BRFSS 2004 - Gaston County: (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
-Gaston County	355	144	43.1	37.3-49.0	211	56.9	51.0-62.7
GENDER
Male	128	64	47.9	38.5-57.4	64	52.1	42.6-61.5
Female	227	80	39.2	32.2-46.7	147	60.8	53.3-67.8
RACE
White	295	129	47.7	41.2-54.2	166	52.3	45.8-58.8
Other	60	15	23.8	13.7-38.1	45	76.2	61.9-86.3
AGE
18-44	135	48	35.8	27.4-45.1	87	64.2	54.9-72.6
45+	219	96	48.9	41.4-56.5	123	51.1	43.5-58.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	194	73	38.2	30.9-46.2	121	61.8	53.8-69.1
Some College +	161	71	48.6	39.9-57.4	90	51.4	42.6-60.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	217	82	37.9	30.9-45.5	135	62.1	54.5-69.1
$50,000+	73	41	62.6	50.5-73.4	32	37.4	26.6-49.5

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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
-Gaston County	355	144	43.1	37.3-49.0	211	56.9	51.0-62.7
GENDER
Male	128	64	47.9	38.5-57.4	64	52.1	42.6-61.5
Female	227	80	39.2	32.2-46.7	147	60.8	53.3-67.8
RACE
White	295	129	47.7	41.2-54.2	166	52.3	45.8-58.8
Other	60	15	23.8	13.7-38.1	45	76.2	61.9-86.3
AGE
18-44	135	48	35.8	27.4-45.1	87	64.2	54.9-72.6
45+	219	96	48.9	41.4-56.5	123	51.1	43.5-58.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	194	73	38.2	30.9-46.2	121	61.8	53.8-69.1
Some College +	161	71	48.6	39.9-57.4	90	51.4	42.6-60.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	217	82	37.9	30.9-45.5	135	62.1	54.5-69.1
$50,000+	73	41	62.6	50.5-73.4	32	37.4	26.6-49.5

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston County

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