the Gambling module and are in the Problem Gambling category.

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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