BRFSS 2004 - Buncombe 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
-Buncombe County	353	134	38.5	32.9-44.3	219	61.5	55.7-67.1
GENDER
Male	135	61	42.8	34.0-52.1	74	57.2	47.9-66.0
Female	218	73	34.3	27.7-41.6	145	65.7	58.4-72.3
RACE
White	313	125	40.8	34.8-47.0	188	59.2	53.0-65.2
Other	38	9	24.3	12.0-43.2	29	75.7	56.8-88.0
AGE
18-44	133	43	34.4	25.9-44.1	90	65.6	55.9-74.1
45+	220	91	41.4	34.3-48.8	129	58.6	51.2-65.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	123	50	38.9	29.7-48.9	73	61.1	51.1-70.3
Some College +	230	84	38.2	31.4-45.5	146	61.8	54.5-68.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	203	66	34.2	27.2-41.9	137	65.8	58.1-72.8
$50,000+	88	43	46.5	35.5-57.7	45	53.5	42.3-64.5

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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
-Buncombe County	353	134	38.5	32.9-44.3	219	61.5	55.7-67.1
GENDER
Male	135	61	42.8	34.0-52.1	74	57.2	47.9-66.0
Female	218	73	34.3	27.7-41.6	145	65.7	58.4-72.3
RACE
White	313	125	40.8	34.8-47.0	188	59.2	53.0-65.2
Other	38	9	24.3	12.0-43.2	29	75.7	56.8-88.0
AGE
18-44	133	43	34.4	25.9-44.1	90	65.6	55.9-74.1
45+	220	91	41.4	34.3-48.8	129	58.6	51.2-65.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	123	50	38.9	29.7-48.9	73	61.1	51.1-70.3
Some College +	230	84	38.2	31.4-45.5	146	61.8	54.5-68.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	203	66	34.2	27.2-41.9	137	65.8	58.1-72.8
$50,000+	88	43	46.5	35.5-57.7	45	53.5	42.3-64.5

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

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