BRFSS 2004 - Durham 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
-Durham County	401	86	22.1	17.8-27.1	315	77.9	72.9-82.2
GENDER
Male	142	45	28.8	21.3-37.7	97	71.2	62.3-78.7
Female	259	41	16.1	11.9-21.5	218	83.9	78.5-88.1
RACE
White	228	61	29.9	23.6-37.0	167	70.1	63.0-76.4
Other	168	25	13.9	8.9-21.2	143	86.1	78.8-91.1
AGE
18-44	194	29	14.6	9.7-21.2	165	85.4	78.8-90.3
45+	205	57	31.5	24.7-39.2	148	68.5	60.8-75.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	112	30	26.2	17.9-36.8	82	73.8	63.2-82.1
Some College +	289	56	20.1	15.4-25.8	233	79.9	74.2-84.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	186	39	19.9	14.2-27.1	147	80.1	72.9-85.8
$50,000+	139	32	25.0	17.7-34.2	107	75.0	65.8-82.3

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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
-Durham County	401	86	22.1	17.8-27.1	315	77.9	72.9-82.2
GENDER
Male	142	45	28.8	21.3-37.7	97	71.2	62.3-78.7
Female	259	41	16.1	11.9-21.5	218	83.9	78.5-88.1
RACE
White	228	61	29.9	23.6-37.0	167	70.1	63.0-76.4
Other	168	25	13.9	8.9-21.2	143	86.1	78.8-91.1
AGE
18-44	194	29	14.6	9.7-21.2	165	85.4	78.8-90.3
45+	205	57	31.5	24.7-39.2	148	68.5	60.8-75.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	112	30	26.2	17.9-36.8	82	73.8	63.2-82.1
Some College +	289	56	20.1	15.4-25.8	233	79.9	74.2-84.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	186	39	19.9	14.2-27.1	147	80.1	72.9-85.8
$50,000+	139	32	25.0	17.7-34.2	107	75.0	65.8-82.3

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Durham County

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