BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (Are any of these loaded firearms also unlocked? By "unlocked" we mean you do not need a key or combination to get the gun or to fire it. We don't count a safety as a lock.*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Firearms

Are any of these loaded firearms also unlocked? By "unlocked" we mean you do not need a key or combination to get the gun or to fire it. We don't count a safety as a lock.*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,695	995	57.4	54.5-60.3	700	42.6	39.7-45.5
-Mountain AHEC	120	72	55.5	44.5-66.0	48	44.5	34.0-55.5
GENDER
Male	65	37	56.7	42.4-70.1	28	43.3	29.9-57.6
Female	55	35	53.2	36.9-68.8	20	46.8	31.2-63.1
RACE
White	113	68	56.3	45.1-66.9	45	43.7	33.1-54.9
African American	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	4	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .
25-34	13	7	61.6	29.4-86.0	6	38.4	14.0-70.6
35-44	24	15	59.5	36.9-78.7	9	40.5	21.3-63.1
45-54	22	17	67.6	39.0-87.2	5	32.4	12.8-61.0
55-64	27	16	56.5	33.9-76.6	11	43.5	23.4-66.1
65-74	15	8	51.6	23.8-78.5	7	48.4	21.5-76.2
75+	15	9	47.1	21.3-74.6	6	52.9	25.4-78.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	14	11	71.9	35.2-92.4	3	28.1	7.6-64.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	24	16	64.5	38.9-83.8	8	35.5	16.2-61.1
Some Post-H.S.	44	23	51.2	33.7-68.3	21	48.8	31.7-66.3
College Graduate	38	22	48.7	31.2-66.5	16	51.3	33.5-68.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	17	15	85.7	53.2-96.9	2	14.3	3.1-46.8
$15,000- 24,999	15	11	68.6	36.8-89.2	4	31.4	10.8-63.2
$25,000- 34,999	6	4	64.6	22.6-91.9	2	35.4	8.1-77.4
$35,000- 49,999	17	8	50.9	24.7-76.7	9	49.1	23.3-75.3
$50,000-74,999	19	11	57.0	31.7-79.1	8	43.0	20.9-68.3
$75,000+	16	5	27.4	10.8-54.2	11	72.6	45.8-89.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	42	30	66.6	47.9-81.2	12	33.4	18.8-52.1
No	77	41	50.4	37.2-63.6	36	49.6	36.4-62.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	32	17	51.4	32.0-70.3	15	48.6	29.7-68.0
Non-Veteran	87	55	57.8	44.7-70.0	32	42.2	30.0-55.3
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,695

995

57.4

54.5-60.3

700

42.6

39.7-45.5

-Mountain AHEC

120

55.5

44.5-66.0

44.5

34.0-55.5

GENDER

Male

56.7

42.4-70.1

43.3

29.9-57.6

Female

53.2

36.9-68.8

46.8

31.2-63.1

RACE

White

113

56.3

45.1-66.9

43.7

33.1-54.9

African American

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

61.6

29.4-86.0

38.4

14.0-70.6

35-44

59.5

36.9-78.7

40.5

21.3-63.1

45-54

67.6

39.0-87.2

32.4

12.8-61.0

55-64

56.5

33.9-76.6

43.5

23.4-66.1

65-74

51.6

23.8-78.5

48.4

21.5-76.2

75+

47.1

21.3-74.6

52.9

25.4-78.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

71.9

35.2-92.4

28.1

7.6-64.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

64.5

38.9-83.8

35.5

16.2-61.1

Some Post-H.S.

51.2

33.7-68.3

48.8

31.7-66.3

College Graduate

48.7

31.2-66.5

51.3

33.5-68.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

85.7

53.2-96.9

14.3

3.1-46.8

$15,000- 24,999

68.6

36.8-89.2

31.4

10.8-63.2

$25,000- 34,999

64.6

22.6-91.9

35.4

8.1-77.4

$35,000- 49,999

50.9

24.7-76.7

49.1

23.3-75.3

$50,000-74,999

57.0

31.7-79.1

43.0

20.9-68.3

$75,000+

27.4

10.8-54.2

72.6

45.8-89.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

66.6

47.9-81.2

33.4

18.8-52.1

50.4

37.2-63.6

49.6

36.4-62.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

51.4

32.0-70.3

48.6

29.7-68.0

Non-Veteran

57.8

44.7-70.0

42.2

30.0-55.3

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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

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