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--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

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 Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	763	458	59.1	53.8-64.2	305	40.9	35.8-46.2
Have Health Insurance
Yes	675	406	59.5	53.8-64.9	269	40.5	35.1-46.2
No	87	52	56.0	40.8-70.1	35	44.0	29.9-59.2
Body Mass Index
Underweight	9	6	73.5	34.4-93.6	3	26.5	6.4-65.6
Recommended Range	240	148	61.8	52.1-70.6	92	38.2	29.4-47.9
Overweight	294	175	58.6	49.9-66.7	119	41.4	33.3-50.1
Obese	192	114	60.3	50.2-69.7	78	39.7	30.3-49.8
Current Smoker
No	536	324	61.3	55.1-67.2	212	38.7	32.8-44.9
Yes	221	129	54.1	44.1-63.7	92	45.9	36.3-55.9
Binge Drinker
No	664	394	58.0	52.3-63.6	270	42.0	36.4-47.7
Yes	90	57	63.7	48.6-76.5	33	36.3	23.5-51.4
Heavy Drinker
No	718	421	57.9	52.4-63.2	297	42.1	36.8-47.6
Yes	35	29	74.4	43.1-91.8	6	25.6	8.2-56.9
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	278	169	60.4	51.0-69.1	109	39.6	30.9-49.0
Some Physical Activity	285	175	56.4	48.0-64.6	110	43.6	35.4-52.0
Physically Inactive	164	96	63.4	52.5-73.1	68	36.6	26.9-47.5
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	173	100	63.2	52.3-72.9	73	36.8	27.1-47.7
No	588	357	57.8	51.7-63.7	231	42.2	36.3-48.3
Disability Status
Yes	217	126	62.3	51.8-71.7	91	37.7	28.3-48.2
No	524	316	57.3	51.0-63.4	208	42.7	36.6-49.0
Current Asthma
Yes	59	37	74.6	56.5-86.9	22	25.4	13.1-43.5
No	702	419	57.8	52.3-63.1	283	42.2	36.9-47.7
Diabetes
Yes	71	47	72.8	57.1-84.3	24	27.2	15.7-42.9
Yes, During Pregnancy	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
No	689	408	57.2	51.6-62.6	281	42.8	37.4-48.4
Arthritis
Yes	297	179	60.6	51.7-68.9	118	39.4	31.1-48.3
No	457	273	58.1	51.4-64.5	184	41.9	35.5-48.6

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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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.