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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Firearms--FEMALE Respondents Only

[Please include weapons such as pistols, shotguns, and rifles: but not BB guns, starter pistols, or guns that cannot fire. Include those kept in a garage,outdoor storage area, or motor vehicle.]

Are any of these firearms now loaded?*

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,239 319 21.9 18.8-25.5 920 78.1 74.5-81.2
RACE
White 1,089 269 21.7 18.4-25.4 820 78.3 74.6-81.6
African American 94 27 19.2 10.8-31.8 67 80.8 68.2-89.2
Asian 2 2 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Native American 36 12 27.0 13.3-47.1 24 73.0 52.9-86.7
Other Minorities 9 4 23.0 4.4-65.9 5 77.0 34.1-95.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 12 3 54.3 15.0-88.9 9 45.7 11.1-85.0
-English Speaking 12 3 54.3 15.0-88.9 9 45.7 11.1-85.0
Non-Hispanic 1,224 313 21.0 18.0-24.4 911 79.0 75.6-82.0
AGE
18-24 63 10 11.4 4.4-26.5 53 88.6 73.5-95.6
25-34 184 38 21.2 13.7-31.3 146 78.8 68.7-86.3
35-44 244 52 18.7 12.9-26.4 192 81.3 73.6-87.1
45-54 285 87 29.5 22.2-38.1 198 70.5 61.9-77.8
55-64 205 64 26.7 19.5-35.4 141 73.3 64.6-80.5
65-74 155 39 15.2 9.4-23.7 116 84.8 76.3-90.6
75+ 92 26 25.4 14.9-39.8 66 74.6 60.2-85.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 164 49 23.1 14.0-35.9 115 76.9 64.1-86.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 402 107 22.7 17.5-28.8 295 77.3 71.2-82.5
Some Post-H.S. 333 79 21.1 15.4-28.1 254 78.9 71.9-84.6
College Graduate 339 83 21.0 15.8-27.3 256 79.0 72.7-84.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 38 34.9 22.5-49.8 61 65.1 50.2-77.5
$15,000- 24,999 178 43 22.8 13.8-35.4 135 77.2 64.6-86.2
$25,000- 34,999 151 49 21.2 14.2-30.5 102 78.8 69.5-85.8
$35,000- 49,999 181 45 21.5 14.7-30.3 136 78.5 69.7-85.3
$50,000-74,999 181 43 18.7 12.4-27.3 138 81.3 72.7-87.6
$75,000+ 162 25 17.9 10.5-28.9 137 82.1 71.1-89.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 84 22 23.4 15.2-34.2 62 76.6 65.8-84.8
Forsyth 84 29 33.7 23.2-46.1 55 66.3 53.9-76.8
Guilford 65 21 34.9 23.2-48.7 44 65.1 51.3-76.8
Henderson/Transylvania 96 17 13.7 7.7-23.2 79 86.3 76.8-92.3
Mecklenburg 44 12 29.0 16.5-45.7 32 71.0 54.3-83.5
Orange 35 8 10.6 3.3-29.1 27 89.4 70.9-96.7
Pitt 74 25 23.9 14.1-37.7 49 76.1 62.3-85.9
Randolph 94 23 21.5 13.9-31.8 71 78.5 68.2-86.1
Robeson 85 29 34.2 23.5-46.8 56 65.8 53.2-76.5
Wake 49 9 19.7 9.5-36.5 40 80.3 63.5-90.5
Western NC 160 40 19.9 14.3-27.0 120 80.1 73.0-85.7
Piedmont NC 202 54 25.6 19.0-33.5 148 74.4 66.5-81.0
Eastern NC 167 30 15.4 10.2-22.4 137 84.6 77.6-89.8

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported having 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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