BRFSS 2004 - Forsyth County: ([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
-Forsyth County	128	47	34.2	25.8-43.8	81	65.8	56.2-74.2
GENDER
Male	72	28	35.2	24.3-47.8	44	64.8	52.2-75.7
Female	56	19	32.4	20.9-46.6	37	67.6	53.4-79.1
RACE
White	112	43	36.3	27.0-46.6	69	63.7	53.4-73.0
Other	15	3	15.2	4.4-40.8	12	84.8	59.2-95.6
AGE
18-44	40	15	38.5	23.8-55.7	25	61.5	44.3-76.2
45+	88	32	31.9	22.3-43.5	56	68.1	56.5-77.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	52	22	39.2	26.2-54.0	30	60.8	46.0-73.8
Some College +	76	25	31.0	20.6-43.7	51	69.0	56.3-79.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	68	28	34.1	23.3-46.8	40	65.9	53.2-76.7
$50,000+	43	17	43.6	28.3-60.3	26	56.4	39.7-71.7

* 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: Forsyth County

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
-Forsyth County	128	47	34.2	25.8-43.8	81	65.8	56.2-74.2
GENDER
Male	72	28	35.2	24.3-47.8	44	64.8	52.2-75.7
Female	56	19	32.4	20.9-46.6	37	67.6	53.4-79.1
RACE
White	112	43	36.3	27.0-46.6	69	63.7	53.4-73.0
Other	15	3	15.2	4.4-40.8	12	84.8	59.2-95.6
AGE
18-44	40	15	38.5	23.8-55.7	25	61.5	44.3-76.2
45+	88	32	31.9	22.3-43.5	56	68.1	56.5-77.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	52	22	39.2	26.2-54.0	30	60.8	46.0-73.8
Some College +	76	25	31.0	20.6-43.7	51	69.0	56.3-79.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	68	28	34.1	23.3-46.8	40	65.9	53.2-76.7
$50,000+	43	17	43.6	28.3-60.3	26	56.4	39.7-71.7

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Forsyth County

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?*