BRFSS 2004 - Franklin/Nash/Wilson Counties: ([Please include weapons such as pistols, shotguns, and rifles: but not BB guns, starter pistols, or guns that cannot fire. Include those kept in a garage,outdoor storage area, or motor vehicle.] <br><br>Are any of these firearms now loaded?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	5,512	1,716	29.9	28.4-31.4	3,796	70.1	68.6-71.6
-Franklin/Nash/Wilson	153	51	32.4	24.7-41.2	102	67.6	58.8-75.3
GENDER
Male	79	28	34.0	23.7-46.1	51	66.0	53.9-76.3
Female	74	23	30.2	19.4-43.6	51	69.8	56.4-80.6
RACE
White	120	40	35.4	26.5-45.5	80	64.6	54.5-73.5
Other	33	11	22.6	11.3-40.2	22	77.4	59.8-88.7
AGE
18-44	46	15	38.0	23.9-54.4	31	62.0	45.6-76.1
45+	107	36	29.9	21.2-40.2	71	70.1	59.8-78.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	81	31	37.1	26.1-49.6	50	62.9	50.4-73.9
Some College +	71	19	26.3	16.5-39.2	52	73.7	60.8-83.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	86	31	35.6	25.3-47.4	55	64.4	52.6-74.7
$50,000+	39	11	28.9	15.5-47.4	28	71.1	52.6-84.5

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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Franklin/Nash/Wilson Counties

Firearms

[Please include weapons such as pistols, shotguns, and rifles: but not BB guns, starter pistols, or guns that cannot fire. Include those kept in a garage,outdoor storage area, or motor vehicle.]

Are any of these firearms now loaded?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	5,512	1,716	29.9	28.4-31.4	3,796	70.1	68.6-71.6
-Franklin/Nash/Wilson	153	51	32.4	24.7-41.2	102	67.6	58.8-75.3
GENDER
Male	79	28	34.0	23.7-46.1	51	66.0	53.9-76.3
Female	74	23	30.2	19.4-43.6	51	69.8	56.4-80.6
RACE
White	120	40	35.4	26.5-45.5	80	64.6	54.5-73.5
Other	33	11	22.6	11.3-40.2	22	77.4	59.8-88.7
AGE
18-44	46	15	38.0	23.9-54.4	31	62.0	45.6-76.1
45+	107	36	29.9	21.2-40.2	71	70.1	59.8-78.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	81	31	37.1	26.1-49.6	50	62.9	50.4-73.9
Some College +	71	19	26.3	16.5-39.2	52	73.7	60.8-83.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	86	31	35.6	25.3-47.4	55	64.4	52.6-74.7
$50,000+	39	11	28.9	15.5-47.4	28	71.1	52.6-84.5

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Franklin/Nash/Wilson Counties

Firearms

[Please include weapons such as pistols, shotguns, and rifles: but not BB guns, starter pistols, or guns that cannot fire. Include those kept in a garage,outdoor storage area, or motor vehicle.] Are any of these firearms now loaded?*

[Please include weapons such as pistols, shotguns, and rifles: but not BB guns, starter pistols, or guns that cannot fire. Include those kept in a garage,outdoor storage area, or motor vehicle.]

Are any of these firearms now loaded?*