2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Gambling

Have there ever been periods for 2 weeks or more when you spent a lot of time thinking about
gambling or planning future gambling?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 753 43 7.4 5.0-11.0 710 92.6 89.0-95.0
GENDER
Male 371 27 9.9 6.0-15.9 344 90.1 84.1-94.0
Female 382 16 4.6 2.4- 8.6 366 95.4 91.4-97.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 459 18 4.7 2.8- 7.6 441 95.3 92.4-97.2
Non-Hispanic Black 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 78 *** *** *** 75 99.4 97.1-99.9
Non-Hispanic Other 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 107 *** *** *** 99 93.7 85.9-97.3
35-44 110 *** *** *** 105 94.4 84.3-98.1
45-54 157 *** *** *** 150 95.4 89.3-98.1
55-64 175 *** *** *** 165 92.4 84.6-96.4
65-74 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 142 *** *** *** 132 92.2 83.3-96.6
Some Post-H.S. 240 14 6.9 3.6-12.7 226 93.1 87.3-96.4
College Graduate 324 13 4.5 2.3- 8.5 311 95.5 91.5-97.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 240 18 12.9 6.9-22.8 222 87.1 77.2-93.1
No 504 24 5.2 3.1- 8.4 480 94.8 91.6-96.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 645 38 6.5 4.4- 9.6 607 93.5 90.4-95.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 466 29 7.2 4.6-11.0 437 92.8 89.0-95.4
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 188 *** *** *** 178 91.1 77.6-96.8
Unable to Work 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 52 *** *** *** 49 95.4 84.9-98.7
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** 67 94.0 78.8-98.5
$35,000- 49,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 101 *** *** *** 98 95.9 87.4-98.7
$75,000-100,000 106 *** *** *** 99 91.6 80.0-96.8
$100,000-150,000 115 *** *** *** 110 96.9 92.3-98.8
$150,000+ 107 *** *** *** 105 97.7 89.5-99.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** 63 100 . - .
More than 200% 474 23 6.0 3.5-10.1 451 94.0 89.9-96.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 559 27 5.5 3.4- 9.0 532 94.5 91.0-96.6
Rent 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 237 18 11.0 6.5-17.9 219 89.0 82.1-93.5
Regional City or Suburban County 170 *** *** *** 165 98.3 95.4-99.4
Rural 346 20 8.7 4.4-16.4 326 91.3 83.6-95.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 239 13 8.8 3.5-20.6 226 91.2 79.4-96.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 217 14 8.6 4.6-15.6 203 91.4 84.4-95.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 297 16 5.8 3.2-10.3 281 94.2 89.7-96.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 245 14 6.9 3.7-12.5 231 93.1 87.5-96.3
2nd Quartile 183 *** *** *** 176 96.1 90.8-98.4
3rd Quartile 191 16 13.1 6.9-23.5 175 86.9 76.5-93.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 134 *** *** *** 128 95.4 83.9-98.8

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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