2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Gambling

In the past 12 months, have you gambled or played any games for money?

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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
MALES 1,251 35 3.2 2.0- 4.9 100 7.2 5.5- 9.4 92 8.2 6.3-10.8 143 10.5 8.4-13.1 881 70.8 67.2-74.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 755 16 2.8 1.5- 5.2 57 7.3 5.3-10.1 55 8.5 6.2-11.6 94 11.8 9.0-15.3 533 69.6 65.0-73.8
Non-Hispanic Black 216 *** *** *** 22 8.8 4.7-15.7 16 7.7 4.0-14.2 19 7.3 3.8-13.6 151 71.9 63.0-79.3
Other 258 *** *** *** 20 5.0 2.2-11.0 20 5.8 3.0-10.7 27 10.6 6.0-18.0 182 76.0 67.3-83.0
AGE
18-34 229 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 9.3 5.9-14.3 28 10.7 6.8-16.6 164 74.5 67.3-80.6
35-44 182 *** *** *** 14 7.3 3.7-13.7 17 9.9 5.4-17.6 25 13.2 8.5-20.1 120 64.8 55.3-73.2
45-54 191 *** *** *** 15 7.5 4.1-13.5 16 7.5 3.7-14.6 30 16.1 9.3-26.5 126 65.2 54.5-74.6
55-64 259 12 4.7 2.5- 8.7 25 6.2 3.5-10.8 18 10.4 5.2-19.5 25 8.5 4.8-14.6 179 70.2 61.0-78.0
65-74 225 *** *** *** 28 16.3 9.5-26.4 *** *** *** 20 7.1 4.2-11.7 162 70.0 60.4-78.1
75+ 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 3.4 1.6- 6.9 122 86.3 76.3-92.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 *** *** *** 11 11.7 5.2-24.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 281 11 3.4 1.5- 7.7 24 6.7 3.9-11.4 21 9.0 5.3-15.0 20 7.6 4.7-12.3 205 73.2 65.9-79.4
Some Post-H.S. 335 11 4.4 1.9- 9.5 25 7.0 4.4-11.1 29 9.5 5.7-15.4 44 10.8 7.5-15.2 226 68.3 61.4-74.5
College Graduate 522 11 2.4 1.2- 4.7 40 6.1 4.0- 9.1 36 8.4 5.5-12.6 68 13.1 9.6-17.7 367 70.0 64.5-75.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 9.7 4.7-18.8 108 72.5 61.5-81.3
$50,000- 74,999 173 *** *** *** 22 12.7 7.6-20.5 17 9.7 5.1-17.8 14 4.4 2.3- 8.4 117 70.1 60.2-78.3
$75,000+ 503 14 4.2 2.1- 8.2 40 7.0 4.7-10.4 43 9.4 6.5-13.6 73 13.7 10.4-17.9 333 65.7 60.0-70.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 406 *** *** *** 31 7.1 4.1-12.1 27 7.1 4.2-11.7 48 10.5 6.7-16.1 293 73.8 66.9-79.7
No 835 28 3.9 2.4- 6.4 65 6.8 4.9- 9.2 65 8.9 6.5-12.2 94 10.5 8.1-13.5 583 69.8 65.4-74.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 294 *** *** *** 23 8.0 4.1-14.9 19 10.8 5.8-19.3 40 9.9 6.8-14.2 205 68.5 60.3-75.8
Non-Veteran 954 28 3.3 1.9- 5.4 77 7.0 5.3- 9.4 73 7.6 5.6-10.1 103 10.7 8.2-13.9 673 71.4 67.3-75.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 378 13 4.3 2.2- 8.2 28 7.7 4.9-11.8 34 9.4 6.4-13.6 38 8.3 5.8-11.8 265 70.3 64.4-75.6
Regional City or Suburban County 316 *** *** *** 24 5.6 3.5- 9.0 19 6.6 3.7-11.5 50 15.0 10.1-21.6 216 71.0 63.7-77.5
Rural 557 15 3.2 1.5- 7.0 48 8.1 5.1-12.7 39 8.6 5.3-13.6 55 8.9 6.2-12.7 400 71.1 64.9-76.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 773 26 4.2 2.5- 6.8 64 7.9 5.8-10.7 67 9.1 6.7-12.2 98 11.8 9.3-15.0 518 67.0 62.5-71.2
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 334 *** *** *** 32 9.4 5.2-16.2 16 3.7 1.9- 7.0 31 5.8 3.7- 9.0 250 80.2 73.2-85.7
Unable to Work 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 16.2 9.0-27.5 *** *** ***
More than 200% 758 22 3.9 2.2- 6.8 70 8.6 6.3-11.5 61 9.2 6.6-12.6 89 10.1 7.8-13.0 516 68.3 63.6-72.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 398 *** *** *** 40 10.6 6.4-17.2 28 9.0 4.7-16.2 37 7.0 4.2-11.5 284 70.7 62.8-77.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 386 *** *** *** 25 6.0 3.8- 9.3 26 8.6 5.4-13.5 53 12.9 9.3-17.8 273 69.9 63.4-75.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 467 17 4.0 2.2- 7.2 35 6.3 4.1- 9.7 38 7.5 5.2-10.7 53 10.5 7.2-15.0 324 71.7 66.1-76.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 389 14 3.5 1.9- 6.5 34 8.4 5.4-12.9 34 9.4 6.3-13.6 44 11.0 7.8-15.3 263 67.7 61.5-73.3
2nd Quartile 303 *** *** *** 17 4.7 2.8- 7.8 17 5.9 3.2-10.6 43 13.9 9.2-20.4 218 71.6 64.1-78.1
3rd Quartile 332 *** *** *** 25 9.4 5.6-15.3 26 9.1 5.6-14.3 40 9.1 6.1-13.3 233 70.4 63.5-76.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 227 *** *** *** 24 5.6 2.9-10.6 *** *** *** 16 2.8 1.0- 7.7 *** *** ***

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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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