BRFSS 2001- Nationwide: (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.)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Nationwide

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
All Participants	201881	67,786	31.7	31.4-32.1	134095	68.3	67.9-68.6

Alabama	2,623	1,294	51.7	49.5-53.9	1,329	48.3	46.1-50.5
Alaska	2,716	1,627	57.8	54.8-60.6	1,089	42.2	39.4-45.2
Arizona	3,066	989	31.1	28.8-33.4	2,077	68.9	66.6-71.2
Arkansas	2,780	1,431	55.3	53.2-57.4	1,349	44.7	42.6-46.8
California	3,897	846	21.3	19.9-22.9	3,051	78.7	77.1-80.1
Colorado	1,947	629	34.7	32.4-37.1	1,318	65.3	62.9-67.6
Connecticut	7,449	1,279	16.7	15.8-17.8	6,170	83.3	82.2-84.2
Delaware	3,421	934	25.5	23.7-27.3	2,487	74.5	72.7-76.3
District of Colum	1,859	66	3.8	2.9- 5.0	1,793	96.2	95.0-97.1
Florida	4,454	1,072	24.5	23.0-25.9	3,382	75.5	74.1-77.0
Georgia	4,277	1,745	40.3	38.5-42.1	2,532	59.7	57.9-61.5
Hawaii	4,450	477	8.7	7.7- 9.8	3,973	91.3	90.2-92.3
Idaho	4,430	2,394	55.3	53.4-57.1	2,036	44.7	42.9-46.6
Illinois	2,103	396	20.2	18.2-22.3	1,707	79.8	77.7-81.8
Indiana	3,851	1,390	39.1	37.3-40.8	2,461	60.9	59.2-62.7
Iowa	3,508	1,370	42.8	40.9-44.8	2,138	57.2	55.2-59.1
Kansas	4,421	1,715	42.1	40.4-43.7	2,706	57.9	56.3-59.6
Kentucky	7,245	3,664	47.7	46.1-49.4	3,581	52.3	50.6-53.9
Louisiana	4,800	1,977	44.1	42.5-45.7	2,823	55.9	54.3-57.5
Maine	2,326	869	40.5	38.3-42.9	1,457	59.5	57.1-61.7
Maryland	4,271	1,028	21.3	19.8-22.8	3,243	78.7	77.2-80.2
Massachusetts	8,474	934	12.6	11.7-13.5	7,540	87.4	86.5-88.3
Michigan	3,653	1,339	38.4	36.6-40.2	2,314	61.6	59.8-63.4
Minnesota	3,837	1,468	41.7	40.0-43.5	2,369	58.3	56.5-60.0
Mississippi	2,841	1,481	55.3	53.2-57.4	1,360	44.7	42.6-46.8
Missouri	3,981	1,753	41.7	39.7-43.7	2,228	58.3	56.3-60.3
Montana	3,066	1,723	57.7	55.2-60.0	1,343	42.3	40.0-44.8
Nebraska	3,584	1,342	38.6	36.8-40.5	2,242	61.4	59.5-63.2
Nevada	2,379	887	33.8	31.2-36.5	1,492	66.2	63.5-68.8
New Hampshire	3,863	1,091	30.0	28.4-31.7	2,772	70.0	68.3-71.6
New Jersey	5,901	597	12.3	11.2-13.5	5,304	87.7	86.5-88.8
New Mexico	3,439	1,212	34.8	33.0-36.7	2,227	65.2	63.3-67.0
New York	3,822	667	18.0	16.7-19.5	3,155	82.0	80.5-83.3
North Carolina	5,906	2,070	41.3	39.3-43.3	3,836	58.7	56.7-60.7
North Dakota	2,422	1,158	50.7	48.6-52.9	1,264	49.3	47.1-51.4
Ohio	3,288	897	32.4	30.5-34.5	2,391	67.6	65.5-69.5
Oklahoma	4,243	1,896	42.9	41.0-44.8	2,347	57.1	55.2-59.0
Oregon	2,433	901	39.8	37.7-42.0	1,532	60.2	58.0-62.3
Pennsylvania	3,533	1,160	34.7	32.9-36.5	2,373	65.3	63.5-67.1
Rhode Island	4,024	493	12.8	11.7-14.1	3,531	87.2	85.9-88.3
South Carolina	3,038	1,273	42.3	40.3-44.4	1,765	57.7	55.6-59.7
South Dakota	4,921	2,595	56.6	55.0-58.1	2,326	43.4	41.9-45.0
Tennessee	2,774	1,123	43.9	41.8-46.1	1,651	56.1	53.9-58.2
Texas	5,667	2,030	35.9	34.5-37.3	3,637	64.1	62.7-65.5
Utah	3,439	1,634	43.9	41.8-46.0	1,805	56.1	54.0-58.2
Vermont	4,190	1,639	42.0	40.3-43.7	2,551	58.0	56.3-59.7
Virginia	2,831	967	35.1	33.2-37.1	1,864	64.9	62.9-66.8
Washington	4,022	1,244	33.1	31.5-34.8	2,778	66.9	65.2-68.5
West Virginia	2,945	1,513	55.4	53.4-57.4	1,432	44.6	42.6-46.6
Wisconsin	3,290	1,307	44.4	42.4-46.4	1,983	55.6	53.6-57.6
Wyoming	2,859	1,614	59.7	57.6-61.6	1,245	40.3	38.4-42.4
Guam	859	115	14.3	11.8-17.3	744	85.7	82.7-88.2
Puerto Rico	4,230	275	6.7	5.8- 7.8	3,955	93.3	92.2-94.2
Virgin Islands	2,233	196	8.3	7.0- 9.7	2,037	91.7	90.3-93.0

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

All Participants

201881

67,786

31.7

31.4-32.1

134095

68.3

67.9-68.6

Alabama

2,623

1,294

51.7

49.5-53.9

1,329

48.3

46.1-50.5

Alaska

2,716

1,627

57.8

54.8-60.6

1,089

42.2

39.4-45.2

Arizona

3,066

989

31.1

28.8-33.4

2,077

68.9

66.6-71.2

Arkansas

2,780

1,431

55.3

53.2-57.4

1,349

44.7

42.6-46.8

California

3,897

846

21.3

19.9-22.9

3,051

78.7

77.1-80.1

Colorado

1,947

629

34.7

32.4-37.1

1,318

65.3

62.9-67.6

Connecticut

7,449

1,279

16.7

15.8-17.8

6,170

83.3

82.2-84.2

Delaware

3,421

934

25.5

23.7-27.3

2,487

74.5

72.7-76.3

District of Colum

1,859

3.8

2.9- 5.0

1,793

96.2

95.0-97.1

Florida

4,454

1,072

24.5

23.0-25.9

3,382

75.5

74.1-77.0

Georgia

4,277

1,745

40.3

38.5-42.1

2,532

59.7

57.9-61.5

Hawaii

4,450

477

8.7

7.7- 9.8

3,973

91.3

90.2-92.3

Idaho

4,430

2,394

55.3

53.4-57.1

2,036

44.7

42.9-46.6

Illinois

2,103

396

20.2

18.2-22.3

1,707

79.8

77.7-81.8

Indiana

3,851

1,390

39.1

37.3-40.8

2,461

60.9

59.2-62.7

Iowa

3,508

1,370

42.8

40.9-44.8

2,138

57.2

55.2-59.1

Kansas

4,421

1,715

42.1

40.4-43.7

2,706

57.9

56.3-59.6

Kentucky

7,245

3,664

47.7

46.1-49.4

3,581

52.3

50.6-53.9

Louisiana

4,800

1,977

44.1

42.5-45.7

2,823

55.9

54.3-57.5

Maine

2,326

869

40.5

38.3-42.9

1,457

59.5

57.1-61.7

Maryland

4,271

1,028

21.3

19.8-22.8

3,243

78.7

77.2-80.2

Massachusetts

8,474

934

12.6

11.7-13.5

7,540

87.4

86.5-88.3

Michigan

3,653

1,339

38.4

36.6-40.2

2,314

61.6

59.8-63.4

Minnesota

3,837

1,468

41.7

40.0-43.5

2,369

58.3

56.5-60.0

Mississippi

2,841

1,481

55.3

53.2-57.4

1,360

44.7

42.6-46.8

Missouri

3,981

1,753

41.7

39.7-43.7

2,228

58.3

56.3-60.3

Montana

3,066

1,723

57.7

55.2-60.0

1,343

42.3

40.0-44.8

Nebraska

3,584

1,342

38.6

36.8-40.5

2,242

61.4

59.5-63.2

Nevada

2,379

887

33.8

31.2-36.5

1,492

66.2

63.5-68.8

New Hampshire

3,863

1,091

30.0

28.4-31.7

2,772

70.0

68.3-71.6

New Jersey

5,901

597

12.3

11.2-13.5

5,304

87.7

86.5-88.8

New Mexico

3,439

1,212

34.8

33.0-36.7

2,227

65.2

63.3-67.0

New York

3,822

667

18.0

16.7-19.5

3,155

82.0

80.5-83.3

North Carolina

5,906

2,070

41.3

39.3-43.3

3,836

58.7

56.7-60.7

North Dakota

2,422

1,158

50.7

48.6-52.9

1,264

49.3

47.1-51.4

Ohio

3,288

897

32.4

30.5-34.5

2,391

67.6

65.5-69.5

Oklahoma

4,243

1,896

42.9

41.0-44.8

2,347

57.1

55.2-59.0

Oregon

2,433

901

39.8

37.7-42.0

1,532

60.2

58.0-62.3

Pennsylvania

3,533

1,160

34.7

32.9-36.5

2,373

65.3

63.5-67.1

Rhode Island

4,024

493

12.8

11.7-14.1

3,531

87.2

85.9-88.3

South Carolina

3,038

1,273

42.3

40.3-44.4

1,765

57.7

55.6-59.7

South Dakota

4,921

2,595

56.6

55.0-58.1

2,326

43.4

41.9-45.0

Tennessee

2,774

1,123

43.9

41.8-46.1

1,651

56.1

53.9-58.2

Texas

5,667

2,030

35.9

34.5-37.3

3,637

64.1

62.7-65.5

Utah

3,439

1,634

43.9

41.8-46.0

1,805

56.1

54.0-58.2

Vermont

4,190

1,639

42.0

40.3-43.7

2,551

58.0

56.3-59.7

Virginia

2,831

967

35.1

33.2-37.1

1,864

64.9

62.9-66.8

Washington

4,022

1,244

33.1

31.5-34.8

2,778

66.9

65.2-68.5

West Virginia

2,945

1,513

55.4

53.4-57.4

1,432

44.6

42.6-46.6

Wisconsin

3,290

1,307

44.4

42.4-46.4

1,983

55.6

53.6-57.6

Wyoming

2,859

1,614

59.7

57.6-61.6

1,245

40.3

38.4-42.4

Guam

859

115

14.3

11.8-17.3

744

85.7

82.7-88.2

Puerto Rico

4,230

275

6.7

5.8- 7.8

3,955

93.3

92.2-94.2

Virgin Islands

2,233

196

8.3

7.0- 9.7

2,037

91.7

90.3-93.0

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