BRFSS 2004 - Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleveland/Lincoln Counties: (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?)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,370	5,674	40.9	39.9-41.9	8,696	59.1	58.1-60.1
-Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	408	219	56.6	50.9-62.0	189	43.4	38.0-49.1
GENDER
Male	164	107	62.7	53.9-70.8	57	37.3	29.2-46.1
Female	244	112	50.3	43.1-57.4	132	49.7	42.6-56.9
RACE
White	355	203	59.3	53.3-65.1	152	40.7	34.9-46.7
Other	53	16	35.5	22.0-51.7	37	64.5	48.3-78.0
AGE
18-44	172	99	59.1	50.4-67.2	73	40.9	32.8-49.6
45+	236	120	54.4	47.0-61.5	116	45.6	38.5-53.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	213	114	55.1	47.4-62.7	99	44.9	37.3-52.6
Some College +	194	105	58.4	50.1-66.2	89	41.6	33.8-49.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	232	117	54.1	46.6-61.4	115	45.9	38.6-53.4
$50,000+	95	62	67.8	56.2-77.5	33	32.2	22.5-43.8

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	14,370	5,674	40.9	39.9-41.9	8,696	59.1	58.1-60.1
-Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	408	219	56.6	50.9-62.0	189	43.4	38.0-49.1
GENDER
Male	164	107	62.7	53.9-70.8	57	37.3	29.2-46.1
Female	244	112	50.3	43.1-57.4	132	49.7	42.6-56.9
RACE
White	355	203	59.3	53.3-65.1	152	40.7	34.9-46.7
Other	53	16	35.5	22.0-51.7	37	64.5	48.3-78.0
AGE
18-44	172	99	59.1	50.4-67.2	73	40.9	32.8-49.6
45+	236	120	54.4	47.0-61.5	116	45.6	38.5-53.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	213	114	55.1	47.4-62.7	99	44.9	37.3-52.6
Some College +	194	105	58.4	50.1-66.2	89	41.6	33.8-49.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	232	117	54.1	46.6-61.4	115	45.9	38.6-53.4
$50,000+	95	62	67.8	56.2-77.5	33	32.2	22.5-43.8

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleveland/Lincoln Counties

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