BRFSS 2004 - Cabarrus 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
-Cabarrus County	413	144	36.2	31.2-41.6	269	63.8	58.4-68.8
GENDER
Male	153	74	44.8	36.5-53.4	79	55.2	46.6-63.5
Female	260	70	28.4	22.7-34.9	190	71.6	65.1-77.3
RACE
White	347	132	41.1	35.4-47.1	215	58.9	52.9-64.6
Other	63	11	15.8	8.3-27.8	52	84.2	72.2-91.7
AGE
18-44	176	56	32.6	25.4-40.7	120	67.4	59.3-74.6
45+	237	88	39.4	32.6-46.7	149	60.6	53.3-67.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	197	74	38.1	30.8-46.0	123	61.9	54.0-69.2
Some College +	215	70	34.6	27.8-42.1	145	65.4	57.9-72.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	203	60	29.1	22.4-36.9	143	70.9	63.1-77.6
$50,000+	111	51	47.5	37.8-57.4	60	52.5	42.6-62.2

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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
-Cabarrus County	413	144	36.2	31.2-41.6	269	63.8	58.4-68.8
GENDER
Male	153	74	44.8	36.5-53.4	79	55.2	46.6-63.5
Female	260	70	28.4	22.7-34.9	190	71.6	65.1-77.3
RACE
White	347	132	41.1	35.4-47.1	215	58.9	52.9-64.6
Other	63	11	15.8	8.3-27.8	52	84.2	72.2-91.7
AGE
18-44	176	56	32.6	25.4-40.7	120	67.4	59.3-74.6
45+	237	88	39.4	32.6-46.7	149	60.6	53.3-67.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	197	74	38.1	30.8-46.0	123	61.9	54.0-69.2
Some College +	215	70	34.6	27.8-42.1	145	65.4	57.9-72.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	203	60	29.1	22.4-36.9	143	70.9	63.1-77.6
$50,000+	111	51	47.5	37.8-57.4	60	52.5	42.6-62.2

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Cabarrus County

Firearms