BRFSS 2004 - Gaston 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
-Gaston County	140	50	32.8	24.8-41.9	90	67.2	58.1-75.2
GENDER
Male	64	33	46.6	33.6-60.1	31	53.4	39.9-66.4
Female	76	17	18.5	11.0-29.6	59	81.5	70.4-89.0
RACE
White	126	41	29.5	21.7-38.6	85	70.5	61.4-78.3
Other	14	9	62.8	32.6-85.5	5	37.2	14.5-67.4
AGE
18-44	47	10	19.4	10.5-33.1	37	80.6	66.9-89.5
45+	93	40	40.3	29.6-52.0	53	59.7	48.0-70.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	72	27	34.3	23.6-47.0	45	65.7	53.0-76.4
Some College +	68	23	31.4	20.5-44.9	45	68.6	55.1-79.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	81	30	33.8	23.5-45.8	51	66.2	54.2-76.5
$50,000+	39	12	24.5	13.8-39.8	27	75.5	60.2-86.2

* 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: Gaston 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
-Gaston County	140	50	32.8	24.8-41.9	90	67.2	58.1-75.2
GENDER
Male	64	33	46.6	33.6-60.1	31	53.4	39.9-66.4
Female	76	17	18.5	11.0-29.6	59	81.5	70.4-89.0
RACE
White	126	41	29.5	21.7-38.6	85	70.5	61.4-78.3
Other	14	9	62.8	32.6-85.5	5	37.2	14.5-67.4
AGE
18-44	47	10	19.4	10.5-33.1	37	80.6	66.9-89.5
45+	93	40	40.3	29.6-52.0	53	59.7	48.0-70.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	72	27	34.3	23.6-47.0	45	65.7	53.0-76.4
Some College +	68	23	31.4	20.5-44.9	45	68.6	55.1-79.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	81	30	33.8	23.5-45.8	51	66.2	54.2-76.5
$50,000+	39	12	24.5	13.8-39.8	27	75.5	60.2-86.2

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston 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?*