BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Are any of these loaded firearms also unlocked? By "unlocked" we mean you do not need a key or combination to get the gun or to fire it. We don't count a safety as a lock.*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Firearms

Are any of these loaded firearms also unlocked? By "unlocked" we mean you do not need a key or combination to get the gun or to fire it. We don't count a safety as a lock.*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	763	458	59.1	53.8-64.2	305	40.9	35.8-46.2
GENDER
Male	447	283	63.5	56.8-69.8	164	36.5	30.2-43.2
Female	316	175	50.5	41.9-59.0	141	49.5	41.0-58.1
RACE
White	625	384	60.3	54.6-65.7	241	39.7	34.3-45.4
African American	80	42	48.1	31.3-65.4	38	51.9	34.6-68.7
Asian	3	1	7.0	0.7-45.8	2	93.0	54.2-99.3
Native American	33	16	47.6	28.3-67.7	17	52.4	32.3-71.7
Other Minorities	14	9	65.2	31.4-88.4	5	34.8	11.6-68.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	8	94.7	79.5-98.8	3	5.3	1.2-20.5
-English Speaking	10	7	93.4	73.9-98.6	3	6.6	1.4-26.1
-Spanish Speaking	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	749	448	58.0	52.6-63.2	301	42.0	36.8-47.4
AGE
18-24	28	18	65.6	38.3-85.4	10	34.4	14.6-61.7
25-34	98	57	57.2	42.5-70.7	41	42.8	29.3-57.5
35-44	141	81	56.2	44.3-67.4	60	43.8	32.6-55.7
45-54	193	117	59.7	49.0-69.6	76	40.3	30.4-51.0
55-64	150	94	60.8	49.6-70.9	56	39.2	29.1-50.4
65-74	92	54	55.5	40.5-69.6	38	44.5	30.4-59.5
75+	55	32	58.5	39.7-75.1	23	41.5	24.9-60.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	127	77	64.6	51.4-75.8	50	35.4	24.2-48.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	263	148	53.9	45.1-62.4	115	46.1	37.6-54.9
Some Post-H.S.	197	115	54.8	44.2-65.0	82	45.2	35.0-55.8
College Graduate	175	118	70.2	59.4-79.2	57	29.8	20.8-40.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	69	39	53.7	36.8-69.7	30	46.3	30.3-63.2
$15,000- 24,999	106	66	71.6	58.4-81.9	40	28.4	18.1-41.6
$25,000- 34,999	111	71	50.0	35.2-64.7	40	50.0	35.3-64.8
$35,000- 49,999	125	79	62.0	49.2-73.3	46	38.0	26.7-50.8
$50,000-74,999	111	60	53.7	41.1-65.8	51	46.3	34.2-58.9
$75,000+	91	62	70.0	54.9-81.7	29	30.0	18.3-45.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	44	26	65.3	49.4-78.4	18	34.7	21.6-50.6
Forsyth	55	31	54.5	39.0-69.1	24	45.5	30.9-61.0
Guilford	44	24	46.4	30.3-63.2	20	53.6	36.8-69.7
Henderson/Transylvania	49	30	60.6	44.1-75.0	19	39.4	25.0-55.9
Mecklenburg	28	15	53.5	33.5-72.5	13	46.5	27.5-66.5
Orange	25	15	59.2	36.9-78.2	10	40.8	21.8-63.1
Pitt	55	36	62.8	47.3-76.0	19	37.2	24.0-52.7
Randolph	62	42	64.5	50.0-76.7	20	35.5	23.3-50.0
Robeson	78	45	56.6	43.8-68.6	33	43.4	31.4-56.2
Wake	26	18	63.7	40.7-81.9	8	36.3	18.1-59.3
Western NC	104	65	63.1	52.1-72.9	39	36.9	27.1-47.9
Piedmont NC	115	65	55.3	44.7-65.5	50	44.7	34.5-55.3
Eastern NC	78	46	63.4	50.1-75.0	32	36.6	25.0-49.9

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

763

458

59.1

53.8-64.2

305

40.9

35.8-46.2

GENDER

Male

447

283

63.5

56.8-69.8

164

36.5

30.2-43.2

Female

316

175

50.5

41.9-59.0

141

49.5

41.0-58.1

RACE

White

625

384

60.3

54.6-65.7

241

39.7

34.3-45.4

African American

48.1

31.3-65.4

51.9

34.6-68.7

Asian

7.0

0.7-45.8

93.0

54.2-99.3

Native American

47.6

28.3-67.7

52.4

32.3-71.7

Other Minorities

65.2

31.4-88.4

34.8

11.6-68.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

94.7

79.5-98.8

5.3

1.2-20.5

-English Speaking

93.4

73.9-98.6

6.6

1.4-26.1

-Spanish Speaking

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

749

448

58.0

52.6-63.2

301

42.0

36.8-47.4

AGE

18-24

65.6

38.3-85.4

34.4

14.6-61.7

25-34

57.2

42.5-70.7

42.8

29.3-57.5

35-44

141

56.2

44.3-67.4

43.8

32.6-55.7

45-54

193

117

59.7

49.0-69.6

40.3

30.4-51.0

55-64

150

60.8

49.6-70.9

39.2

29.1-50.4

65-74

55.5

40.5-69.6

44.5

30.4-59.5

75+

58.5

39.7-75.1

41.5

24.9-60.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

127

64.6

51.4-75.8

35.4

24.2-48.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

263

148

53.9

45.1-62.4

115

46.1

37.6-54.9

Some Post-H.S.

197

115

54.8

44.2-65.0

45.2

35.0-55.8

College Graduate

175

118

70.2

59.4-79.2

29.8

20.8-40.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

53.7

36.8-69.7

46.3

30.3-63.2

$15,000- 24,999

106

71.6

58.4-81.9

28.4

18.1-41.6

$25,000- 34,999

111

50.0

35.2-64.7

50.0

35.3-64.8

$35,000- 49,999

125

62.0

49.2-73.3

38.0

26.7-50.8

$50,000-74,999

111

53.7

41.1-65.8

46.3

34.2-58.9

$75,000+

70.0

54.9-81.7

30.0

18.3-45.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

65.3

49.4-78.4

34.7

21.6-50.6

Forsyth

54.5

39.0-69.1

45.5

30.9-61.0

Guilford

46.4

30.3-63.2

53.6

36.8-69.7

Henderson/Transylvania

60.6

44.1-75.0

39.4

25.0-55.9

Mecklenburg

53.5

33.5-72.5

46.5

27.5-66.5

Orange

59.2

36.9-78.2

40.8

21.8-63.1

Pitt

62.8

47.3-76.0

37.2

24.0-52.7

Randolph

64.5

50.0-76.7

35.5

23.3-50.0

Robeson

56.6

43.8-68.6

43.4

31.4-56.2

Wake

63.7

40.7-81.9

36.3

18.1-59.3

Western NC

104

63.1

52.1-72.9

36.9

27.1-47.9

Piedmont NC

115

55.3

44.7-65.5

44.7

34.5-55.3

Eastern NC

63.4

50.1-75.0

36.6

25.0-49.9

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported having loaded firearms.

#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, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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