BRFSS 2004 - Buncombe County: ([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
-Buncombe County	130	35	24.6	17.5-33.5	95	75.4	66.5-82.5
GENDER
Male	61	19	27.3	17.1-40.5	42	72.7	59.5-82.9
Female	69	16	21.2	12.8-33.0	53	78.8	67.0-87.2
RACE
White	121	34	26.3	18.6-35.6	87	73.7	64.4-81.4
Other	9	1	6.4	0.8-35.9	8	93.6	64.1-99.2
AGE
18-44	42	12	29.5	16.7-46.6	30	70.5	53.4-83.3
45+	88	23	21.7	14.2-31.7	65	78.3	68.3-85.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	49	13	26.3	14.8-42.3	36	73.7	57.7-85.2
Some College +	81	22	23.6	15.3-34.6	59	76.4	65.4-84.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	64	15	20.2	11.5-33.1	49	79.8	66.9-88.5
$50,000+	42	11	28.1	15.9-44.8	31	71.9	55.2-84.1

* 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: Buncombe County

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
-Buncombe County	130	35	24.6	17.5-33.5	95	75.4	66.5-82.5
GENDER
Male	61	19	27.3	17.1-40.5	42	72.7	59.5-82.9
Female	69	16	21.2	12.8-33.0	53	78.8	67.0-87.2
RACE
White	121	34	26.3	18.6-35.6	87	73.7	64.4-81.4
Other	9	1	6.4	0.8-35.9	8	93.6	64.1-99.2
AGE
18-44	42	12	29.5	16.7-46.6	30	70.5	53.4-83.3
45+	88	23	21.7	14.2-31.7	65	78.3	68.3-85.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	49	13	26.3	14.8-42.3	36	73.7	57.7-85.2
Some College +	81	22	23.6	15.3-34.6	59	76.4	65.4-84.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	64	15	20.2	11.5-33.1	49	79.8	66.9-88.5
$50,000+	42	11	28.1	15.9-44.8	31	71.9	55.2-84.1

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

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?*