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
Non-Hispanic White 1,792 1,335 73.9 71.0-76.5 407 22.5 20.1-25.2 50 3.6 2.4- 5.3
GENDER
Male 755 533 69.7 65.1-73.9 193 25.3 21.5-29.5 29 5.1 3.1- 8.3
Female 1,037 802 77.3 73.8-80.5 214 20.3 17.3-23.7 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 246 183 75.0 68.3-80.6 57 22.8 17.3-29.3 *** *** ***
35-44 214 156 72.3 64.6-78.9 52 25.2 18.8-32.7 *** *** ***
45-54 262 171 62.1 53.4-70.1 77 28.1 21.4-35.9 *** *** ***
55-64 354 245 68.7 61.7-75.0 97 27.8 21.8-34.6 *** *** ***
65-74 359 281 78.4 72.0-83.7 70 18.9 13.9-25.1 *** *** ***
75+ 339 284 86.9 81.7-90.8 52 12.1 8.4-17.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 336 260 71.8 65.2-77.6 63 24.1 18.6-30.7 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 517 369 73.2 68.3-77.6 132 23.3 19.2-27.9 *** *** ***
College Graduate 865 646 73.5 69.6-77.1 202 24.3 20.8-28.1 17 2.2 1.3- 3.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 123 *** *** *** 22 16.4 9.6-26.7 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 183 145 81.9 74.4-87.5 35 16.1 10.9-23.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 252 195 78.4 71.1-84.2 52 20.0 14.3-27.1 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 701 466 64.4 59.6-68.9 217 32.6 28.2-37.2 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 614 467 75.8 70.7-80.2 131 20.6 16.7-25.2 *** *** ***
No 1,159 856 73.1 69.6-76.3 270 23.3 20.3-26.6 33 3.6 2.3- 5.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 222 155 68.3 60.0-75.7 60 27.7 20.7-36.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,569 1,179 74.5 71.5-77.3 347 21.9 19.3-24.7 43 3.6 2.3- 5.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 491 359 71.9 66.7-76.6 121 24.7 20.3-29.7 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 471 352 73.0 67.0-78.2 105 22.8 18.2-28.1 *** *** ***
Rural 830 624 75.6 71.6-79.3 181 21.1 17.6-25.0 25 3.3 2.1- 5.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 896 619 67.9 63.9-71.6 244 27.8 24.2-31.7 33 4.3 2.8- 6.6
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 647 520 82.6 78.4-86.1 117 15.9 12.5-20.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 80 66 86.1 75.9-92.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 126 96 75.5 65.2-83.6 27 20.9 13.5-30.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,104 785 70.2 66.5-73.6 296 27.4 24.1-31.0 23 2.5 1.4- 4.3
HOUSING
Own 1,385 1,018 73.6 70.4-76.6 329 22.7 20.0-25.7 38 3.6 2.3- 5.7
Rent 290 228 76.1 68.7-82.3 55 21.5 15.6-29.0 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 102 *** *** *** 21 22.1 13.9-33.2 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 450 344 77.4 72.1-82.0 88 18.9 14.6-24.0 18 3.7 2.1- 6.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 627 481 75.6 70.9-79.8 130 21.2 17.3-25.8 16 3.1 1.9- 5.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 715 510 70.2 65.4-74.5 189 25.8 22.0-30.1 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 651 465 70.5 65.8-74.9 172 26.1 22.1-30.6 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 484 361 74.0 68.2-79.0 105 21.5 17.0-26.7 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 486 378 75.2 69.9-79.9 94 21.4 17.0-26.5 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 171 131 84.2 77.1-89.5 36 14.3 9.3-21.1 *** *** ***

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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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