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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Firearms-FEMALES

[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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,808 716 23.7 21.9-25.7 2,092 76.3 74.3-78.1
RACE
White 2,406 608 23.6 21.6-25.7 1,798 76.4 74.3-78.4
African American 287 79 23.6 18.3-29.7 208 76.4 70.3-81.7
Asian 3 0 0.0 . - . 3 100 . - .
Native American 77 23 31.0 19.9-44.9 54 69.0 55.1-80.1
Other Minorities 26 4 26.6 8.5-58.5 22 73.4 41.5-91.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 46 13 37.2 20.0-58.4 33 62.8 41.6-80.0
-English Speaking 43 11 29.9 15.6-49.7 32 70.1 50.3-84.4
-Spanish Speaking 3 2 71.3 15.4-97.1 1 28.7 2.9-84.6
Non-Hispanic 2,761 703 23.5 21.6-25.4 2,058 76.5 74.6-78.4
AGE
18-24 103 28 25.5 16.9-36.6 75 74.5 63.4-83.1
25-34 388 94 26.3 21.3-32.0 294 73.7 68.0-78.7
35-44 505 104 20.0 16.1-24.6 401 80.0 75.4-83.9
45-54 611 164 23.4 19.7-27.5 447 76.6 72.5-80.3
55-64 564 150 24.9 20.8-29.6 414 75.1 70.4-79.2
65-74 367 97 23.8 19.2-29.1 270 76.2 70.9-80.8
75+ 256 78 27.6 21.7-34.5 178 72.4 65.5-78.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 357 98 26.8 21.3-33.1 259 73.2 66.9-78.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 908 216 21.8 18.8-25.1 692 78.2 74.9-81.2
Some Post-H.S. 809 217 24.3 21.0-28.0 592 75.7 72.0-79.0
College Graduate 732 185 24.1 20.6-28.0 547 75.9 72.0-79.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 235 90 35.9 28.9-43.5 145 64.1 56.5-71.1
$15,000- 24,999 408 113 23.5 18.9-28.9 295 76.5 71.1-81.1
$25,000- 34,999 336 81 21.3 16.7-26.8 255 78.7 73.2-83.3
$35,000- 49,999 419 107 24.4 19.9-29.4 312 75.6 70.6-80.1
$50,000-74,999 425 96 21.4 17.2-26.3 329 78.6 73.7-82.8
$75,000+ 450 95 21.6 17.2-26.6 355 78.4 73.4-82.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 898 268 27.7 24.3-31.5 630 72.3 68.5-75.7
No 1,877 441 21.9 19.7-24.2 1,436 78.1 75.8-80.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 38 12 26.7 14.0-44.9 26 73.3 55.1-86.0
Non-Veteran 2,761 702 23.7 21.8-25.6 2,059 76.3 74.4-78.2
Currently Serving 9 2 24.5 5.8-63.3 7 75.5 36.7-94.2

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* 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.

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