BRFSS 2004 - Iredell 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
-Iredell County	403	177	47.9	42.1-53.7	226	52.1	46.3-57.9
GENDER
Male	159	91	58.3	49.4-66.7	68	41.7	33.3-50.6
Female	244	86	36.9	30.5-43.9	158	63.1	56.1-69.5
RACE
White	348	168	54.0	47.8-60.0	180	46.0	40.0-52.2
Other	54	9	16.4	8.0-30.9	45	83.6	69.1-92.0
AGE
18-44	160	69	46.7	37.5-56.1	91	53.3	43.9-62.5
45+	240	106	48.7	41.6-55.8	134	51.3	44.2-58.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	181	74	43.9	36.0-52.2	107	56.1	47.8-64.0
Some College +	221	103	51.4	43.4-59.4	118	48.6	40.6-56.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	200	89	48.5	39.9-57.2	111	51.5	42.8-60.1
$50,000+	117	63	55.9	46.1-65.1	54	44.1	34.9-53.9

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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
-Iredell County	403	177	47.9	42.1-53.7	226	52.1	46.3-57.9
GENDER
Male	159	91	58.3	49.4-66.7	68	41.7	33.3-50.6
Female	244	86	36.9	30.5-43.9	158	63.1	56.1-69.5
RACE
White	348	168	54.0	47.8-60.0	180	46.0	40.0-52.2
Other	54	9	16.4	8.0-30.9	45	83.6	69.1-92.0
AGE
18-44	160	69	46.7	37.5-56.1	91	53.3	43.9-62.5
45+	240	106	48.7	41.6-55.8	134	51.3	44.2-58.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	181	74	43.9	36.0-52.2	107	56.1	47.8-64.0
Some College +	221	103	51.4	43.4-59.4	118	48.6	40.6-56.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	200	89	48.5	39.9-57.2	111	51.5	42.8-60.1
$50,000+	117	63	55.9	46.1-65.1	54	44.1	34.9-53.9

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Iredell County

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