BRFSS 2004 - Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleveland/Lincoln Counties: ([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.] <br><br>Are any of these firearms now loaded?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	5,512	1,716	29.9	28.4-31.4	3,796	70.1	68.6-71.6
-Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	214	72	32.9	26.2-40.4	142	67.1	59.6-73.8
GENDER
Male	107	40	36.8	27.3-47.5	67	63.2	52.5-72.7
Female	107	32	27.7	19.2-38.3	75	72.3	61.7-80.8
RACE
White	198	65	32.2	25.3-40.1	133	67.8	59.9-74.7
Other	16	7	41.3	18.8-68.1	9	58.7	31.9-81.2
AGE
18-44	97	28	29.4	20.1-40.8	69	70.6	59.2-79.9
45+	117	44	36.3	27.1-46.6	73	63.7	53.4-72.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	111	33	28.5	20.1-38.7	78	71.5	61.3-79.9
Some College +	103	39	37.4	27.4-48.6	64	62.6	51.4-72.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	115	42	33.1	24.2-43.5	73	66.9	56.5-75.8
$50,000+	61	17	27.8	16.8-42.3	44	72.2	57.7-83.2

* This question was asked only of respondents who reported having firearms.

^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.

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

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
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	5,512	1,716	29.9	28.4-31.4	3,796	70.1	68.6-71.6
-Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	214	72	32.9	26.2-40.4	142	67.1	59.6-73.8
GENDER
Male	107	40	36.8	27.3-47.5	67	63.2	52.5-72.7
Female	107	32	27.7	19.2-38.3	75	72.3	61.7-80.8
RACE
White	198	65	32.2	25.3-40.1	133	67.8	59.9-74.7
Other	16	7	41.3	18.8-68.1	9	58.7	31.9-81.2
AGE
18-44	97	28	29.4	20.1-40.8	69	70.6	59.2-79.9
45+	117	44	36.3	27.1-46.6	73	63.7	53.4-72.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	111	33	28.5	20.1-38.7	78	71.5	61.3-79.9
Some College +	103	39	37.4	27.4-48.6	64	62.6	51.4-72.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	115	42	33.1	24.2-43.5	73	66.9	56.5-75.8
$50,000+	61	17	27.8	16.8-42.3	44	72.2	57.7-83.2

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

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?*

[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?*