2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Gambling

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  Total
Respond.^		 Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly* Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,010 70 2.4 1.7- 3.3 167 5.1 4.2- 6.3 189 6.6 5.4- 8.0 323 10.6 9.1-12.3 2,261 75.3 73.1-77.4
GENDER
Male 1,251 35 3.2 2.0- 4.9 100 7.2 5.5- 9.4 92 8.2 6.3-10.8 143 10.5 8.4-13.1 881 70.8 67.2-74.2
Female 1,759 35 1.7 1.1- 2.7 67 3.4 2.5- 4.6 97 5.2 4.0- 6.8 180 10.6 8.6-13.0 1,380 79.1 76.3-81.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,790 32 2.0 1.2- 3.1 87 4.8 3.7- 6.3 116 7.0 5.6- 8.9 220 12.1 10.3-14.3 1,335 74.0 71.2-76.6
Non-Hispanic Black 540 22 4.3 2.5- 7.2 41 6.7 4.3-10.2 35 6.7 4.4-10.1 46 8.2 5.7-11.7 396 74.1 68.9-78.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 297 *** *** *** 21 2.7 0.9- 7.6 20 6.7 2.8-15.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 83 88.4 79.7-93.7
Hispanic 245 *** *** *** 14 6.2 3.3-11.3 12 3.8 2.0- 7.2 18 9.3 4.2-19.6 197 80.0 71.0-86.7
AGE
18-34 485 11 1.7 0.8- 3.5 13 2.9 1.5- 5.3 29 5.2 3.4- 7.9 53 10.4 7.1-14.9 379 79.8 74.8-84.0
35-44 433 11 3.0 1.4- 6.3 19 3.9 2.1- 7.2 29 6.9 4.3-11.0 53 11.5 8.4-15.5 321 74.6 68.9-79.5
45-54 482 13 3.4 1.5- 7.9 32 6.2 4.1- 9.2 37 6.9 4.5-10.5 72 16.0 11.3-22.0 328 67.6 61.1-73.4
55-64 609 20 2.8 1.6- 4.7 47 6.6 4.4- 9.8 45 9.3 6.1-14.1 62 11.4 8.3-15.5 435 69.9 64.2-75.0
65-74 543 11 2.1 1.0- 4.3 41 9.0 5.7-14.0 26 6.4 3.8-10.8 44 6.3 4.3- 9.1 421 76.2 70.4-81.2
75+ 420 *** *** *** 14 2.9 1.4- 5.8 20 4.5 2.3- 8.8 35 6.5 4.2- 9.9 348 84.7 79.4-88.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 238 *** *** *** 14 7.4 3.8-13.9 11 2.2 1.1- 4.5 15 6.1 2.6-13.8 192 82.2 74.0-88.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 645 19 2.3 1.2- 4.4 41 5.5 3.6- 8.3 38 7.8 5.2-11.5 44 8.9 5.9-13.1 503 75.5 70.3-80.0
Some Post-H.S. 871 23 2.8 1.6- 5.1 47 4.4 3.1- 6.3 64 7.4 5.3-10.2 105 11.5 9.0-14.5 632 73.9 69.8-77.5
College Graduate 1,244 22 2.1 1.3- 3.5 65 4.7 3.4- 6.4 75 6.5 4.9- 8.8 159 12.9 10.6-15.7 923 73.7 70.3-76.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,030 20 1.7 1.0- 3.0 57 5.7 3.8- 8.2 62 5.7 3.9- 8.3 101 9.1 6.8-12.0 790 77.8 73.8-81.3
No 1,956 50 2.7 1.9- 4.0 106 4.6 3.6- 5.9 124 7.0 5.6- 8.8 220 11.3 9.5-13.5 1,456 74.3 71.5-76.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 342 *** *** *** 27 7.7 4.2-13.6 25 11.5 6.8-18.9 47 12.0 8.4-16.9 235 65.6 58.1-72.5
Non-Veteran 2,664 62 2.3 1.6- 3.2 140 4.8 3.9- 6.0 164 6.0 4.9- 7.3 276 10.4 8.8-12.2 2,022 76.5 74.1-78.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,595 44 3.0 2.0- 4.5 97 5.9 4.6- 7.6 118 7.4 5.8- 9.3 205 12.6 10.5-15.1 1,131 71.1 68.0-74.0
Unemployed 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 8.9 4.3-17.6 101 82.0 72.5-88.7
Retired 881 12 1.3 0.6- 2.7 47 5.1 3.2- 8.1 43 4.8 3.2- 7.1 84 8.7 6.5-11.4 695 80.1 76.1-83.6
Unable to Work 241 *** *** *** 15 6.4 3.3-12.3 17 9.5 4.7-18.2 13 9.4 3.9-20.7 191 72.8 62.1-81.3
Other not in Labor Force 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 126 91.2 85.2-94.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 101 87.1 78.5-92.5
$15,000- 24,999 206 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 11.0 5.9-19.5 21 10.0 5.6-17.1 154 75.1 65.2-83.0
$25,000- 34,999 268 *** *** *** 19 5.9 3.0-11.1 13 2.8 1.5- 5.5 32 13.4 7.6-22.8 197 76.4 67.4-83.5
$35,000- 49,999 359 12 3.2 1.7- 5.9 20 5.0 2.9- 8.5 19 7.6 4.3-13.0 30 7.2 4.3-11.9 278 77.0 70.4-82.5
$50,000-74,999 411 *** *** *** 25 6.4 3.9-10.4 28 6.5 3.9-10.6 38 7.3 4.8-11.0 310 76.8 70.9-81.8
$75,000-100,000 315 *** *** *** 23 6.1 3.4-10.7 29 8.2 5.0-13.1 42 14.8 9.0-23.4 211 66.5 57.9-74.1
$100,000-150,000 341 *** *** *** 16 3.8 2.0- 7.2 32 10.2 6.4-15.7 57 16.8 12.2-22.8 228 66.6 59.6-72.9
$150,000+ 325 *** *** *** 24 6.4 3.9-10.4 21 7.7 4.6-12.7 56 17.3 12.6-23.4 217 66.0 59.0-72.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 664 11 1.6 0.7- 3.4 27 4.8 2.8- 8.1 21 3.4 1.7- 6.8 40 6.4 4.4- 9.2 565 83.8 79.3-87.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 85.9 73.2-93.1
50% to 100% 232 *** *** *** 11 3.9 1.9- 7.8 21 9.4 5.2-16.3 18 9.9 4.5-20.1 179 76.0 66.2-83.7
101% to 150% 186 *** *** *** 14 3.7 1.8- 7.6 11 7.4 3.3-15.8 18 9.2 4.4-18.0 136 76.7 66.3-84.6
151% to 200% 230 *** *** *** 11 4.9 2.1-10.8 14 4.5 2.2- 9.0 32 13.1 8.5-19.9 167 75.6 67.5-82.2
More than 200% 1,629 42 3.0 2.0- 4.6 102 5.8 4.5- 7.5 119 7.9 6.2-10.0 208 12.6 10.5-15.1 1,158 70.7 67.5-73.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 664 11 1.6 0.7- 3.4 27 4.8 2.8- 8.1 21 3.4 1.7- 6.8 40 6.4 4.4- 9.2 565 83.8 79.3-87.5
HOUSING
Own 2,097 44 2.2 1.5- 3.2 130 5.7 4.5- 7.1 139 6.9 5.5- 8.6 242 11.7 9.8-13.9 1,542 73.6 70.8-76.2
Rent 677 19 2.9 1.4- 5.6 26 3.5 1.7- 6.8 43 7.4 5.0-10.8 56 6.6 4.7- 9.1 533 79.7 75.0-83.7
Other arrangement 204 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 10.3 6.4-16.1 160 79.8 72.2-85.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 855 24 3.1 1.9- 5.1 45 5.3 3.7- 7.5 57 6.7 4.9- 9.0 108 10.9 8.8-13.4 621 74.1 70.4-77.5
Regional City or Suburban County 711 12 1.5 0.8- 3.1 36 3.9 2.6- 5.7 37 6.3 4.2- 9.5 85 13.0 9.6-17.4 541 75.2 70.3-79.6
Rural 1,444 34 2.4 1.4- 4.1 86 5.9 4.2- 8.2 95 6.8 5.0- 9.1 130 8.6 6.7-10.8 1,099 76.3 72.8-79.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,031 22 2.1 1.2- 3.6 69 6.8 4.6- 9.9 66 7.5 5.0-10.9 84 6.4 4.6- 8.8 790 77.3 72.9-81.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 882 16 1.7 0.8- 3.7 36 4.1 2.8- 6.1 56 6.9 4.9- 9.6 106 12.0 9.5-15.1 668 75.2 71.2-78.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,097 32 3.1 2.0- 4.7 62 4.9 3.6- 6.7 67 5.9 4.4- 7.9 133 11.9 9.4-15.0 803 74.2 70.6-77.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 882 28 3.1 2.0- 4.8 53 5.9 4.1- 8.3 55 6.2 4.5- 8.5 107 11.9 9.5-14.9 639 72.9 68.9-76.5
2nd Quartile 743 12 2.1 1.0- 4.7 32 3.6 2.4- 5.5 48 5.9 4.0- 8.5 89 12.2 9.2-16.2 562 76.1 71.5-80.1
3rd Quartile 792 13 1.5 0.8- 2.9 41 6.1 4.0- 9.0 49 7.4 5.2-10.4 86 9.8 7.5-12.6 603 75.3 71.0-79.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 593 17 3.5 1.8- 6.4 41 5.2 3.2- 8.2 37 7.9 3.9-15.2 41 3.1 1.7- 5.8 457 80.4 73.5-85.8

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*Yearly equals less than once per month.

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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