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
Non-Hispanic White 1,790 32 2.0 1.2- 3.1 87 4.8 3.7- 6.3 116 7.0 5.6- 8.9 220 12.1 10.3-14.3 1,335 74.0 71.2-76.6
GENDER
Male 755 *** *** *** 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
Female 1,035 *** *** *** 30 2.8 1.8- 4.3 61 5.8 4.1- 8.2 126 12.4 10.0-15.3 802 77.6 74.1-80.8
AGE
18-34 245 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 7.8 4.7-12.6 33 11.0 7.5-15.9 183 75.7 69.1-81.2
35-44 215 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 15.3 10.7-21.4 156 71.8 64.1-78.4
45-54 261 *** *** *** 17 5.7 3.2- 9.9 23 7.8 4.6-13.0 45 21.1 14.3-30.0 171 62.2 53.5-70.2
55-64 354 *** *** *** 24 7.1 4.3-11.5 29 8.6 5.3-13.6 47 13.2 9.2-18.6 245 68.9 61.9-75.2
65-74 358 *** *** *** 24 7.5 4.5-12.4 *** *** *** 31 6.7 4.4-10.0 281 78.6 72.1-83.8
75+ 339 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 6.6 4.1-10.4 284 86.9 81.7-90.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 336 *** *** *** 23 7.6 4.7-12.0 23 10.4 6.5-16.1 25 8.8 5.6-13.4 260 72.4 65.8-78.1
Some Post-H.S. 516 *** *** *** 22 3.8 2.3- 6.3 35 6.4 4.4- 9.2 78 13.7 10.5-17.7 369 73.3 68.4-77.8
College Graduate 864 *** *** *** 39 4.2 2.8- 6.1 55 6.8 4.8- 9.6 112 13.9 11.2-17.1 646 73.4 69.5-77.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 183 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 5.9 3.4-10.2 145 81.9 74.4-87.5
$50,000- 74,999 251 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 7.0 4.0-11.9 195 78.5 71.3-84.3
$75,000+ 700 *** *** *** 41 5.4 3.7- 7.9 58 9.9 7.2-13.5 119 17.2 13.9-21.1 466 64.6 59.8-69.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 615 *** *** *** 31 4.7 3.0- 7.2 34 6.2 3.9- 9.7 74 12.3 9.0-16.6 467 75.7 70.6-80.1
No 1,156 23 2.4 1.4- 4.2 52 4.5 3.2- 6.3 81 7.6 5.8- 9.9 144 12.1 9.9-14.7 856 73.3 69.9-76.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 222 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 16.0 10.9-22.8 155 68.3 60.0-75.7
Non-Veteran 1,567 30 2.1 1.3- 3.4 71 4.7 3.5- 6.2 104 6.9 5.4- 8.8 183 11.7 9.7-14.0 1,179 74.7 71.7-77.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 491 *** *** *** 22 4.9 3.0- 8.0 30 7.2 4.7-10.9 70 13.5 10.3-17.4 359 71.9 66.7-76.6
Regional City or Suburban County 471 *** *** *** 18 2.8 1.6- 4.7 31 9.0 5.8-13.7 64 14.3 10.3-19.5 352 73.2 67.2-78.4
Rural 828 *** *** *** 47 6.3 4.3- 9.0 55 5.5 4.0- 7.6 86 9.8 7.5-12.7 624 75.8 71.8-79.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 895 21 2.8 1.6- 4.9 52 6.1 4.4- 8.3 74 9.0 6.8-11.8 129 14.1 11.5-17.1 619 68.0 64.0-71.8
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 645 *** *** *** 23 3.1 1.7- 5.4 31 4.6 2.8- 7.4 65 8.8 6.4-11.9 520 82.8 78.6-86.3
Unable to Work 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
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% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 14.4 8.6-23.3 96 75.5 65.2-83.6
More than 200% 1,102 24 2.4 1.4- 4.2 61 5.6 4.1- 7.7 82 8.3 6.3-10.9 150 13.3 10.9-16.1 785 70.3 66.6-73.8
HOUSING
Own 1,383 25 1.9 1.1- 3.2 73 5.4 4.1- 7.1 95 6.8 5.2- 8.7 172 12.2 10.0-14.7 1,018 73.8 70.6-76.8
Rent 290 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 10.9 6.2-18.4 31 9.9 6.5-14.8 228 76.1 68.7-82.3
Other arrangement 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 16.0 9.4-25.8 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 450 *** *** *** 27 6.6 4.1-10.5 31 6.7 4.3-10.3 40 7.5 5.1-10.9 344 77.4 72.1-82.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 627 *** *** *** 20 3.3 2.0- 5.5 41 7.4 5.0-10.8 77 11.6 8.9-15.1 481 75.7 70.9-79.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 713 16 2.1 1.2- 3.8 40 5.3 3.6- 7.8 44 6.9 4.7-10.0 103 15.2 11.8-19.4 510 70.5 65.7-74.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 649 15 2.0 1.1- 3.5 38 5.9 3.9- 8.8 40 6.6 4.5- 9.6 91 14.6 11.4-18.5 465 70.9 66.1-75.2
2nd Quartile 484 *** *** *** 20 3.8 2.3- 6.3 35 7.4 4.7-11.4 62 12.5 8.9-17.2 361 74.0 68.2-79.0
3rd Quartile 486 *** *** *** 17 4.5 2.6- 7.9 31 8.1 5.3-12.1 54 10.6 7.7-14.5 378 75.3 70.0-79.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 171 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 131 84.2 77.1-89.5

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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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