BRFSS 2002- Nationwide Data: (The next three questions are about firearms. We are asking these in a health survey because of our interest in firearm-related injuries. Please include weapons such as pistols, shotguns, and rifles: but not BB guns, starter pistols, or guns that cannot f ire. Include those kept in a garage, outdoor storage area, or motor vehicle.<br> <br>Are any firearms kept in or around your home?)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Firearms

The next three questions are about firearms. We are asking these in a health survey because of our interest in firearm-related injuries. Please include weapons such as pistols, shotguns, and rifles: but not BB guns, starter pistols, or guns that cannot fi re. Include those kept in a garage, outdoor storage area, or motor vehicle.

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
All Participants	231291	85,033	34.4	34.1-34.7	146258	65.6	65.3-65.9

Alabama	2,915	1,606	57.9	55.7-60.0	1,309	42.1	40.0-44.3
Alaska	2,538	1,556	60.9	58.1-63.7	982	39.1	36.3-41.9
Arizona	3,070	1,165	37.0	34.3-39.8	1,905	63.0	60.2-65.7
Arkansas	3,597	2,038	58.7	56.8-60.6	1,559	41.3	39.4-43.2
Colorado	3,864	1,304	34.8	33.0-36.5	2,560	65.2	63.5-67.0
Connecticut	5,247	945	16.4	15.3-17.7	4,302	83.6	82.3-84.7
Delaware	3,921	1,142	27.1	25.2-29.1	2,779	72.9	70.9-74.8
District of Columbia	2,315	96	5.3	4.0- 6.9	2,219	94.7	93.1-96.0
Florida	5,846	1,573	26.6	25.3-28.0	4,273	73.4	72.0-74.7
Georgia	4,779	2,071	41.4	39.6-43.3	2,708	58.6	56.7-60.4
Hawaii	5,947	700	10.1	9.2-11.2	5,247	89.9	88.8-90.8
Idaho	4,652	2,618	57.1	55.4-58.9	2,034	42.9	41.1-44.6
Illinois	5,052	1,086	21.2	19.9-22.5	3,966	78.8	77.5-80.1
Indiana	5,445	2,136	39.6	38.1-41.1	3,309	60.4	58.9-61.9
Iowa	3,545	1,485	44.4	42.5-46.4	2,060	55.6	53.6-57.5
Kansas	4,390	1,859	44.2	42.5-45.9	2,531	55.8	54.1-57.5
Kentucky	6,439	3,258	48.6	46.6-50.6	3,181	51.4	49.4-53.4
Louisiana	4,816	2,182	46.3	44.6-48.0	2,634	53.7	52.0-55.4
Maine	2,345	902	41.5	39.3-43.8	1,443	58.5	56.2-60.7
Maryland	4,135	1,071	22.5	21.0-24.0	3,064	77.5	76.0-79.0
Massachusetts	7,068	761	12.9	11.9-14.0	6,307	87.1	86.0-88.1
Michigan	5,724	2,258	40.7	39.1-42.3	3,466	59.3	57.7-60.9
Minnesota	4,357	1,858	45.0	43.3-46.7	2,499	55.0	53.3-56.7
Mississippi	3,818	2,064	55.0	53.1-57.0	1,754	45.0	43.0-46.9
Missouri	4,450	2,146	45.8	43.8-47.8	2,304	54.2	52.2-56.2
Montana	3,734	2,293	62.0	59.8-64.3	1,441	38.0	35.7-40.2
Nebraska	4,204	1,714	42.3	40.5-44.1	2,490	57.7	55.9-59.5
Nevada	2,958	1,198	32.6	30.3-35.0	1,760	67.4	65.0-69.7
New Hampshire	4,773	1,364	31.1	29.6-32.7	3,409	68.9	67.3-70.4
New Jersey	5,861	581	11.5	9.8-13.3	5,280	88.5	86.7-90.2
New Mexico	4,400	1,805	40.1	38.4-41.9	2,595	59.9	58.1-61.6
New York	4,244	784	18.4	17.1-19.8	3,460	81.6	80.2-82.9
North Carolina	6,469	2,563	41.6	39.7-43.5	3,906	58.4	56.5-60.3
North Dakota	2,864	1,479	54.5	52.5-56.6	1,385	45.5	43.4-47.5
Ohio	3,870	1,100	32.2	30.4-34.0	2,770	67.8	66.0-69.6
Oklahoma	6,453	2,922	45.0	43.6-46.5	3,531	55.0	53.5-56.4
Oregon	2,897	1,144	40.3	38.2-42.3	1,753	59.7	57.7-61.8
Pennsylvania	12,674	4,732	36.7	35.6-37.9	7,942	63.3	62.1-64.4
Rhode Island	3,657	431	13.5	12.2-15.0	3,226	86.5	85.0-87.8
South Carolina	4,178	1,974	45.6	43.5-47.6	2,204	54.4	52.4-56.5
South Dakota	4,648	2,690	60.4	58.7-62.0	1,958	39.6	38.0-41.3
Tennessee	3,053	1,392	47.0	44.9-49.1	1,661	53.0	50.9-55.1
Texas	5,695	2,089	36.4	35.0-37.9	3,606	63.6	62.1-65.0
Utah	3,889	2,007	45.5	43.3-47.7	1,882	54.5	52.3-56.7
Vermont	4,072	1,737	45.7	44.0-47.5	2,335	54.3	52.5-56.0
Virginia	4,091	1,568	36.5	34.5-38.6	2,523	63.5	61.4-65.5
Washington	4,650	1,621	36.7	35.0-38.5	3,029	63.3	61.5-65.0
West Virginia	3,203	1,744	58.2	56.2-60.1	1,459	41.8	39.9-43.8
Wisconsin	4,103	1,606	44.5	42.7-46.3	2,497	55.5	53.7-57.3
Wyoming	3,320	2,010	63.1	61.2-65.0	1,310	36.9	35.0-38.8
Guam	796	130	18.1	15.0-21.7	666	81.9	78.3-85.0
Puerto Rico	4,104	271	7.2	6.3- 8.3	3,833	92.8	91.7-93.7
Virgin Islands	2,156	204	9.9	8.4-11.6	1,952	90.1	88.4-91.6

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

All Participants

231291

85,033

34.4

34.1-34.7

146258

65.6

65.3-65.9

Alabama

2,915

1,606

57.9

55.7-60.0

1,309

42.1

40.0-44.3

Alaska

2,538

1,556

60.9

58.1-63.7

982

39.1

36.3-41.9

Arizona

3,070

1,165

37.0

34.3-39.8

1,905

63.0

60.2-65.7

Arkansas

3,597

2,038

58.7

56.8-60.6

1,559

41.3

39.4-43.2

Colorado

3,864

1,304

34.8

33.0-36.5

2,560

65.2

63.5-67.0

Connecticut

5,247

945

16.4

15.3-17.7

4,302

83.6

82.3-84.7

Delaware

3,921

1,142

27.1

25.2-29.1

2,779

72.9

70.9-74.8

District of Columbia

2,315

5.3

4.0- 6.9

2,219

94.7

93.1-96.0

Florida

5,846

1,573

26.6

25.3-28.0

4,273

73.4

72.0-74.7

Georgia

4,779

2,071

41.4

39.6-43.3

2,708

58.6

56.7-60.4

Hawaii

5,947

700

10.1

9.2-11.2

5,247

89.9

88.8-90.8

Idaho

4,652

2,618

57.1

55.4-58.9

2,034

42.9

41.1-44.6

Illinois

5,052

1,086

21.2

19.9-22.5

3,966

78.8

77.5-80.1

Indiana

5,445

2,136

39.6

38.1-41.1

3,309

60.4

58.9-61.9

Iowa

3,545

1,485

44.4

42.5-46.4

2,060

55.6

53.6-57.5

Kansas

4,390

1,859

44.2

42.5-45.9

2,531

55.8

54.1-57.5

Kentucky

6,439

3,258

48.6

46.6-50.6

3,181

51.4

49.4-53.4

Louisiana

4,816

2,182

46.3

44.6-48.0

2,634

53.7

52.0-55.4

Maine

2,345

902

41.5

39.3-43.8

1,443

58.5

56.2-60.7

Maryland

4,135

1,071

22.5

21.0-24.0

3,064

77.5

76.0-79.0

Massachusetts

7,068

761

12.9

11.9-14.0

6,307

87.1

86.0-88.1

Michigan

5,724

2,258

40.7

39.1-42.3

3,466

59.3

57.7-60.9

Minnesota

4,357

1,858

45.0

43.3-46.7

2,499

55.0

53.3-56.7

Mississippi

3,818

2,064

55.0

53.1-57.0

1,754

45.0

43.0-46.9

Missouri

4,450

2,146

45.8

43.8-47.8

2,304

54.2

52.2-56.2

Montana

3,734

2,293

62.0

59.8-64.3

1,441

38.0

35.7-40.2

Nebraska

4,204

1,714

42.3

40.5-44.1

2,490

57.7

55.9-59.5

Nevada

2,958

1,198

32.6

30.3-35.0

1,760

67.4

65.0-69.7

New Hampshire

4,773

1,364

31.1

29.6-32.7

3,409

68.9

67.3-70.4

New Jersey

5,861

581

11.5

9.8-13.3

5,280

88.5

86.7-90.2

New Mexico

4,400

1,805

40.1

38.4-41.9

2,595

59.9

58.1-61.6

New York

4,244

784

18.4

17.1-19.8

3,460

81.6

80.2-82.9

North Carolina

6,469

2,563

41.6

39.7-43.5

3,906

58.4

56.5-60.3

North Dakota

2,864

1,479

54.5

52.5-56.6

1,385

45.5

43.4-47.5

Ohio

3,870

1,100

32.2

30.4-34.0

2,770

67.8

66.0-69.6

Oklahoma

6,453

2,922

45.0

43.6-46.5

3,531

55.0

53.5-56.4

Oregon

2,897

1,144

40.3

38.2-42.3

1,753

59.7

57.7-61.8

Pennsylvania

12,674

4,732

36.7

35.6-37.9

7,942

63.3

62.1-64.4

Rhode Island

3,657

431

13.5

12.2-15.0

3,226

86.5

85.0-87.8

South Carolina

4,178

1,974

45.6

43.5-47.6

2,204

54.4

52.4-56.5

South Dakota

4,648

2,690

60.4

58.7-62.0

1,958

39.6

38.0-41.3

Tennessee

3,053

1,392

47.0

44.9-49.1

1,661

53.0

50.9-55.1

Texas

5,695

2,089

36.4

35.0-37.9

3,606

63.6

62.1-65.0

Utah

3,889

2,007

45.5

43.3-47.7

1,882

54.5

52.3-56.7

Vermont

4,072

1,737

45.7

44.0-47.5

2,335

54.3

52.5-56.0

Virginia

4,091

1,568

36.5

34.5-38.6

2,523

63.5

61.4-65.5

Washington

4,650

1,621

36.7

35.0-38.5

3,029

63.3

61.5-65.0

West Virginia

3,203

1,744

58.2

56.2-60.1

1,459

41.8

39.9-43.8

Wisconsin

4,103

1,606

44.5

42.7-46.3

2,497

55.5

53.7-57.3

Wyoming

3,320

2,010

63.1

61.2-65.0

1,310

36.9

35.0-38.8

Guam

796

130

18.1

15.0-21.7

666

81.9

78.3-85.0

Puerto Rico

4,104

271

7.2

6.3- 8.3

3,833

92.8

91.7-93.7

Virgin Islands

2,156

204

9.9

8.4-11.6

1,952

90.1

88.4-91.6

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#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.

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