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
Non-Hispanic White 458 32 7.6 4.8-11.9 426 92.4 88.1-95.2
GENDER
Male 222 16 7.5 4.3-12.7 206 92.5 87.3-95.7
Female 236 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 220 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 235 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 302 19 8.2 4.5-14.4 283 91.8 85.6-95.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 391 27 7.3 4.4-12.1 364 92.7 87.9-95.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 206 20 10.6 6.5-16.9 186 89.4 83.1-93.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 277 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 319 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 368 25 7.6 4.5-12.8 343 92.4 87.2-95.5
Rent 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 206 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 123 13 9.7 5.3-17.0 110 90.3 83.0-94.7
3rd Quartile 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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