BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (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: North Carolina

Firearms-MALES

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
TOTAL	989	611	60.3	56.5-63.9	378	39.7	36.1-43.5
RACE
White	845	533	61.7	57.6-65.6	312	38.3	34.4-42.4
African American	112	63	55.4	44.5-65.8	49	44.6	34.2-55.5
Asian	2	1	77.8	18.0-98.2	1	22.2	1.8-82.0
Native American	17	9	48.4	23.8-73.8	8	51.6	26.2-76.2
Other Minorities	9	2	11.5	2.6-39.0	7	88.5	61.0-97.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	7	5	68.4	27.2-92.6	2	31.6	7.4-72.8
-English Speaking	6	5	76.5	26.8-96.7	1	23.5	3.3-73.2
-Spanish Speaking	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	982	606	60.2	56.4-63.8	376	39.8	36.2-43.6
AGE
18-24	29	14	43.3	24.2-64.6	15	56.7	35.4-75.8
25-34	131	81	60.3	49.9-69.9	50	39.7	30.1-50.1
35-44	180	100	53.6	45.0-62.0	80	46.4	38.0-55.0
45-54	195	125	63.4	55.0-71.2	70	36.6	28.8-45.0
55-64	247	165	63.9	56.3-70.9	82	36.1	29.1-43.7
65-74	132	80	59.6	49.3-69.0	52	40.4	31.0-50.7
75+	71	45	66.5	52.4-78.2	26	33.5	21.8-47.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	157	88	57.3	47.8-66.4	69	42.7	33.6-52.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	298	187	60.1	53.1-66.6	111	39.9	33.4-46.9
Some Post-H.S.	290	178	60.7	53.7-67.3	112	39.3	32.7-46.3
College Graduate	243	157	61.6	54.0-68.6	86	38.4	31.4-46.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	94	55	60.1	46.8-72.1	39	39.9	27.9-53.2
$15,000- 24,999	110	71	60.0	48.2-70.8	39	40.0	29.2-51.8
$25,000- 34,999	131	78	56.3	46.0-66.0	53	43.7	34.0-54.0
$35,000- 49,999	195	131	67.7	59.5-74.9	64	32.3	25.1-40.5
$50,000-74,999	158	96	60.0	50.7-68.6	62	40.0	31.4-49.3
$75,000+	146	87	58.5	49.0-67.5	59	41.5	32.5-51.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	346	215	62.6	56.4-68.4	131	37.4	31.6-43.6
No	629	387	59.2	54.4-63.8	242	40.8	36.2-45.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	377	239	61.5	55.4-67.2	138	38.5	32.8-44.6
Non-Veteran	594	365	60.0	55.1-64.7	229	40.0	35.3-44.9
Currently Serving	18	7	42.2	19.3-69.0	11	57.8	31.0-80.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

989

611

60.3

56.5-63.9

378

39.7

36.1-43.5

RACE

White

845

533

61.7

57.6-65.6

312

38.3

34.4-42.4

African American

112

55.4

44.5-65.8

44.6

34.2-55.5

Asian

77.8

18.0-98.2

22.2

1.8-82.0

Native American

48.4

23.8-73.8

51.6

26.2-76.2

Other Minorities

11.5

2.6-39.0

88.5

61.0-97.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

68.4

27.2-92.6

31.6

7.4-72.8

-English Speaking

76.5

26.8-96.7

23.5

3.3-73.2

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

982

606

60.2

56.4-63.8

376

39.8

36.2-43.6

AGE

18-24

43.3

24.2-64.6

56.7

35.4-75.8

25-34

131

60.3

49.9-69.9

39.7

30.1-50.1

35-44

180

100

53.6

45.0-62.0

46.4

38.0-55.0

45-54

195

125

63.4

55.0-71.2

36.6

28.8-45.0

55-64

247

165

63.9

56.3-70.9

36.1

29.1-43.7

65-74

132

59.6

49.3-69.0

40.4

31.0-50.7

75+

66.5

52.4-78.2

33.5

21.8-47.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

157

57.3

47.8-66.4

42.7

33.6-52.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

298

187

60.1

53.1-66.6

111

39.9

33.4-46.9

Some Post-H.S.

290

178

60.7

53.7-67.3

112

39.3

32.7-46.3

College Graduate

243

157

61.6

54.0-68.6

38.4

31.4-46.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

60.1

46.8-72.1

39.9

27.9-53.2

$15,000- 24,999

110

60.0

48.2-70.8

40.0

29.2-51.8

$25,000- 34,999

131

56.3

46.0-66.0

43.7

34.0-54.0

$35,000- 49,999

195

131

67.7

59.5-74.9

32.3

25.1-40.5

$50,000-74,999

158

60.0

50.7-68.6

40.0

31.4-49.3

$75,000+

146

58.5

49.0-67.5

41.5

32.5-51.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

346

215

62.6

56.4-68.4

131

37.4

31.6-43.6

629

387

59.2

54.4-63.8

242

40.8

36.2-45.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

377

239

61.5

55.4-67.2

138

38.5

32.8-44.6

Non-Veteran

594

365

60.0

55.1-64.7

229

40.0

35.3-44.9

Currently Serving

42.2

19.3-69.0

57.8

31.0-80.7

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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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