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%)
North Carolina 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
FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,035 16 1.3 0.7- 2.4 30 2.8 1.8- 4.3 61 5.8 4.1- 8.2 126 12.4 10.0-15.3 802 77.6 74.1-80.8
Non-Hispanic Black 324 14 4.1 2.1- 7.8 19 4.8 2.7- 8.2 19 5.9 3.5- 9.7 27 9.1 6.0-13.6 245 76.1 70.0-81.3
Other 383 *** *** *** 18 4.0 1.9- 8.2 17 2.5 1.3- 4.9 26 5.6 1.6-18.2 317 87.5 78.0-93.2
AGE
18-34 256 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 10.0 5.5-17.7 215 84.7 77.1-90.1
35-44 251 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 4.2 2.0- 8.5 28 9.9 6.4-15.0 201 83.5 77.4-88.2
45-54 291 *** *** *** 17 5.0 2.9- 8.3 21 6.4 3.9-10.3 42 15.8 10.2-23.6 202 69.6 61.9-76.4
55-64 350 *** *** *** 22 7.0 3.9-12.1 27 8.4 5.0-13.8 37 13.9 9.5-20.0 256 69.6 62.3-76.0
65-74 318 *** *** *** 13 3.3 1.8- 6.0 18 8.6 4.5-15.9 24 5.6 3.2- 9.7 259 81.1 74.0-86.6
75+ 271 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 3.9 1.8- 8.0 24 8.4 5.1-13.6 226 83.8 77.1-88.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 115 91.5 84.7-95.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 364 *** *** *** 17 4.3 2.2- 8.0 17 6.6 3.5-12.0 24 10.2 5.6-17.8 298 77.8 70.1-84.0
Some Post-H.S. 536 12 1.8 0.8- 3.9 22 2.6 1.6- 4.3 35 5.9 3.9- 8.8 61 12.0 8.7-16.3 406 77.8 72.9-82.0
College Graduate 722 11 1.9 0.9- 3.9 25 3.5 2.1- 5.8 39 5.0 3.4- 7.4 91 12.8 9.9-16.3 556 76.8 72.5-80.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 76 90.4 81.4-95.2
$15,000- 24,999 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 11.3 5.2-23.0 12 9.5 4.5-18.9 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 175 *** *** *** 11 6.9 2.9-15.4 11 3.9 1.9- 8.0 17 9.1 4.8-16.5 134 79.7 70.3-86.7
$35,000- 49,999 211 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 4.8 2.6- 8.8 170 81.4 74.0-87.0
$50,000- 74,999 238 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 3.5 1.8- 6.9 24 10.0 5.9-16.5 193 83.1 76.1-88.4
$75,000+ 478 11 1.9 0.9- 4.1 23 3.6 2.1- 6.1 39 8.0 5.2-12.0 82 19.4 14.3-25.7 323 67.1 60.7-73.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 624 13 1.8 0.9- 3.6 26 4.5 2.7- 7.5 35 4.7 2.7- 8.0 53 8.0 5.6-11.3 497 80.9 76.3-84.9
No 1,121 22 1.7 1.0- 3.0 41 2.8 1.9- 4.1 59 5.4 3.9- 7.3 126 12.0 9.4-15.3 873 78.1 74.5-81.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,710 34 1.6 1.1- 2.5 63 3.3 2.4- 4.5 91 4.9 3.7- 6.5 173 10.2 8.2-12.6 1,349 80.0 77.2-82.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 477 11 2.1 1.0- 4.3 17 3.3 1.9- 5.6 23 4.4 2.7- 7.0 70 13.0 9.9-17.0 356 77.2 72.5-81.4
Regional City or Suburban County 395 *** *** *** 12 2.3 1.1- 4.7 18 6.1 3.3-10.9 35 11.2 6.8-17.8 325 79.1 72.1-84.7
Rural 887 19 1.8 1.0- 3.2 38 4.1 2.6- 6.4 56 5.3 3.8- 7.4 75 8.3 6.0-11.3 699 80.5 76.6-83.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 822 18 1.7 0.9- 3.3 33 3.7 2.4- 5.6 51 5.5 3.8- 7.8 107 13.4 10.2-17.5 613 75.7 71.3-79.6
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 547 *** *** *** 15 2.2 1.2- 4.0 27 5.5 3.3- 9.0 53 10.7 7.5-14.9 445 80.1 74.9-84.4
Unable to Work 171 *** *** *** 13 9.5 4.7-18.3 13 9.4 4.0-20.8 *** *** *** 135 74.3 63.1-83.1
Other not in Labor Force 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 113 91.8 86.0-95.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 10.4 5.0-20.3 *** *** *** 130 81.3 71.3-88.4
101% to 150% 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 95 81.5 70.1-89.2
151% to 200% 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 10.4 5.2-19.9 104 76.5 65.6-84.7
More than 200% 871 20 2.1 1.2- 3.7 32 3.1 2.1- 4.8 58 6.6 4.7- 9.3 119 15.1 11.7-19.3 642 73.0 68.5-77.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 633 13 1.7 0.8- 3.3 29 3.8 2.4- 6.1 38 6.3 4.0- 9.7 47 5.9 3.8- 9.0 506 82.3 77.8-86.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 496 *** *** *** 11 2.3 1.1- 4.8 30 5.2 3.3- 8.2 53 11.1 8.0-15.3 395 80.4 75.6-84.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 630 15 2.4 1.3- 4.4 27 3.8 2.4- 6.0 29 4.6 2.8- 7.4 80 13.0 9.6-17.5 479 76.2 71.2-80.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 493 14 2.7 1.4- 5.0 19 3.7 2.1- 6.3 21 3.5 2.1- 6.0 63 12.8 9.3-17.2 376 77.4 72.2-81.8
2nd Quartile 440 *** *** *** 15 2.8 1.4- 5.5 31 5.9 3.6- 9.4 46 10.9 7.2-16.3 344 79.7 73.9-84.4
3rd Quartile 460 *** *** *** 16 3.2 1.9- 5.6 23 6.0 3.6- 9.8 46 10.4 7.2-14.6 370 79.4 74.2-83.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 366 12 4.3 2.1- 8.6 17 4.7 2.4- 9.3 22 6.3 3.3-11.5 25 3.4 1.5- 7.2 290 81.3 74.3-86.8

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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 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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