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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Randolph County

Firearms

[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%)
North Carolina 2,480 771 28.3 25.8-31.0 1,709 71.7 69.0-74.2
Randolph County 198 63 30.0 23.3-37.7 135 70.0 62.3-76.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 154 44 25.0 18.3-33.1 110 75.0 66.9-81.7
Forsyth 167 57 33.0 25.4-41.7 110 67.0 58.3-74.6
Guilford 121 44 38.1 28.4-48.8 77 61.9 51.2-71.6
Henderson/Transylvania 196 49 22.7 16.6-30.4 147 77.3 69.6-83.4
Mecklenburg 88 28 30.1 20.7-41.6 60 69.9 58.4-79.3
Orange 89 25 22.3 12.2-37.1 64 77.7 62.9-87.8
Pitt 150 55 30.9 22.8-40.3 95 69.1 59.7-77.2
Robeson 196 78 38.7 31.2-46.8 118 61.3 53.2-68.8
Wake 104 27 22.7 15.1-32.7 77 77.3 67.3-84.9
Western NC 348 106 28.9 23.9-34.5 242 71.1 65.5-76.1
Piedmont NC 370 115 28.5 23.3-34.2 255 71.5 65.8-76.7
Eastern NC 299 80 26.9 21.4-33.2 219 73.1 66.8-78.6

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Randolph County. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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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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