BRFSS 2004 - Catawba 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
-Catawba County	356	140	41.7	35.8-47.8	216	58.3	52.2-64.2
GENDER
Male	145	76	49.1	39.8-58.5	69	50.9	41.5-60.2
Female	211	64	32.7	26.1-40.1	147	67.3	59.9-73.9
RACE
White	323	134	44.6	38.3-51.1	189	55.4	48.9-61.7
Other	31	5	18.3	6.8-40.7	26	81.7	59.3-93.2
AGE
18-44	147	56	40.7	31.7-50.3	91	59.3	49.7-68.3
45+	207	83	42.5	35.1-50.3	124	57.5	49.7-64.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	188	79	43.6	35.1-52.5	109	56.4	47.5-64.9
Some College +	167	61	39.8	32.0-48.2	106	60.2	51.8-68.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	212	80	40.0	32.2-48.3	132	60.0	51.7-67.8
$50,000+	75	37	52.0	39.8-63.9	38	48.0	36.1-60.2

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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
-Catawba County	356	140	41.7	35.8-47.8	216	58.3	52.2-64.2
GENDER
Male	145	76	49.1	39.8-58.5	69	50.9	41.5-60.2
Female	211	64	32.7	26.1-40.1	147	67.3	59.9-73.9
RACE
White	323	134	44.6	38.3-51.1	189	55.4	48.9-61.7
Other	31	5	18.3	6.8-40.7	26	81.7	59.3-93.2
AGE
18-44	147	56	40.7	31.7-50.3	91	59.3	49.7-68.3
45+	207	83	42.5	35.1-50.3	124	57.5	49.7-64.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	188	79	43.6	35.1-52.5	109	56.4	47.5-64.9
Some College +	167	61	39.8	32.0-48.2	106	60.2	51.8-68.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	212	80	40.0	32.2-48.3	132	60.0	51.7-67.8
$50,000+	75	37	52.0	39.8-63.9	38	48.0	36.1-60.2

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Catawba County

Firearms