BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe 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
-Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe County)	571	281	53.9	48.9-58.9	290	46.1	41.1-51.1
GENDER
Male	199	126	65.2	57.1-72.6	73	34.8	27.4-42.9
Female	372	155	44.3	38.2-50.6	217	55.7	49.4-61.8
RACE
White	478	248	56.9	51.6-62.0	230	43.1	38.0-48.4
Other	90	31	29.5	17.1-45.8	59	70.5	54.2-82.9
AGE
18-44	199	98	50.1	41.5-58.7	101	49.9	41.3-58.5
45+	368	181	56.5	50.4-62.5	187	43.5	37.5-49.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	272	118	48.9	41.4-56.4	154	51.1	43.6-58.6
Some College +	295	162	58.6	51.8-65.2	133	41.4	34.8-48.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	335	149	49.5	42.8-56.2	186	50.5	43.8-57.2
$50,000+	119	77	63.5	53.0-72.8	42	36.5	27.2-47.0

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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
-Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe County)	571	281	53.9	48.9-58.9	290	46.1	41.1-51.1
GENDER
Male	199	126	65.2	57.1-72.6	73	34.8	27.4-42.9
Female	372	155	44.3	38.2-50.6	217	55.7	49.4-61.8
RACE
White	478	248	56.9	51.6-62.0	230	43.1	38.0-48.4
Other	90	31	29.5	17.1-45.8	59	70.5	54.2-82.9
AGE
18-44	199	98	50.1	41.5-58.7	101	49.9	41.3-58.5
45+	368	181	56.5	50.4-62.5	187	43.5	37.5-49.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	272	118	48.9	41.4-56.4	154	51.1	43.6-58.6
Some College +	295	162	58.6	51.8-65.2	133	41.4	34.8-48.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	335	149	49.5	42.8-56.2	186	50.5	43.8-57.2
$50,000+	119	77	63.5	53.0-72.8	42	36.5	27.2-47.0

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe County)

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