BRFSS 2004 - Chatham/Lee/Moore Counties: (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
-Chatham/Lee/Moore	440	173	40.3	35.2-45.8	267	59.7	54.2-64.8
GENDER
Male	173	88	45.7	37.6-54.1	85	54.3	45.9-62.4
Female	267	85	34.4	28.2-41.3	182	65.6	58.7-71.8
RACE
White	348	150	46.7	40.9-52.5	198	53.3	47.5-59.1
Other	90	22	24.3	15.6-35.8	68	75.7	64.2-84.4
AGE
18-44	147	57	38.9	30.2-48.4	90	61.1	51.6-69.8
45+	290	115	41.6	35.4-48.2	175	58.4	51.8-64.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	180	62	32.7	25.3-41.2	118	67.3	58.8-74.7
Some College +	259	111	46.5	39.8-53.4	148	53.5	46.6-60.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	225	73	31.6	24.9-39.1	152	68.4	60.9-75.1
$50,000+	117	66	59.2	49.4-68.3	51	40.8	31.7-50.6

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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
-Chatham/Lee/Moore	440	173	40.3	35.2-45.8	267	59.7	54.2-64.8
GENDER
Male	173	88	45.7	37.6-54.1	85	54.3	45.9-62.4
Female	267	85	34.4	28.2-41.3	182	65.6	58.7-71.8
RACE
White	348	150	46.7	40.9-52.5	198	53.3	47.5-59.1
Other	90	22	24.3	15.6-35.8	68	75.7	64.2-84.4
AGE
18-44	147	57	38.9	30.2-48.4	90	61.1	51.6-69.8
45+	290	115	41.6	35.4-48.2	175	58.4	51.8-64.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	180	62	32.7	25.3-41.2	118	67.3	58.8-74.7
Some College +	259	111	46.5	39.8-53.4	148	53.5	46.6-60.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	225	73	31.6	24.9-39.1	152	68.4	60.9-75.1
$50,000+	117	66	59.2	49.4-68.3	51	40.8	31.7-50.6

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Chatham/Lee/Moore Counties

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