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
MALES 1,249 881 71.1 67.4-74.5 297 22.2 19.3-25.5 71 6.7 4.8- 9.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 755 533 69.7 65.1-73.9 193 25.3 21.5-29.5 29 5.1 3.1- 8.3
Non-Hispanic Black 215 151 72.9 64.0-80.2 44 14.4 9.5-21.2 20 12.7 7.4-21.1
Other 257 182 76.0 67.3-83.0 54 18.6 12.5-26.7 21 5.4 2.5-11.4
AGE
18-34 228 164 74.5 67.3-80.6 51 21.0 15.5-27.8 13 4.5 2.2- 8.9
35-44 181 120 65.3 55.8-73.7 51 28.6 21.0-37.6 *** *** ***
45-54 191 126 65.2 54.5-74.6 52 24.7 17.2-34.2 13 10.1 4.4-21.5
55-64 259 179 70.9 61.8-78.6 63 23.3 16.3-32.3 17 5.7 3.1-10.4
65-74 224 162 70.3 60.7-78.4 51 20.2 14.2-27.9 11 9.5 4.1-20.2
75+ 150 122 86.0 76.0-92.2 23 9.1 5.0-16.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 *** *** *** 15 10.3 5.4-18.9 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 280 205 73.9 66.7-80.1 53 17.5 12.6-23.9 22 8.5 5.0-14.3
Some Post-H.S. 334 226 68.3 61.4-74.5 91 27.7 21.8-34.6 17 3.9 2.2- 7.0
College Graduate 522 367 70.3 64.7-75.2 138 26.6 21.8-32.0 17 3.2 1.7- 5.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 93 *** *** *** 23 13.8 7.7-23.4 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 149 108 72.3 61.3-81.1 28 19.0 11.9-29.1 13 8.7 4.0-17.7
$50,000- 74,999 171 117 71.7 62.0-79.8 46 23.1 16.0-32.1 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 501 333 65.9 60.2-71.2 148 30.8 25.7-36.4 20 3.3 1.9- 5.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 407 293 73.8 66.9-79.7 88 17.0 12.9-22.0 26 9.2 5.0-16.4
No 832 583 70.2 65.7-74.3 205 24.3 20.5-28.5 44 5.6 3.8- 8.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 294 205 68.5 60.3-75.8 73 22.9 16.8-30.5 16 8.6 4.4-15.8
Non-Veteran 952 673 71.7 67.6-75.5 224 22.1 18.8-25.8 55 6.2 4.2- 9.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 379 265 70.2 64.4-75.5 89 21.3 17.0-26.5 25 8.4 5.3-13.2
Regional City or Suburban County 315 216 71.3 64.0-77.7 84 23.0 17.6-29.5 15 5.6 2.5-12.3
Rural 555 400 71.6 65.4-77.1 124 22.3 17.4-28.1 31 6.1 3.5-10.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 770 518 67.4 62.9-71.6 205 26.3 22.5-30.5 47 6.3 4.4- 9.0
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 335 250 80.0 73.1-85.5 71 14.9 10.7-20.3 14 5.1 2.1-12.1
Unable to Work 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** 14 13.7 7.0-25.3 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 92 *** *** *** 24 19.7 11.5-31.5 *** *** ***
More than 200% 755 516 68.8 64.2-73.0 206 26.7 22.7-31.1 33 4.6 2.8- 7.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 396 284 71.6 63.7-78.3 88 22.1 16.2-29.5 24 6.3 3.1-12.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 385 273 70.1 63.5-75.9 88 22.7 17.6-28.8 24 7.2 4.5-11.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 468 324 71.7 66.1-76.7 121 21.8 17.8-26.5 23 6.5 3.5-11.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 389 263 67.8 61.6-73.4 110 27.1 21.9-33.0 16 5.1 2.9- 8.8
2nd Quartile 303 218 71.6 64.1-78.1 65 20.2 15.0-26.6 20 8.2 4.4-14.8
3rd Quartile 331 233 71.1 64.3-77.1 76 20.7 15.9-26.6 22 8.1 4.5-14.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 226 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 3.1 1.1- 8.2

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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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