BRFSS 2004 - Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County	146	50	31.4	23.8-40.2	96	68.6	59.8-76.2
GENDER
Male	79	28	32.2	22.4-43.9	51	67.8	56.1-77.6
Female	67	22	30.2	19.2-44.1	45	69.8	55.9-80.8
RACE
White	122	40	30.2	22.3-39.6	82	69.8	60.4-77.7
Other	24	10	37.0	18.2-60.7	14	63.0	39.3-81.8
AGE
18-44	51	13	23.7	13.5-38.0	38	76.3	62.0-86.5
45+	95	37	35.6	25.7-47.0	58	64.4	53.0-74.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	40	18	38.1	23.1-55.7	22	61.9	44.3-76.9
Some College +	106	32	28.9	20.4-39.1	74	71.1	60.9-79.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	54	20	30.1	18.3-45.2	34	69.9	54.8-81.7
$50,000+	68	21	33.6	22.6-46.6	47	66.4	53.4-77.4

* 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: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County	146	50	31.4	23.8-40.2	96	68.6	59.8-76.2
GENDER
Male	79	28	32.2	22.4-43.9	51	67.8	56.1-77.6
Female	67	22	30.2	19.2-44.1	45	69.8	55.9-80.8
RACE
White	122	40	30.2	22.3-39.6	82	69.8	60.4-77.7
Other	24	10	37.0	18.2-60.7	14	63.0	39.3-81.8
AGE
18-44	51	13	23.7	13.5-38.0	38	76.3	62.0-86.5
45+	95	37	35.6	25.7-47.0	58	64.4	53.0-74.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	40	18	38.1	23.1-55.7	22	61.9	44.3-76.9
Some College +	106	32	28.9	20.4-39.1	74	71.1	60.9-79.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	54	20	30.1	18.3-45.2	34	69.9	54.8-81.7
$50,000+	68	21	33.6	22.6-46.6	47	66.4	53.4-77.4

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg 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?*