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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Gaston County

Firearms

Are any firearms now kept in or around your home? Include those kept in a garage, outdoor storage area, car, truck, or other motor vehicle.

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,906 2,070 41.3 39.3-43.3 3,836 58.7 56.7-60.7
Gaston County 440 178 42.9 37.7-48.3 262 57.1 51.7-62.3
GENDER
Male 163 83 50.9 42.5-59.3 80 49.1 40.7-57.5
Female 277 95 35.8 29.6-42.4 182 64.2 57.6-70.4
RACE
White 365 157 46.8 41.1-52.5 208 53.2 47.5-58.9
Other 73 21 29.8 19.2-43.2 52 70.2 56.8-80.8
AGE
18-44 212 78 38.6 31.2-46.4 134 61.4 53.6-68.8
45+ 224 97 47.2 40.1-54.5 127 52.8 45.5-59.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 234 87 38.1 31.2-45.6 147 61.9 54.4-68.8
Some College + 206 91 47.7 40.2-55.3 115 52.3 44.7-59.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 257 97 41.2 34.3-48.3 160 58.8 51.7-65.7
$50,000+ 98 54 54.8 44.1-65.0 44 45.2 35.0-55.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 398 129 34.6 29.5-40.1 269 65.4 59.9-70.5
Cumberland 415 128 27.4 22.3-33.3 287 72.6 66.7-77.7
Durham 386 81 20.9 16.5-26.0 305 79.1 74.0-83.5
Forsyth 431 124 32.5 27.5-38.0 307 67.5 62.0-72.5
Guilford 409 119 30.1 25.3-35.5 290 69.9 64.5-74.7
Mecklenburg 417 108 24.7 20.5-29.5 309 75.3 70.5-79.5
New Hanover 392 122 32.5 26.9-38.6 270 67.5 61.4-73.1
Onslow 413 158 40.8 33.6-48.3 255 59.2 51.7-66.4
Wake 403 90 22.1 18.0-26.9 313 77.9 73.1-82.0
Western NC 577 294 55.4 50.8-59.9 283 44.6 40.1-49.2
Piedmont NC 635 276 47.5 42.6-52.4 359 52.5 47.6-57.4
Eastern NC 590 263 49.4 44.5-54.4 327 50.6 45.6-55.5

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#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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