BRFSS 2004 - Franklin/Nash/Wilson 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
-Franklin/Nash/Wilson	350	157	47.2	41.0-53.4	193	52.8	46.6-59.0
GENDER
Male	124	80	56.5	46.3-66.3	44	43.5	33.7-53.7
Female	226	77	38.6	31.3-46.4	149	61.4	53.6-68.7
RACE
White	215	123	59.8	52.0-67.0	92	40.2	33.0-48.0
Other	135	34	28.1	19.5-38.7	101	71.9	61.3-80.5
AGE
18-44	131	47	37.5	28.7-47.2	84	62.5	52.8-71.3
45+	217	110	53.7	45.7-61.6	107	46.3	38.4-54.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	198	82	44.7	36.6-53.1	116	55.3	46.9-63.4
Some College +	151	74	50.1	41.0-59.3	77	49.9	40.7-59.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	202	87	46.4	38.5-54.4	115	53.6	45.6-61.5
$50,000+	68	40	59.5	46.1-71.6	28	40.5	28.4-53.9

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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
-Franklin/Nash/Wilson	350	157	47.2	41.0-53.4	193	52.8	46.6-59.0
GENDER
Male	124	80	56.5	46.3-66.3	44	43.5	33.7-53.7
Female	226	77	38.6	31.3-46.4	149	61.4	53.6-68.7
RACE
White	215	123	59.8	52.0-67.0	92	40.2	33.0-48.0
Other	135	34	28.1	19.5-38.7	101	71.9	61.3-80.5
AGE
18-44	131	47	37.5	28.7-47.2	84	62.5	52.8-71.3
45+	217	110	53.7	45.7-61.6	107	46.3	38.4-54.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	198	82	44.7	36.6-53.1	116	55.3	46.9-63.4
Some College +	151	74	50.1	41.0-59.3	77	49.9	40.7-59.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	202	87	46.4	38.5-54.4	115	53.6	45.6-61.5
$50,000+	68	40	59.5	46.1-71.6	28	40.5	28.4-53.9

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Franklin/Nash/Wilson Counties

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