2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Gambling

Have you ever tried to cut down or control your gambling?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 752 102 14.1 10.8-18.2 650 85.9 81.8-89.2
FEMALES 383 52 13.5 9.2-19.5 331 86.5 80.5-90.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 236 16 7.8 3.7-15.7 220 92.2 84.3-96.3
Non-Hispanic Black 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 94 15 10.6 4.5-23.0 79 89.4 77.0-95.5
65-74 60 *** *** *** 52 89.1 76.0-95.5
75+ 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 67 14 9.3 4.4-18.6 53 90.7 81.4-95.6
Some Post-H.S. 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 168 15 8.8 4.4-16.9 153 91.2 83.1-95.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 157 12 11.9 5.3-24.4 145 88.1 75.6-94.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 127 22 12.5 7.4-20.4 105 87.5 79.6-92.6
No 252 30 14.1 8.5-22.4 222 85.9 77.6-91.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 365 49 13.3 8.9-19.5 316 86.7 80.5-91.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 123 *** *** *** 114 90.4 80.3-95.6
Regional City or Suburban County 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 190 33 16.3 10.5-24.5 157 83.7 75.5-89.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 213 31 17.4 10.7-27.0 182 82.6 73.0-89.3
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 103 11 5.9 2.6-13.0 92 94.1 87.0-97.4
Unable to Work 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 232 23 12.4 6.9-21.5 209 87.6 78.5-93.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 126 28 20.1 12.4-30.7 98 79.9 69.3-87.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 104 13 14.3 7.3-26.0 91 85.7 74.0-92.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 153 11 10.2 4.6-21.3 142 89.8 78.7-95.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 97 14 14.1 7.3-25.6 83 85.9 74.4-92.7
3rd Quartile 91 11 11.1 5.8-20.2 80 88.9 79.8-94.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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