BRFSS 2004 - Alamance County: (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
-Alamance County	385	158	45.6	39.9-51.5	227	54.4	48.5-60.1
GENDER
Male	116	68	58.2	47.8-68.0	48	41.8	32.0-52.2
Female	269	90	36.7	30.4-43.4	179	63.3	56.6-69.6
RACE
White	299	138	52.5	45.9-58.9	161	47.5	41.1-54.1
Other	84	20	25.3	16.1-37.6	64	74.7	62.4-83.9
AGE
18-44	140	56	42.5	33.4-52.2	84	57.5	47.8-66.6
45+	244	101	47.6	40.5-54.9	143	52.4	45.1-59.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	194	73	40.9	33.1-49.2	121	59.1	50.8-66.9
Some College +	190	85	50.3	42.1-58.4	105	49.7	41.6-57.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	238	90	41.0	34.0-48.5	148	59.0	51.5-66.0
$50,000+	79	40	58.0	45.6-69.4	39	42.0	30.6-54.4

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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
-Alamance County	385	158	45.6	39.9-51.5	227	54.4	48.5-60.1
GENDER
Male	116	68	58.2	47.8-68.0	48	41.8	32.0-52.2
Female	269	90	36.7	30.4-43.4	179	63.3	56.6-69.6
RACE
White	299	138	52.5	45.9-58.9	161	47.5	41.1-54.1
Other	84	20	25.3	16.1-37.6	64	74.7	62.4-83.9
AGE
18-44	140	56	42.5	33.4-52.2	84	57.5	47.8-66.6
45+	244	101	47.6	40.5-54.9	143	52.4	45.1-59.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	194	73	40.9	33.1-49.2	121	59.1	50.8-66.9
Some College +	190	85	50.3	42.1-58.4	105	49.7	41.6-57.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	238	90	41.0	34.0-48.5	148	59.0	51.5-66.0
$50,000+	79	40	58.0	45.6-69.4	39	42.0	30.6-54.4

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Alamance County

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