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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Firearms--WHITE 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 2,126 632 27.3 24.6-30.1 1,494 72.7 69.9-75.4
GENDER
Male 1,037 363 31.7 27.8-35.9 674 68.3 64.1-72.2
Female 1,089 269 21.7 18.4-25.4 820 78.3 74.6-81.6
AGE
18-24 111 20 9.2 4.5-17.7 91 90.8 82.3-95.5
25-34 306 76 25.3 19.2-32.7 230 74.7 67.3-80.8
35-44 420 115 27.9 22.2-34.3 305 72.1 65.7-77.8
45-54 470 162 36.1 29.8-42.8 308 63.9 57.2-70.2
55-64 367 127 33.6 27.2-40.6 240 66.4 59.4-72.8
65-74 290 84 22.0 16.3-29.0 206 78.0 71.0-83.7
75+ 151 44 28.1 19.3-39.0 107 71.9 61.0-80.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 296 94 26.9 20.0-35.1 202 73.1 64.9-80.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 711 222 27.5 23.2-32.3 489 72.5 67.7-76.8
Some Post-H.S. 521 162 29.0 23.6-35.0 359 71.0 65.0-76.4
College Graduate 596 153 25.4 20.5-30.9 443 74.6 69.1-79.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 144 53 36.5 26.2-48.3 91 63.5 51.7-73.8
$15,000- 24,999 272 74 26.0 18.9-34.6 198 74.0 65.4-81.1
$25,000- 34,999 257 88 26.8 19.8-35.1 169 73.2 64.9-80.2
$35,000- 49,999 352 106 30.0 23.7-37.2 246 70.0 62.8-76.3
$50,000-74,999 317 98 28.3 21.9-35.8 219 71.7 64.2-78.1
$75,000+ 346 84 24.9 19.0-31.9 262 75.1 68.1-81.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 141 40 24.9 18.0-33.4 101 75.1 66.6-82.0
Forsyth 139 42 28.6 20.8-38.1 97 71.4 61.9-79.2
Guilford 103 37 36.7 26.6-48.0 66 63.3 52.0-73.4
Henderson/Transylvania 190 45 22.4 16.4-29.7 145 77.6 70.3-83.6
Mecklenburg 63 16 23.6 13.9-37.0 47 76.4 63.0-86.1
Orange 80 24 23.6 12.5-40.0 56 76.4 60.0-87.5
Pitt 127 48 32.7 23.5-43.5 79 67.3 56.5-76.5
Randolph 190 59 29.8 23.0-37.6 131 70.2 62.4-77.0
Robeson 87 31 30.5 20.8-42.2 56 69.5 57.8-79.2
Wake 93 22 21.4 13.6-31.9 71 78.6 68.1-86.4
Western NC 336 104 29.5 24.3-35.2 232 70.5 64.8-75.7
Piedmont NC 338 104 28.3 23.0-34.3 234 71.7 65.7-77.0
Eastern NC 239 60 25.2 19.5-32.0 179 74.8 68.0-80.5

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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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