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
FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,037 802 77.3 73.8-80.5 214 20.3 17.3-23.7 21 2.4 1.3- 4.4
Non-Hispanic Black 325 245 75.4 69.1-80.7 52 15.8 11.6-21.1 28 8.9 5.7-13.6
Other 382 317 87.7 78.2-93.4 47 10.2 4.8-20.1 18 2.1 0.9- 5.1
AGE
18-34 257 215 83.9 76.3-89.4 34 13.7 8.4-21.3 *** *** ***
35-44 251 201 83.5 77.4-88.2 42 13.9 9.6-19.6 *** *** ***
45-54 293 202 69.3 61.6-76.1 74 22.0 16.6-28.5 17 8.7 4.4-16.3
55-64 349 256 69.0 61.6-75.5 76 26.5 20.4-33.7 17 4.5 2.2- 9.1
65-74 318 259 81.2 74.1-86.7 49 16.3 11.1-23.4 *** *** ***
75+ 271 226 83.8 77.1-88.8 39 14.7 9.9-21.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 115 91.5 84.7-95.4 13 7.3 3.7-13.8 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 363 298 77.3 69.5-83.6 47 19.4 13.3-27.3 18 3.3 1.8- 6.0
Some Post-H.S. 537 406 77.3 72.3-81.6 105 17.2 13.6-21.5 26 5.5 3.2- 9.3
College Graduate 724 556 76.6 72.4-80.4 148 20.6 17.1-24.7 20 2.7 1.5- 5.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 76 90.4 81.4-95.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 147 *** *** *** 24 20.8 12.4-32.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 175 134 79.7 70.3-86.7 28 16.5 10.1-25.7 13 3.9 1.8- 8.2
$35,000- 49,999 210 170 81.7 74.3-87.3 30 13.7 8.9-20.4 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 239 193 82.9 75.9-88.2 36 13.3 8.7-19.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 480 323 66.2 59.7-72.1 143 29.5 23.9-35.8 14 4.3 2.0- 9.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 622 497 81.1 76.4-85.0 97 15.7 12.0-20.2 28 3.3 2.0- 5.2
No 1,125 873 77.5 73.9-80.8 213 18.6 15.6-22.0 39 3.9 2.5- 6.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,712 1,349 79.6 76.8-82.2 299 16.8 14.5-19.5 64 3.5 2.5- 5.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 479 356 76.6 71.8-80.9 107 19.4 15.6-23.9 16 3.9 2.2- 6.9
Regional City or Suburban County 395 325 78.6 71.6-84.3 59 18.3 13.1-25.0 11 3.1 1.2- 7.9
Rural 887 699 80.5 76.6-83.8 148 15.7 12.6-19.3 40 3.8 2.5- 5.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 826 613 74.9 70.5-78.9 174 20.0 16.4-24.1 39 5.1 3.2- 8.0
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 547 445 80.1 75.0-84.4 86 17.9 13.8-22.9 16 2.0 1.0- 3.8
Unable to Work 170 135 74.4 63.1-83.2 29 21.2 13.0-32.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 129 113 92.1 86.4-95.6 13 6.3 3.4-11.4 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 161 130 81.3 71.3-88.4 16 11.2 5.6-21.2 15 7.5 4.0-13.5
101% to 150% 119 95 81.7 70.2-89.3 18 15.2 8.3-26.3 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 138 104 76.5 65.6-84.7 28 20.5 12.7-31.3 *** *** ***
More than 200% 873 642 72.5 67.9-76.6 203 23.6 19.8-28.0 28 3.9 2.3- 6.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 631 506 82.6 78.1-86.3 92 13.2 9.9-17.4 33 4.2 2.7- 6.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 498 395 79.7 74.8-83.9 87 16.9 13.1-21.5 16 3.4 1.8- 6.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 632 479 75.8 70.8-80.2 135 20.7 16.7-25.4 18 3.5 1.9- 6.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 495 376 76.8 71.6-81.3 105 19.4 15.5-24.0 14 3.8 1.8- 8.0
2nd Quartile 441 344 79.2 73.3-84.0 83 17.9 13.3-23.6 14 2.9 1.5- 5.6
3rd Quartile 460 370 79.4 74.2-83.8 72 16.9 12.8-21.9 18 3.7 2.2- 6.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 365 290 81.7 74.7-87.1 54 13.0 8.5-19.3 21 5.3 2.8-10.0

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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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