BRFSS 2004 - Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County	618	150	25.4	21.7-29.5	468	74.6	70.5-78.3
GENDER
Male	237	79	31.5	25.6-38.2	158	68.5	61.8-74.4
Female	381	71	19.6	15.5-24.5	310	80.4	75.5-84.5
RACE
White	429	126	31.5	26.8-36.6	303	68.5	63.4-73.2
Other	186	24	13.4	8.6-20.3	162	86.6	79.7-91.4
AGE
18-44	308	54	17.1	13.1-22.1	254	82.9	77.9-86.9
45+	309	96	35.0	29.0-41.4	213	65.0	58.6-71.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	175	40	22.2	16.0-30.0	135	77.8	70.0-84.0
Some College +	443	110	26.9	22.5-31.7	333	73.1	68.3-77.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	258	56	21.4	16.2-27.7	202	78.6	72.3-83.8
$50,000+	239	70	31.2	25.2-38.0	169	68.8	62.0-74.8

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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
-Mecklenburg County	618	150	25.4	21.7-29.5	468	74.6	70.5-78.3
GENDER
Male	237	79	31.5	25.6-38.2	158	68.5	61.8-74.4
Female	381	71	19.6	15.5-24.5	310	80.4	75.5-84.5
RACE
White	429	126	31.5	26.8-36.6	303	68.5	63.4-73.2
Other	186	24	13.4	8.6-20.3	162	86.6	79.7-91.4
AGE
18-44	308	54	17.1	13.1-22.1	254	82.9	77.9-86.9
45+	309	96	35.0	29.0-41.4	213	65.0	58.6-71.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	175	40	22.2	16.0-30.0	135	77.8	70.0-84.0
Some College +	443	110	26.9	22.5-31.7	333	73.1	68.3-77.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	258	56	21.4	16.2-27.7	202	78.6	72.3-83.8
$50,000+	239	70	31.2	25.2-38.0	169	68.8	62.0-74.8

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

Firearms