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%)
TOTAL 3,010 2,261 75.3 73.0-77.4 611 19.7 17.8-21.7 138 5.0 3.9- 6.4
GENDER
Male 1,249 881 71.1 67.4-74.5 297 22.2 19.3-25.5 71 6.7 4.8- 9.3
Female 1,761 1,380 78.7 75.9-81.3 314 17.6 15.2-20.3 67 3.7 2.6- 5.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,792 1,335 73.9 71.0-76.5 407 22.5 20.1-25.2 50 3.6 2.4- 5.3
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 296 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 5.1 2.1-11.6
Non-Hispanic Other 98 83 88.8 80.0-94.0 12 9.7 4.9-18.3 *** *** ***
Hispanic 245 197 80.0 71.0-86.7 34 15.4 9.2-24.5 14 4.6 2.3- 9.3
AGE
18-34 485 379 79.4 74.4-83.7 85 17.2 13.2-22.0 21 3.4 2.0- 5.8
35-44 432 321 74.9 69.2-79.8 93 20.8 16.4-26.1 18 4.3 2.2- 8.0
45-54 484 328 67.4 61.0-73.2 126 23.3 18.5-28.7 30 9.4 5.5-15.5
55-64 608 435 69.9 64.2-75.0 139 25.0 20.2-30.5 34 5.1 3.2- 8.0
65-74 542 421 76.4 70.6-81.4 100 18.1 13.9-23.1 21 5.5 2.9-10.5
75+ 421 348 84.6 79.3-88.8 62 12.6 9.0-17.2 11 2.8 1.1- 7.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 238 192 82.2 74.0-88.2 28 8.8 5.5-13.7 18 9.1 4.5-17.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 643 503 75.6 70.5-80.1 100 18.5 14.4-23.4 40 5.9 3.9- 9.0
Some Post-H.S. 871 632 73.6 69.5-77.3 196 21.6 18.2-25.4 43 4.9 3.2- 7.3
College Graduate 1,246 923 73.8 70.4-76.9 286 23.3 20.3-26.6 37 2.9 1.9- 4.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,029 790 77.9 73.9-81.4 185 16.2 13.4-19.5 54 5.9 3.7- 9.1
No 1,957 1,456 74.1 71.3-76.8 418 21.2 18.8-23.8 83 4.7 3.5- 6.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 342 235 65.6 58.1-72.5 88 25.8 19.8-32.9 19 8.5 4.7-15.0
Non-Veteran 2,664 2,022 76.4 74.1-78.6 523 19.0 17.0-21.1 119 4.6 3.5- 6.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,596 1,131 71.0 67.9-73.9 379 23.3 20.6-26.2 86 5.7 4.3- 7.6
Unemployed 129 101 82.0 72.5-88.7 21 13.9 8.1-22.8 *** *** ***
Retired 882 695 80.1 76.0-83.6 157 16.7 13.6-20.3 30 3.3 1.7- 6.0
Unable to Work 240 191 72.8 62.2-81.4 37 17.0 11.0-25.5 12 10.1 4.3-21.9
Other not in Labor Force 144 126 91.5 85.5-95.2 15 7.0 3.8-12.7 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 121 101 87.1 78.5-92.5 14 8.3 4.2-15.8 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 205 154 75.2 65.3-83.0 37 18.1 11.4-27.6 14 6.7 3.5-12.3
$25,000- 34,999 268 197 76.4 67.4-83.5 51 15.3 10.5-21.7 20 8.3 3.5-18.4
$35,000- 49,999 359 278 77.0 70.4-82.5 58 16.3 11.8-22.2 23 6.6 3.8-11.4
$50,000-74,999 410 310 77.6 71.8-82.5 82 17.9 13.6-23.2 18 4.5 2.3- 8.4
$75,000-100,000 317 211 65.0 56.4-72.7 92 30.2 22.7-38.9 14 4.8 2.5- 9.3
$100,000-150,000 341 228 66.5 59.5-72.8 101 30.2 24.3-36.9 12 3.3 1.1- 9.3
$150,000+ 323 217 66.5 59.5-72.8 98 30.1 24.1-37.0 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 666 565 83.6 79.1-87.3 78 11.7 8.7-15.5 23 4.7 2.7- 8.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 51 41 85.9 73.2-93.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 232 179 76.0 66.2-83.7 30 12.1 7.4-19.2 23 11.8 6.1-21.7
101% to 150% 185 136 76.7 66.4-84.7 33 17.8 10.8-27.9 16 5.4 2.7-10.8
151% to 200% 230 167 75.6 67.5-82.2 52 20.1 14.1-27.7 11 4.3 2.0- 9.2
More than 200% 1,628 1,158 70.6 67.4-73.6 409 25.1 22.3-28.2 61 4.2 2.9- 6.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 666 565 83.6 79.1-87.3 78 11.7 8.7-15.5 23 4.7 2.7- 8.2
HOUSING
Own 2,097 1,542 73.5 70.7-76.1 465 21.8 19.4-24.4 90 4.7 3.4- 6.3
Rent 677 533 79.7 75.0-83.7 111 14.5 11.3-18.3 33 5.9 3.5- 9.7
Other arrangement 204 160 79.8 72.2-85.7 30 13.7 9.0-20.2 14 6.6 3.4-12.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 858 621 73.7 70.0-77.1 196 20.3 17.4-23.6 41 6.0 4.1- 8.5
Regional City or Suburban County 710 541 75.2 70.2-79.5 143 20.5 16.7-25.0 26 4.3 2.3- 7.9
Rural 1,442 1,099 76.6 73.1-79.7 272 18.6 15.8-21.8 71 4.8 3.4- 6.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,027 790 77.8 73.5-81.6 180 17.1 13.7-21.0 57 5.1 3.3- 7.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 883 668 75.0 70.9-78.6 175 19.8 16.5-23.5 40 5.3 3.6- 7.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,100 803 74.0 70.3-77.4 256 21.2 18.2-24.5 41 4.8 3.1- 7.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 884 639 72.6 68.7-76.3 215 22.9 19.7-26.6 30 4.4 2.8- 6.9
2nd Quartile 744 562 75.8 71.2-79.8 148 18.9 15.4-23.1 34 5.3 3.3- 8.4
3rd Quartile 791 603 75.6 71.4-79.4 148 18.6 15.4-22.4 40 5.7 3.7- 8.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 591 457 80.6 73.7-86.0 100 15.2 10.2-22.0 34 4.3 2.4- 7.3

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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 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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