BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Are any of these loaded firearms also unlocked? By "unlocked" we mean you do not need a key or combination to get the gun or to fire it. We don't count a safety as a lock.*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Firearms

Are any of these loaded firearms also unlocked? By "unlocked" we mean you do not need a key or combination to get the gun or to fire it. We don't count a safety as a lock.*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,695	995	57.4	54.5-60.3	700	42.6	39.7-45.5
-Eastern NC	573	339	58.3	53.4-63.1	234	41.7	36.9-46.6
GENDER
Male	321	200	60.8	54.4-66.9	121	39.2	33.1-45.6
Female	252	139	53.6	46.2-60.8	113	46.4	39.2-53.8
RACE
White	459	276	60.1	54.6-65.3	183	39.9	34.7-45.4
African American	81	42	45.2	33.1-58.0	39	54.8	42.0-66.9
AGE
18-24	20	10	49.7	27.1-72.4	10	50.3	27.6-72.9
25-34	74	36	54.3	41.3-66.8	38	45.7	33.2-58.7
35-44	91	51	53.1	41.4-64.4	40	46.9	35.6-58.6
45-54	125	77	59.0	48.5-68.8	48	41.0	31.2-51.5
55-64	141	88	60.4	49.9-70.0	53	39.6	30.0-50.1
65-74	70	46	63.3	49.7-75.1	24	36.7	24.9-50.3
75+	50	31	69.3	52.2-82.4	19	30.7	17.6-47.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	71	40	61.3	46.4-74.4	31	38.7	25.6-53.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	195	115	57.3	48.8-65.3	80	42.7	34.7-51.2
Some Post-H.S.	174	99	54.6	45.9-63.0	75	45.4	37.0-54.1
College Graduate	133	85	63.5	53.2-72.7	48	36.5	27.3-46.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	60	35	52.2	37.2-66.8	25	47.8	33.2-62.8
$15,000- 24,999	75	43	58.1	43.1-71.8	32	41.9	28.2-56.9
$25,000- 34,999	69	45	60.6	46.3-73.2	24	39.4	26.8-53.7
$35,000- 49,999	115	72	61.4	50.6-71.3	43	38.6	28.7-49.4
$50,000-74,999	80	43	54.1	41.5-66.2	37	45.9	33.8-58.5
$75,000+	76	43	61.0	48.0-72.5	33	39.0	27.5-52.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	230	140	61.7	53.9-68.9	90	38.3	31.1-46.1
No	338	196	56.0	49.5-62.2	142	44.0	37.8-50.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	139	90	63.4	53.6-72.2	49	36.6	27.8-46.4
Non-Veteran	421	242	56.4	50.6-62.0	179	43.6	38.0-49.4
Currently Serving	13	7	56.7	26.0-83.0	6	43.3	17.0-74.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,695

995

57.4

54.5-60.3

700

42.6

39.7-45.5

-Eastern NC

573

339

58.3

53.4-63.1

234

41.7

36.9-46.6

GENDER

Male

321

200

60.8

54.4-66.9

121

39.2

33.1-45.6

Female

252

139

53.6

46.2-60.8

113

46.4

39.2-53.8

RACE

White

459

276

60.1

54.6-65.3

183

39.9

34.7-45.4

African American

45.2

33.1-58.0

54.8

42.0-66.9

AGE

18-24

49.7

27.1-72.4

50.3

27.6-72.9

25-34

54.3

41.3-66.8

45.7

33.2-58.7

35-44

53.1

41.4-64.4

46.9

35.6-58.6

45-54

125

59.0

48.5-68.8

41.0

31.2-51.5

55-64

141

60.4

49.9-70.0

39.6

30.0-50.1

65-74

63.3

49.7-75.1

36.7

24.9-50.3

75+

69.3

52.2-82.4

30.7

17.6-47.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

61.3

46.4-74.4

38.7

25.6-53.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

195

115

57.3

48.8-65.3

42.7

34.7-51.2

Some Post-H.S.

174

54.6

45.9-63.0

45.4

37.0-54.1

College Graduate

133

63.5

53.2-72.7

36.5

27.3-46.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

52.2

37.2-66.8

47.8

33.2-62.8

$15,000- 24,999

58.1

43.1-71.8

41.9

28.2-56.9

$25,000- 34,999

60.6

46.3-73.2

39.4

26.8-53.7

$35,000- 49,999

115

61.4

50.6-71.3

38.6

28.7-49.4

$50,000-74,999

54.1

41.5-66.2

45.9

33.8-58.5

$75,000+

61.0

48.0-72.5

39.0

27.5-52.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

230

140

61.7

53.9-68.9

38.3

31.1-46.1

338

196

56.0

49.5-62.2

142

44.0

37.8-50.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

139

63.4

53.6-72.2

36.6

27.8-46.4

Non-Veteran

421

242

56.4

50.6-62.0

179

43.6

38.0-49.4

Currently Serving

56.7

26.0-83.0

43.3

17.0-74.0

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported having loaded 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.

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