2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
Non-Hispanic Black 540 396 74.2 69.0-78.8 96 15.1 11.8-19.2 48 10.7 7.4-15.1
GENDER
Male 215 151 72.9 64.0-80.2 44 14.4 9.5-21.2 20 12.7 7.4-21.1
Female 325 245 75.4 69.1-80.7 52 15.8 11.6-21.1 28 8.9 5.7-13.6
AGE
18-34 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 81 *** *** *** 18 17.9 10.0-29.7 *** *** ***
45-54 94 *** *** *** 23 17.6 10.8-27.4 *** *** ***
55-64 119 87 71.6 60.0-80.8 23 18.2 10.9-28.9 *** *** ***
65-74 102 *** *** *** 16 14.1 7.9-24.0 *** *** ***
75+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 132 103 77.6 66.9-85.6 *** *** *** 17 14.5 8.1-24.8
Some Post-H.S. 174 131 75.2 66.4-82.3 29 15.5 10.1-23.2 14 9.3 5.1-16.3
College Graduate 190 128 67.4 58.1-75.5 50 26.2 18.8-35.2 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 133 *** *** *** 37 25.4 17.5-35.2 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 193 152 79.6 69.9-86.8 *** *** *** 22 13.9 7.7-23.8
No 345 243 71.5 65.1-77.2 76 19.5 14.9-25.1 26 9.0 5.7-13.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 477 354 76.6 71.4-81.1 83 14.7 11.2-19.1 40 8.7 5.9-12.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 192 129 70.2 61.9-77.3 41 15.8 11.2-21.8 22 14.0 8.7-21.9
Regional City or Suburban County 125 *** *** *** 25 19.1 11.1-30.7 *** *** ***
Rural 223 173 77.2 68.2-84.2 30 12.1 7.5-19.0 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 290 210 72.4 65.2-78.5 57 17.0 12.3-23.0 23 10.6 6.7-16.6
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 133 *** *** *** 26 19.3 12.2-29.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 258 174 67.5 59.7-74.5 60 20.8 15.5-27.3 24 11.7 7.0-18.8
HOUSING
Own 294 198 69.8 62.9-76.0 69 20.7 15.6-26.9 27 9.4 5.9-14.7
Rent 185 147 79.7 68.9-87.4 23 7.3 4.3-12.0 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 218 166 76.4 67.1-83.7 37 15.3 9.9-23.0 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 132 90 67.3 56.4-76.7 26 17.2 10.5-26.8 16 15.5 8.9-25.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 190 140 76.9 68.8-83.5 33 13.6 9.2-19.6 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 97 *** *** *** 20 18.7 11.3-29.3 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 140 108 77.4 67.4-85.0 23 13.5 8.1-21.7 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 181 129 72.0 62.3-80.0 35 15.5 10.2-22.8 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 122 94 79.1 67.8-87.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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