2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 1,452 37 2.9 1.9- 4.4 66 4.3 3.1- 5.8 91 6.7 5.1- 8.7 173 11.6 9.6-14.1 1,085 74.5 71.4-77.5
GENDER
Male 621 20 4.0 2.2- 7.0 44 6.6 4.5- 9.7 47 8.6 5.9-12.4 65 10.0 7.2-13.8 445 70.8 65.6-75.5
Female 831 17 2.0 1.1- 3.5 22 2.3 1.4- 3.7 44 5.0 3.4- 7.3 108 13.0 10.2-16.5 640 77.7 73.8-81.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 916 18 2.5 1.4- 4.4 36 3.5 2.4- 5.1 54 7.0 5.0- 9.7 121 13.3 10.6-16.6 687 73.7 69.7-77.4
Non-Hispanic Black 289 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 5.6 3.3- 9.6 31 9.4 6.1-14.2 207 73.4 66.4-79.5
Other 223 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 4.9 2.8- 8.5 *** *** *** 173 81.2 72.8-87.4
AGE
18-34 280 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 5.3 3.2- 8.8 32 11.9 7.6-18.0 218 79.2 72.7-84.5
35-44 213 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 10.6 6.9-15.9 165 75.5 67.8-81.9
45-54 250 *** *** *** 17 5.7 3.2- 9.9 *** *** *** 46 19.1 12.6-27.8 163 64.2 55.3-72.3
55-64 264 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 10.4 5.8-18.1 31 11.7 7.6-17.6 185 70.0 61.8-77.1
65-74 234 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 5.6 3.2- 9.7 183 75.7 66.5-83.0
75+ 190 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 7.5 4.3-12.9 155 84.7 77.2-90.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 96 80.6 68.7-88.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 288 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 9.4 5.7-15.1 26 11.0 6.9-17.2 224 74.3 67.0-80.5
Some Post-H.S. 351 *** *** *** 18 4.1 2.4- 6.8 22 6.2 3.5-10.7 43 10.5 7.3-15.0 254 74.6 68.5-79.9
College Graduate 686 *** *** *** 29 4.2 2.7- 6.6 41 6.9 4.6-10.2 95 14.5 11.3-18.3 506 72.1 67.5-76.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 449 *** *** *** 21 5.8 3.2-10.0 *** *** *** 47 9.6 6.3-14.5 351 77.9 71.8-83.0
No 994 27 3.3 2.0- 5.4 44 3.6 2.5- 5.1 69 7.5 5.5-10.1 125 12.5 10.0-15.5 729 73.2 69.3-76.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 12.3 6.8-21.1 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,313 33 2.8 1.7- 4.3 58 3.9 2.9- 5.4 80 6.1 4.6- 8.1 155 11.6 9.4-14.2 987 75.6 72.4-78.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 834 24 3.6 2.1- 6.0 45 5.1 3.6- 7.2 64 7.8 5.7-10.5 112 13.4 10.6-16.8 589 70.0 65.8-73.9
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 391 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 43 9.4 6.4-13.7 310 80.6 74.5-85.5
Unable to Work 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 151 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 118 79.9 70.2-87.0
$50,000- 74,999 190 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 9.3 5.5-15.3 144 76.3 67.6-83.3
$75,000+ 542 *** *** *** 24 4.3 2.6- 6.8 47 9.7 6.8-13.6 91 17.0 13.1-21.7 366 65.8 60.2-70.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 323 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 6.1 3.6- 9.9 276 83.4 76.7-88.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 72 79.8 68.6-87.7
More than 200% 828 23 3.6 2.0- 6.1 38 4.6 3.1- 6.7 61 8.3 6.0-11.3 119 13.6 10.8-17.0 587 70.0 65.6-74.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 323 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 6.1 3.6- 9.9 276 83.4 76.7-88.4
HOUSING
Own 962 22 2.6 1.5- 4.4 46 4.3 3.0- 5.9 60 6.8 4.9- 9.4 130 13.5 10.8-16.8 704 72.8 68.9-76.5
Rent 365 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 8.5 5.2-13.5 31 6.3 4.1- 9.6 281 77.7 71.1-83.2
Other arrangement 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 87 81.6 71.5-88.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 785 22 3.3 1.9- 5.6 38 5.0 3.4- 7.2 48 6.5 4.6- 9.0 99 10.7 8.5-13.3 578 74.6 70.7-78.1
Regional City or Suburban County 344 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 6.5 3.6-11.4 46 15.5 10.6-22.2 265 74.4 67.2-80.5
Rural 323 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 8.5 5.4-13.1 242 74.7 67.3-80.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 562 *** *** *** 22 4.2 2.6- 6.6 40 7.2 4.8-10.7 69 12.7 9.6-16.7 422 73.9 68.7-78.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 771 25 3.6 2.2- 5.8 36 4.0 2.7- 6.0 41 5.5 3.8- 8.0 95 12.0 9.1-15.8 574 74.8 70.4-78.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 519 20 3.7 2.2- 6.2 29 5.2 3.3- 8.3 27 5.3 3.3- 8.3 65 11.6 8.6-15.6 378 74.1 69.0-78.6
2nd Quartile 538 *** *** *** 19 3.0 1.8- 4.9 35 6.4 4.2- 9.8 61 12.7 9.1-17.4 413 75.1 69.7-79.8
3rd Quartile 339 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 7.8 4.7-12.8 43 11.1 7.7-15.8 255 73.7 67.0-79.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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