BRFSS 2004 - Davidson 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
-Davidson County	367	166	48.3	42.0-54.5	201	51.7	45.5-58.0
GENDER
Male	141	86	60.5	50.7-69.6	55	39.5	30.4-49.3
Female	226	80	35.9	29.2-43.3	146	64.1	56.7-70.8
RACE
White	323	158	52.1	45.4-58.7	165	47.9	41.3-54.6
Other	44	8	21.4	10.6-38.5	36	78.6	61.5-89.4
AGE
18-44	138	49	39.0	29.1-49.8	89	61.0	50.2-70.9
45+	225	114	54.9	47.2-62.4	111	45.1	37.6-52.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	219	92	45.8	37.8-54.1	127	54.2	45.9-62.2
Some College +	148	74	52.0	42.3-61.5	74	48.0	38.5-57.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	184	76	47.3	38.3-56.5	108	52.7	43.5-61.7
$50,000+	85	49	58.4	45.8-70.0	36	41.6	30.0-54.2

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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
-Davidson County	367	166	48.3	42.0-54.5	201	51.7	45.5-58.0
GENDER
Male	141	86	60.5	50.7-69.6	55	39.5	30.4-49.3
Female	226	80	35.9	29.2-43.3	146	64.1	56.7-70.8
RACE
White	323	158	52.1	45.4-58.7	165	47.9	41.3-54.6
Other	44	8	21.4	10.6-38.5	36	78.6	61.5-89.4
AGE
18-44	138	49	39.0	29.1-49.8	89	61.0	50.2-70.9
45+	225	114	54.9	47.2-62.4	111	45.1	37.6-52.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	219	92	45.8	37.8-54.1	127	54.2	45.9-62.2
Some College +	148	74	52.0	42.3-61.5	74	48.0	38.5-57.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	184	76	47.3	38.3-56.5	108	52.7	43.5-61.7
$50,000+	85	49	58.4	45.8-70.0	36	41.6	30.0-54.2

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Davidson County

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