BRFSS 2004 - Duplin/Greene/Harnett/Jones/Lenoir/Sampson/Wayne 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
-Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	452	202	45.4	40.0-50.8	250	54.6	49.2-60.0
GENDER
Male	157	81	49.5	40.7-58.4	76	50.5	41.6-59.3
Female	295	121	41.7	35.4-48.3	174	58.3	51.7-64.6
RACE
White	299	169	57.2	50.6-63.5	130	42.8	36.5-49.4
Other	150	33	25.2	17.6-34.6	117	74.8	65.4-82.4
AGE
18-44	193	64	30.1	23.2-37.9	129	69.9	62.1-76.8
45+	259	138	59.4	52.5-66.0	121	40.6	34.0-47.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	269	109	41.0	34.2-48.2	160	59.0	51.8-65.8
Some College +	182	92	52.6	44.4-60.7	90	47.4	39.3-55.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	277	112	40.0	33.4-47.0	165	60.0	53.0-66.6
$50,000+	86	56	65.1	53.5-75.1	30	34.9	24.9-46.5

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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
-Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	452	202	45.4	40.0-50.8	250	54.6	49.2-60.0
GENDER
Male	157	81	49.5	40.7-58.4	76	50.5	41.6-59.3
Female	295	121	41.7	35.4-48.3	174	58.3	51.7-64.6
RACE
White	299	169	57.2	50.6-63.5	130	42.8	36.5-49.4
Other	150	33	25.2	17.6-34.6	117	74.8	65.4-82.4
AGE
18-44	193	64	30.1	23.2-37.9	129	69.9	62.1-76.8
45+	259	138	59.4	52.5-66.0	121	40.6	34.0-47.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	269	109	41.0	34.2-48.2	160	59.0	51.8-65.8
Some College +	182	92	52.6	44.4-60.7	90	47.4	39.3-55.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	277	112	40.0	33.4-47.0	165	60.0	53.0-66.6
$50,000+	86	56	65.1	53.5-75.1	30	34.9	24.9-46.5

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Duplin/Greene/Harnett/Jones/Lenoir/Sampson/Wayne Counties

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