BRFSS 2004 - Catawba 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
-Catawba County	136	42	26.9	19.5-36.0	94	73.1	64.0-80.5
GENDER
Male	76	28	32.0	21.8-44.4	48	68.0	55.6-78.2
Female	60	14	16.9	9.8-27.7	46	83.1	72.3-90.2
RACE
White	131	41	26.5	19.1-35.5	90	73.5	64.5-80.9
Other	5	1	34.9	5.2-83.9	4	65.1	16.1-94.8
AGE
18-44	55	14	24.9	14.2-40.0	41	75.1	60.0-85.8
45+	80	27	28.3	19.0-39.8	53	71.7	60.2-81.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	77	28	31.5	21.1-44.2	49	68.5	55.8-78.9
Some College +	59	14	20.7	11.7-33.9	45	79.3	66.1-88.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	78	31	35.9	25.0-48.5	47	64.1	51.5-75.0
$50,000+	37	5	14.1	5.2-33.0	32	85.9	67.0-94.8

* 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: Catawba 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
-Catawba County	136	42	26.9	19.5-36.0	94	73.1	64.0-80.5
GENDER
Male	76	28	32.0	21.8-44.4	48	68.0	55.6-78.2
Female	60	14	16.9	9.8-27.7	46	83.1	72.3-90.2
RACE
White	131	41	26.5	19.1-35.5	90	73.5	64.5-80.9
Other	5	1	34.9	5.2-83.9	4	65.1	16.1-94.8
AGE
18-44	55	14	24.9	14.2-40.0	41	75.1	60.0-85.8
45+	80	27	28.3	19.0-39.8	53	71.7	60.2-81.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	77	28	31.5	21.1-44.2	49	68.5	55.8-78.9
Some College +	59	14	20.7	11.7-33.9	45	79.3	66.1-88.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	78	31	35.9	25.0-48.5	47	64.1	51.5-75.0
$50,000+	37	5	14.1	5.2-33.0	32	85.9	67.0-94.8

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Catawba 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?*