BRFSS 2004 - Cumberland 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
-Cumberland County	429	157	40.2	34.9-45.7	272	59.8	54.3-65.1
GENDER
Male	153	78	51.8	42.7-60.7	75	48.2	39.3-57.3
Female	276	79	30.5	24.8-36.8	197	69.5	63.2-75.2
RACE
White	262	110	47.3	40.5-54.2	152	52.7	45.8-59.5
Other	163	45	28.3	21.0-36.9	118	71.7	63.1-79.0
AGE
18-44	208	60	29.7	23.2-37.2	148	70.3	62.8-76.8
45+	219	97	51.6	44.0-59.1	122	48.4	40.9-56.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	163	52	33.3	25.5-42.0	111	66.7	58.0-74.5
Some College +	265	105	44.7	37.9-51.6	160	55.3	48.4-62.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	244	73	30.7	24.6-37.6	171	69.3	62.4-75.4
$50,000+	105	59	59.9	49.6-69.4	46	40.1	30.6-50.4

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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
-Cumberland County	429	157	40.2	34.9-45.7	272	59.8	54.3-65.1
GENDER
Male	153	78	51.8	42.7-60.7	75	48.2	39.3-57.3
Female	276	79	30.5	24.8-36.8	197	69.5	63.2-75.2
RACE
White	262	110	47.3	40.5-54.2	152	52.7	45.8-59.5
Other	163	45	28.3	21.0-36.9	118	71.7	63.1-79.0
AGE
18-44	208	60	29.7	23.2-37.2	148	70.3	62.8-76.8
45+	219	97	51.6	44.0-59.1	122	48.4	40.9-56.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	163	52	33.3	25.5-42.0	111	66.7	58.0-74.5
Some College +	265	105	44.7	37.9-51.6	160	55.3	48.4-62.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	244	73	30.7	24.6-37.6	171	69.3	62.4-75.4
$50,000+	105	59	59.9	49.6-69.4	46	40.1	30.6-50.4

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Cumberland County

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