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
MALES 369 50 14.5 10.0-20.6 319 85.5 79.4-90.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 222 16 7.5 4.3-12.7 206 92.5 87.3-95.7
Non-Hispanic Black 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 65 *** *** *** 57 90.3 78.3-96.0
55-64 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 108 12 6.9 3.3-13.8 96 93.1 86.2-96.7
College Graduate 156 *** *** *** 147 95.8 89.0-98.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 169 *** *** *** 161 97.0 91.7-98.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 250 31 13.1 8.3-20.0 219 86.9 80.0-91.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 281 39 13.6 8.9-20.1 242 86.4 79.9-91.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 114 18 20.4 12.0-32.5 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 100 *** *** *** 91 91.7 81.7-96.4
Rural 155 23 14.4 7.2-26.8 132 85.6 73.2-92.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 254 30 11.9 7.4-18.6 224 88.1 81.4-92.6
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 240 19 7.8 4.0-14.9 221 92.2 85.1-96.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 110 15 15.7 8.9-26.2 95 84.3 73.8-91.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 145 16 12.5 6.6-22.3 129 87.5 77.7-93.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 126 12 11.1 5.8-20.2 114 88.9 79.8-94.2
2nd Quartile 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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