2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 1,453 1,085 74.6 71.4-77.5 304 19.7 17.1-22.5 64 5.7 4.1- 7.9
GENDER
Male 620 445 71.3 66.1-76.0 137 20.6 16.7-25.2 38 8.1 5.3-12.2
Female 833 640 77.4 73.4-80.9 167 18.8 15.7-22.5 26 3.8 2.3- 6.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 915 687 73.8 69.8-77.5 204 22.2 19.0-25.9 24 3.9 2.2- 6.8
Non-Hispanic Black 291 207 73.3 66.3-79.4 55 14.3 10.3-19.5 29 12.3 7.9-18.8
Other 223 173 81.2 72.8-87.4 40 15.3 9.6-23.5 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 280 218 79.2 72.7-84.5 50 16.8 12.0-23.1 *** *** ***
35-44 212 165 76.0 68.2-82.4 40 18.7 13.3-25.7 *** *** ***
45-54 251 163 64.1 55.2-72.1 74 25.5 19.2-33.2 *** *** ***
55-64 263 185 70.1 61.9-77.2 63 23.6 17.2-31.4 *** *** ***
65-74 235 183 75.5 66.3-82.9 41 17.4 11.7-25.2 *** *** ***
75+ 191 155 84.5 77.0-89.9 33 15.0 9.7-22.5 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 121 96 80.6 68.7-88.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 286 224 75.0 67.7-81.1 45 18.7 13.3-25.7 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 352 254 74.1 68.0-79.5 80 19.9 15.3-25.6 18 5.9 3.3-10.3
College Graduate 688 506 72.2 67.6-76.3 164 25.0 21.0-29.5 18 2.9 1.6- 5.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 448 351 78.1 72.1-83.2 76 15.5 11.6-20.2 *** *** ***
No 996 729 73.2 69.3-76.7 224 21.3 18.2-24.9 43 5.5 3.8- 7.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,314 987 75.7 72.4-78.6 271 19.1 16.5-22.0 56 5.2 3.6- 7.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 834 589 70.2 66.0-74.0 201 23.2 19.7-27.1 44 6.6 4.6- 9.5
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 393 310 80.4 74.3-85.3 71 16.3 12.1-21.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 113 *** *** *** 23 12.6 7.7-19.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 152 118 79.7 70.1-86.8 25 13.9 8.2-22.6 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 189 144 77.5 69.0-84.3 38 17.6 12.0-25.1 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 543 366 65.6 60.0-70.7 159 30.1 25.2-35.5 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 324 276 83.2 76.6-88.3 36 11.3 7.3-17.0 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 96 72 79.8 68.6-87.7 18 13.7 7.6-23.5 *** *** ***
More than 200% 829 587 70.1 65.7-74.1 213 25.3 21.5-29.4 29 4.7 2.9- 7.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 324 276 83.2 76.6-88.3 36 11.3 7.3-17.0 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 963 704 72.9 68.9-76.5 225 22.1 18.8-25.7 34 5.0 3.2- 7.7
Rent 365 281 77.7 71.1-83.2 63 14.8 10.8-20.1 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 108 87 81.6 71.5-88.8 13 11.0 6.0-19.3 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 788 578 74.2 70.3-77.7 172 19.5 16.5-22.9 38 6.3 4.3- 9.2
Regional City or Suburban County 343 265 74.7 67.5-80.8 64 19.7 14.5-26.2 *** *** ***
Rural 322 242 75.4 68.0-81.5 68 19.9 14.4-26.8 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 563 422 73.5 68.3-78.0 113 20.6 16.4-25.4 28 6.0 3.9- 9.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 772 574 74.9 70.5-78.9 167 19.6 16.3-23.3 31 5.5 3.3- 9.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 519 378 74.3 69.2-78.8 120 20.0 16.3-24.4 21 5.7 3.2- 9.7
2nd Quartile 539 413 74.8 69.3-79.5 101 19.2 15.1-24.1 25 6.0 3.5-10.1
3rd Quartile 339 255 74.3 67.6-80.0 69 19.9 15.1-25.8 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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